After the final collapse of Libya’s Gaddafi clique, with the dictator rudely roughed up before being murdered out of hand, only his son Seif al-Islam was left roaming about. The International Criminal Court was conducting background negotiations to have him arrested and transported to Europe where he would face charges of crimes against humanity.

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Back in March, facing concerns over the indiscriminate attacks by Ghaddafy government forces against rebellious cities, the UN authorized concerned nations the opportunity to police a no-fly zone over over Libya.

The shoe is now on the other foot:

For much of the seven-month Libyan uprising, the besieged city of Misrata endured daily shelling [...]

Writing in the New York Times, opinionist Roger Cohen pats himself and our president on the back for our successful intervention in Libya:

The intervention has been done right — with the legality of strong United Nations backing, full support from America’s European allies, and quiet arming of the rebels. The Libyan people have [...]

A simple Information Operations procedure may have been used to tip the balance in favor of Libya’s rebel forces in Tripoli:

Offering a clue as to why the capital, Tripoli, may have fallen as quickly as it did, rebel fighters here said that as soon as word came that Colonel Qaddafi’s son Seif al-Islam [...]

At least it wasn’t months, not years:

Rebels surged into the Libyan capital Sunday night, meeting only sporadic resistance from troops loyal to Col.Muammar el-Qaddafi and setting off raucous street celebrations by residents hailing the end of his 42 years in power.

The rebel leadership announced that insurgents had captured two of Colonel Qaddafi’s sons, [...]

A couple of weeks back, the US recognized the Libyan rebel force as the legitimate government of that nation. Yesterday, our legitimate allies murdered their own commanding general, in a move that is bound to further roil the progress of whatever it is we are NATO is trying to accomplish there:

The leadership of [...]