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Libya's new leader apologizes at U.N. for Gaddafi crimes

Michelle Nichols, Reuters27 September, 2012

UNITED NATIONS |

Reuters! " #ib$%&s 'e(l$ %ppoi'te) le%)er %polo*i+e) %t the U'ite) N%tio's o' Thurs)%$ or thecrimes o ouste) )ict%tor Mu%mm%r -%))% i %') tol) critics th%t supporti'* the Ar%b Spri'* (%s(orth it.

Duri'* his %))ress to the U.N. -e'er%l Assembl$, Moh%mme) M%*%rie , le%)er o #ib$%&s ruli'*'%tio'%l co'*ress, s%i) the #ib$%' people (ere mo)er%te %') the cou'tr$ (oul) 'e/er be hometo e tremist *roups.

I st%') be ore $ou to)%$, be ore the e'tire (orl), to %polo*i+e or %ll the h%rm, %ll the crimescommitte) b$ th%t )espot %*%i'st so m%'$ i''oce'ts, to %polo*i+e or the e tortio' %') terrorismhe mete) out o' so m%'$ st%tes, M%*%rie s%i).

A NATO bombi'* c%mp%i*' l%st $e%r, %ppro/e) b$ the U.N. Securit$ ou'cil, helpe) u')erpi' %'Ar%b Spri'* uprisi'* th%t e')e) -%))% i&s )ict%torship %') i'%ll$ cl%ime) his li e i' October.

Some (o')er (%s the Ar%b Spri'* (orth$ o support3 s%i) M%*%rie .

To them, I (oul) s%$ (oul) it h%/e bee' better or the corrupt )ict%tori%l re*imes to rem%i' i'pl%ce or )ec%)es more, oppressi'* %') .... /iol%ti'* some o the most u')%me't%l hum%'ri*hts3 Shoul) the$ h%/e bee' %llo(e) to co'ti'ue pill%*i'* the (e%lth o the people, le%)i'*some ... to e tremism3 he s%i).

The 4illi'* o U.S. Amb%ss%)or hristopher Ste/e's %') three other Americ%'s i' (h%t5%shi'*to' h%s c%lle) % terrorist %tt%c4 o' the U.S. missio' i' 6e'*h%+i o' September 11 h%shei*hte'e) 5ester' co'cer's %bout the po(er o Isl%mist milit%'ts i' #ib$%.

M%*%rie )escribe) the )e%ths o the Americ%'s %s % loss or #ib$%.

This c%t%strophe (ill o'l$ i'cre%se our soli)%rit$ to e'tre'ch the hopes %') ob ecti/es i' (hich Amb%ss%)or hris Ste/e's belie/e). 5e sh%ll )e e%t the plots o the b%c4(%r) terrorists (ho )o'ot represe't #ib$%, he s%i).

At less th%' h%l %' hour lo'*, M%*%rie &s speech (%s shorter %') less )r%m%tic th%' -%))% i&so'e %') o'l$ %ppe%r%'ce %t the U.N. -e'er%l Assembl$ i' 2008, (he' he spo4e or 1 hour %')9: mi'utes. -%))% i touche) o' sub ects r%'*i'* rom the %ss%ssi'%tio' o U.S. ;resi)e't

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ol. Mu%mm%r el"C%))% i ser/e) %s #ib$% s )ict%tor or % term th%t l%ste)o/er 0 $e%rs. I' Au*ust 2011 he (%s orce) out o po(er, bri'*i'* %' e') tohis re*ime % ter )ec%)es o oppressio'. is o/erthro( resulte) % ter pro")emocr%c$ protests @uic4l$ esc%l%te) %') bec%me /iole't, le%)i'* to % simo'th %rme) stru**le b$ #ib$%' rebels supporte) b$ NATO %irstri4es.

;e%ce ul protests %*%i'st the C%)h% i re*ime be*%' i' =ebru%r$ 2011 %')(ere met (ith /iole't resist%'ce rom the *o/er'me't. Or)i'%r$ citi+e'sbe*%' t%4i'* up %rms i' hopes o reei'* themsel/es rom the oppressi/ere*ime. The resist%'ce @uic4l$ tur'e) i'to %' %rme) rebellio' (ith 'umerous#ib$%' )iplom%ts %') milit%r$ perso''el )e ecti'* )ue to i'cre%si'*l$ /iole'tre%ctio's b$ the re*ime. C%)h% i (%s 4ille) i' October 2011 ollo(i'* %'%mbush o his co'/o$ (hile he (%s %ttempti'* to esc%pe.

