What would be the significance of Gadhafi’s capture? The Libyan
people have achieved a great victory in Gadhafi’s overthrow. It
is now very important for Gadhafi to be brought to justice,
inside Libya first and foremost and then in the Hague. It would
be a critical event so that the people of Libya can move on to
the next stage of their history and future development. We’ve
heard many reports of tragedies and horrors that Gadhafi has
perpetrated, including prisoners being released and the
discovery of mass graves. Men like Gadhafi, along with Bashar
al-Assad of Syria, are a legitimate focus of people’s anger and
sense of injustice. This is not only true for the Libyan (or the
Syrian) people; it is also true for many people around the world
who have also been affected by these dictators or their
predecessors. Those who lost loved ones in the Lockerbie bombing
in 1988 come to mind. For them too, Gadhafi’s capture would be
particularly important for their sense of justice. What will
ultimately be the lasting imp