Comments on: Flight 103 from Frankfurt

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:01:41 +0000

I should say that I'm not particularly a big fan of Mouammar Kadafi, and I've always thought he was a bit of a nutbag. But, I do not necessarily subscribe to the western ideology/cultural practice of judging every individual as "all bad" or "just fine." The conversation I had with that friend in Berkeley was a matter of thinking more like Africans think of a guy in Africa.

By: Troublesome Frog

Troublesome Frog — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:08:05 +0000

I am beginning to think its more of a coincidence that Greg Laden sounds so much like Bin Laden.

Hmmm. I always thought that I just didn’t agree with you on lots of stuff. It actually turns out that you’re just kind of a dick.

By: Vince Whirlwind

Vince Whirlwind — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:22:20 +0000

I remember winter/spring 1986 in Europe very well indeed.

Gaddafi was no saint (he let off a few ballistic missiles aimed at Italy to go along with some phenomenally retarded and ugly rhetoric) and he may well have had some involvement in the Pan Am bombing, however the blatant and transparent misinformation emitted by the US authorities at the time and in subsequent years were enough to convince me that whatever Libya’s involvement was, the bigger story was the US government’s involvement. Their manic cover-up and lies told me they had someting very embarrassing to hide.

By: JosÃ©

JosÃ© — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:18:07 +0000

@Mike H
I guess that since Kadafi â??shares the wealthâ? he must be a decent guy in your book.

You’re dead on with this one. I mean who in their right mind would write a sentence like, “This is the retribution by Ronald Reagan against all around good guy Muammar al-Kadafi.” Oh wait. That’s not what he wrote.

By: MadScientist

MadScientist — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:13:07 +0000

I never believed the “Libya did it” schtik from Ronnie Reagan. The accusations were specifically that Khadafi sponsored this terrorism but no evidence was ever shown – no, that was all secret – yeah, right. Dubbyah replayed the nonsense with his “weapons of mass destruction” and also his “Iraq sponsors Al-Qaida”. 20 years later Libya decides to try to normalize diplomatic relations and pays a ransom for a crime it may have had nothing to do with. The one obvious effect of bombing Libya was that Khadafi kept his mouth shut and didn’t rant as much in public after suffering a personal tragedy from the attack.

By the way, we’re doing just great in Iraq, aren’t we? We dashed in and marched out so quick no one knows what’s going on; “a matter of weeks, not months”. Don’t forget Afghanistan either – that’s going even better than Iraq – if you’re Taliban.

By: Gwenny

Gwenny — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:55:45 +0000

@Mike H Apparently you are unfamiliar with the concept of “thinking”. Just because someone says something that makes you “think” doesn’t mean you necessarily come to agree with them.

And your last statement has to be one of the most moronic things I’ve read in weeks. I suppose it does get your blog the odd hit.

By: Mike H

Mike H — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:30:23 +0000

Libya is the only country in Africa where the people get to share in the national wealth. They love Kadafi. Others should take a lesson from him. This statement made me think

Did you ever think that the reason they â??loveâ? Kadafi is because anyone who doesnâ??t publicly express their undying love for Kadafi is sent to prison or an unmarked grave in the desert?

I guess that since Kadafi â??shares the wealthâ? he must be a decent guy in your book.

I should look at the bright side, at least you donâ??t teach history or political science. I am beginning to think its more of a coincidence that Greg Laden sounds so much like Bin Laden.

By: Monado, FCD

Monado, FCD — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:18:52 +0000

Wow. Lucky for you.