Gulf states say Libyan regime 'illegitimate'

Marlene F Hiils

Mar 11th 2011, 10:10

If the regime under Gaddafi is being declared illegitimate then the Rebels' chaos is thrice unacceptible. These have not said what it is they want changed and how they can work together with the Gaddafi regime .It is clear that neither side can work in unison with the other for the common good of the country. So France,with its own bloody history of revolt has stuck out its neck and made a statement.The UK might join little Sarkozy over sanctions and no fly zone unfortunately They are aiding and abetting a similar regime to Gaddafi's but under another name "The Rebels Party". How is that going to be "democratic"?

C. Farrugia

Mar 11th 2011, 08:31

Incredible - the pot calling the kettle black. If the Gaddafi regime is illegitimate, then how can with any stretch of immagination, call the rebel leaders legitimate. France has recognised the reblel leaders as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people -- when were they elected by the Libyan people?

DGalea

Mar 11th 2011, 00:29

How many of these Gulf States have a democraticially elected goverment?

charles philip zammit

Mar 10th 2011, 23:35

so the arab gulf states say the libyan regime is illegitimate. and who are these holier than thou one might ask. is it the saudi arabia, the bahrain, the omam the kuwait, iraq. in all these palces the recent protests have been meet with brutal clampdown including killings of unharmed protestors. who knows what would have happened if the protestors in these countries were armed like rambos as in the case of libya. come on do the media really believe that its consumers are really that naive about world affairs.

Bill Khan

Mar 10th 2011, 22:02

This is the funniest news heard for a very long time. But then the gulf states are quite right, that only those countries which have the backing of the powers are legitimate even though they are the ugliest kinds of dictatorships.

Ronald Rico

Mar 10th 2011, 20:51

Credibility?

The Al-Kalifas of Bahrain and the Royal House of Saud are not models of tolerance themselves.

Perhaps the GCC would regard Gaddafi's regime as more tolerable had it adopted the Saudi model of locking up dissidents without charge for years on end?