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    Libya's transitional leader declares liberation

    BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya's transitional leader declared his country's liberation on Sunday, three days after the hated dictator Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed.

    He called on Libyans to show "patience, honesty and tolerance" and eschew hatred as they embark on rebuilding the country at the end of an 8-month civil war.

    The transitional government leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil set out a vision for the post-Gadhafi future with an Islamist tint, saying that Islamic Sharia law would be the "basic source" of legislation in the country and that existing laws that contradict the teachings of Islam would be nullified. In a gesture that showed his own piety, he urged Libyans not to express their joy by firing in the air, but rather to chant "Allahu Akbar," or God is Great. He then stepped aside and knelt to offer a brief prayer of thanks.

    "This revolution was looked after by God to achieve victory," he told the crowd at the declaration ceremony in the eastern city of Benghazi, the birthplace of the uprising against Gadhafi began. He thanked those who fell in the fight against Gadhafi's forces. "This revolution began peacefully to demand the minimum of legitimate rights, but it was met by excessive violence."

    Abdul-Jalil said new banks would be set up to follow the Islamic banking system, which bans charging interest. For the time being, he said interest would be canceled from any personal loans already taken out less than 10,000 Libyan dinars (about $7,500).

    He also announced that all military personnel and civilians who have taken part in the fight against Gadhafi would be promoted to the rank above their existing one. He said a package of perks would later be announced for all fighters.

    "Thank You, thank you to the fighters who achieved victory, both civilians and military," he said. He also paid tribute to the Gulf Cooperation Council, a six-nation alliance led by Saudi Arabia, The Arab League and the European Union. NATO, which aided the anti-Gadhafi fighters with airstrikes, performed its task with "efficiency and professionalism."

     
    • Ed  •  Columbus, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Great!!!! So.... exactly how did we help these people by helping to get rid of Gadhafi??? Sounds like one of those "out of the frying pan, into the fire" situations; we should just keep our noses out of other countries' business unless there is a direct threat to our national security!!!!!!!!!
      • knight57 7 mths ago
        This was obamies plan all along, he wants his buddies the radical muslims to control the whole region, looks like he now has his wish
      • e 7 mths ago
        if we close our eye to this, the problem will settle inside the US. No, it is war. i say bombs away.
      • Skip F 7 mths ago
        How could he have not known this was a strong posibility?
    • Patriot  •  7 mths ago
      Man, these people thought they were getting freedom, a democracy and now they're getting
      Sharia Law??? What a kick in the a*s.
      • Loula 7 mths ago
        Who says they still won't have freedom and democracy with Sharia law?

        Just a LITTLE self-education people...that's all it takes!
      • south 7 mths ago
        You can always give credit to NATO and the US. happened already in Iraq, Saddam had a secular government even with a christian foreign minister, the US flipped all that and instated a Shia majority government with a prime minister backed by Mehdi Army who you can't find any more extremist than that... and now the same thing in Libya with all these factions with who knows what agendas they have... Great Job Guys!!! which country are we gonna screw up next??
      • Paul 7 mths ago
        They get rid of a dictator just to enter into another form of slavery. Well, as Islam is defined, Submit!
    • Famous Jerry  •  7 mths ago
      Thank you very much US and NATO, now go away so that we may suppress those who need suppressing!
      • tom 7 mths ago
        But the bill for this nonsense is sent to the USA! Once again we help our true ENEMY get a new foothold...........who is running the show here???? Daffy Duck?
      • Winnebago 7 mths ago
        No, Daffy Obummer.
      • Lynn 7 mths ago
        Are you all aware that we the USA is also on the line for this type of laws? Right now there is legislature being proposed that would make it ILLEGAL to speak against the Islamic Religion?
    • Bryson  •  7 mths ago
      Let's all act surprised.
    • NB  •  7 mths ago
      From dictatorship - to Sharia law...One step forward 3 steps backwards.!
      • john 7 mths ago
        more like 25 steps forward and 1 steps backwards ( for not making sharia law supreme)
      • majicmarkers 7 mths ago
        Here comes the caliphate...
      • John 7 mths ago
        maybe good for us, but very bad for the women of that country
    • Desi  •  7 mths ago
      same ole same ole
      • Mike 7 mths ago
        Worse.
      • GP 7 mths ago
        MUCH WORSE!!!!
      • Mike 7 mths ago
        There's another $1 Billion well spent.
    • Famous Jerry  •  7 mths ago
      Now we can Freely Elect our Tyrant of choice!
    • truelibertarian  •  7 mths ago
      We traded a dictatorship for an islamic state. lol
    • geezwhiz  •  Charleston, United States  •  7 mths ago
      "Existing laws that contradict the teaching of the Islam would be nullified", quoted the transition leader. Great, just great. We just installed a new Taliban government in Libya.
    • Nunyerbusiness  •  7 mths ago
      They crawl out from under the heal of one dictator only to scurry to the nearest heal they can find and crawl back under. Humanity truly is filled with morons!
    • Desi  •  7 mths ago
      Yep, liberation NOT. Sharia law is hardly liberation.
    • UcancallmeRay  •  Sherman, United States  •  7 mths ago
      a different form of tyranny. we spent 2 billion for this?
    • Freak  •  Fayetteville, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Oh great sharia law....just what the country needs so much for that liberation for nothing
    • k  •  7 mths ago
      Another country that will turn deeper into a 3rd world craphole ruled by muslim law.
    • WyldBronk  •  7 mths ago
      From the frying pan into the fire! Sharia law is no form of liberation. It is Fascism in it's purest form. also it's crueslest form. Beheadings, maimings, stonings, all in the name of God. I don't know about you, but my God doesn't adhere to their animal level of justice. Insects have more compassion than fundamentalist Muslims do!
    • The Blaster  •  7 mths ago
      "This revolution was looked after by God to achieve victory," he told the crowd.
      Not quite how it happened, was it? There was a divine intercession and NATO bombs fell just started to fall, I see.
      Democracy and Sharia law together, I cannot wait to see how things play out in the following months.
    • Schme  •  7 mths ago
      This will be worse than the former situation - much worse.
    • Voice of Reason  •  7 mths ago
      Sharia Law?! You'd think they'd try to realize the benefits of having freedom of religion! I'm giving up hope on these people's mentality...
    • tim  •  St. Louis, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Great ! Sharia Law , now they can stone women to death and execute people at will for stupid stuff !!
    • DBF  •  Dallastown, United States  •  7 mths ago
      So, does this mean that they will soon start stoning women, remove women from educational institutions, and persecute anyone who does not believe exactly what they believe?
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