Althou*h the brut%l h%') th%t hel) the cou'tr$ to*ether h%s bee' remo/e), %post C%)h% i #ib$% 'o( i')s itsel i' % st%te o )is%rr%$, %s trib%l ri/%lries

suppresse) u')er C%)h% i h%/e erupte) %') resulte) i' /iole't 4illi'*s. I'M%rch 2012 trib%l cl%shes i' the souther' cit$ o S%bh% c%use) the )e%ths o1 7 people. I' the (ester' to(' o T%(er*h%, %' e'tire popul%tio' o bl%c4#ib$%'s (%s e/icte) b$ i*hters rom % 'ei*hbori'* cit$. Fiole'ce %*%i'st6l%c4 #ib$%'s h%s co'ti'ue) %s hu')re)s h%/e bee' %rreste) %') ch%r*e)(ith bei'* ormer C%)h% i supporters. Some le%)ers i' the e%ster' p%rt o thecou'tr$, (hich co't%i's the m% orit$ o the oil, sou*ht to rem%i' %uto'omous

rom the ce'tr%l *o/er'me't, le%)i'* to /iole't cl%shes i' 6e'*h%+i.

Trib%l te'sio's )%te b%c4 to the )%$s be ore C%)h% i, %') (ere e ploite) b$his )i/i)e %') rule policies. =i*hti'* co'ti'ues bet(ee' the ?i't%' %') the

M%sh%sh$%, (hose te'sio's ori*i'%te) (he' C%)h% i *%/e trib%l l%') th%t(%s e propri%te) rom o'e tribe to the other. 90,000 ci/ili%'s rom the to('o Misr%t% (ere e/icte) )ue to %lle*%tio's o r%pe, mur)er, torture %')(or4i'* %*%i'st the rebel %rm$. The T%(er*h%'s, )esce')%'ts o sl%/es,m%4e up % sm%ll mi'orit$ i' Misr%t% %') pre/iousl$ recei/e) some protectio'u')er the C%)h% i re*ime. The$ cl%im to be i''oce't o ch%r*es o r%pe,mur)er %') torture but h%/e su ere) brut%l re/e'*e %t the h%')s o therebels. Their rece't e/ictio' is s%i) to be i' ret%li%tio' or supporti'* there*ime %') %lso bec%use the rebels (%'t their l%'). The$ rem%i' % )ispl%ce)people i' Gliber%te)H #ib$%. Supporters o C%))% i h%/e le) i'to M%li, (herethe$ h%/e 'o( t%4e' o/er the 'orther' h%l o th%t cou'tr$, %') %re imposi'*

brut%l Isl%mist rule.

The militi% (ho o/erthre( C%)h% i s re*ime, h%/e re use) to )is%rm %') 'o(hi')er the '%tio' s pro*ress. De%)l$ street shooti'*s %') the rece't4i)'%ppi'* o t(o members o the ruli'* Tr%'sitio'%l N%tio'%l ou'cil , m%)eit )i icult or electio's to *o or(%r). 5ee4s be ore the sche)ule) electio's,the he%)@u%rters o #ib$% s i'terim prime mi'ster" Ab)el R%him el">eeb, (%s%tt%c4e) b$ %rme) milit%'ts. This politic%l te'sio' (%s i' respo'se to %

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rece't )ecisio' m%)e b$ trib%l le%)ers to rei'st%te the e)er%l *o/er'me'tstructure (hich (oul) cre%te three st%tes Tripolit%'i% i' the (est, =e++%' i'the south %') 6%r@% i' the e%st. This )ecisio' (%s met (ith )iss%tis %ctio',pre)omi'%tel$ b$ Tripoli, )ue to e%rs o the )ismemberme't o #ib$% %') theloss o oil (e%lth.

Trib%l militi%s h%/e co'ti'ue) to oppose orm%tio' o % ce'tr%l *o/er'me't%ls$stem. O'