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Dropped In Tripoli; Exploded In New York: Assessing The Collateral Consequences Of Nato’S [Mi]Sleading Intervention In Libya, Eberechi Ifeonu

Eberechi Ifeonu

Few days after the bloodied former Libyan President, Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi was arrested and hurled into a steaming vehicle and subsequently killed by his captors – an image that not only became an instant hit on YouTube but nearly bested that of the pop sensation, Justin Bieber – NATO announced the end of its “humanitarian mission” in Libya. While the mood in the African region, at best, was that of subdued resignation, in the West, there was a palpable air of accomplishment as leaders and the media celebrated what was regarded as the epiphany of a renewed commitment by the …