16 real reasons why Muammar Gaddafi was killed
epa02610421 (FILE) A file photo dated 09 September 2006 shows Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as he delivers a speech during the celebrations marking the seventh anniversary of the creation of the African Union (AU) in Sirte, Libya. Born in 1942 in Sirte, then Italian Libya, into a Bedouin family, Gaddafi went to a military academy and joined an anti-monarchy conspiracy, which brought him into power by coup d’etat against King Idris on 01 September 1969. His 41-year rule as ‘Leader of the Revolution’ may now come to a violent end as uprisings have spread to Libya from neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt. While protesters are taking control of Libyan cities and the UN and many Western states imposed sanctions, 68-year-old Gaddafi is still fighting to maintain his grip on the country. EPA/SABRI EL MHEDWI
Clio Clinton, Goddess of History, Fundraising With Blood on Her Hands
June 28, 2016
The Secretary of State and supplicant Sidney Blumenthal referred to her as Clio the goddess of History after she faked her way out of an admission of guilt in an email after Ambassador Stevens death:
It is too soon to know how Clio the goddess of history will ultimately treat … and used the Benghazi deaths as a tool for political fundraising.
Hillary issued a statement today about the ‘taxpayer-funded’ Benghazi report, insinuating it was a waste of money as she was absolved of all guilt. That wasn’t true. Her media outlets CNN and the New York Times among others did the same. Since the report did not point fingers, it was easy for the left-wing to make those dishonest claims.
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When George W Bush launched an illegal invasion of Iraq in a vain search for weapons of mass destruction, there was no shortage of cheerleaders in the US media.