Libya, Sirte civilian: "We would rather die here than leave our houses and suffer"

[Distant Observer]

Reuter’s reporter sneeks conversations with Sirte residents in the midst of the shelling to get the other side of the story.

No pro-Gaddafi devils found, no die-hard battalions, but fatalistic citizens who just don’t believe in the new regime, and feel NATO has put their country in the hands of monsters. A western reporter gets to the other side of the propaganda fence – before the “evil ones” are all killed.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-libya-sirte-anger-idUSTRE7941C020111005

Sirte residents turn anger on Libya's new rulers

"Let them look for Muammar, but do not kill 50,000 people to change the regime," said Fatouri. "It is not worth it that thousands die in Sirte for Muammar. This is what saddens us."

Fatouri said he, like thousands of other people from this city on the Mediterranean coast, had fled his home days ago because of the fighting. He decided later to come back.

"We refuse to leave, we don't want to suffer... We would rather die here than leave our houses and suffer," he said. As he spoke, the sound of shelling and heavy machine guns reverberated around him and a crowd of locals gathered.

"They (NTC forces) used to start their day with bombing us, and finish it with bombing us... The kids used to hear the shelling like music," said another resident standing nearby.

[malaise]

1. Don't you love those who kill for humanistic reasons

I guess we only need the Supremes of either Britain or the USA to tell us 'oil is people'.
I am one of the 'never gullible people' on the planet.

[Distant Observer]

4. The "civilized" western mind has the amazing powers of self-deception for self-protection

Most of the "humanitarians" could not live with themselves if they acknowledge the real
outcomes of their "caring concerns."

[snappyturtle]

2. TPTB will take what they want regardless of the cost. Same old, same old. nt

[tuckessee]

3. Those sweet rebels will be more than happy to massacre them.

With a little help from NATO.