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qq66 ◴[22 Oct 25 07:48 UTC] No.45666006[source]▶

So is this a criminal president receiving justice, or a politically motivated prosecution?

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dmurray ◴[22 Oct 25 08:02 UTC] No.45666093[source]▶

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A bit of both. He definitely did criminal things, but they look worse because Gaddafi was such a politically unpopular ("terrorist") leader in the west. If he'd got the same funding from the Obama regime, surely he would never have gone to prison.

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1. motorest ◴[22 Oct 25 08:20 UTC] No.45666211[source]▶

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> If he'd got the same funding from the Obama regime, surely he would never have gone to prison.

Speaking as someone who isn't french,

If Sarkozy received the same funding from Obama it would have beem extremely shady.

From Gaddafi it sounds outright treacherous.

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