Legal Commentary

Obama and Clinton Say Gadhafi Must Go

By Jeralyn

President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have now called on Gadhafi to leave Libya. From Hillary's statement:

We have always said that the Qadhafi government's future is a matter for the Libyan people to decide, and they have made themselves clear. When a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now. Moammar Gadhafi has lost the confidence of his people and he should go without further bloodshed and violence. The Libyan people deserve a government that is responsive to their aspirations and that protects their universally recognized human rights.

The U.S. has issued sanctions against Libya, including revoking visas of its leaders and family members and freezing assets. The U.N. Security Council is also considering sanctions.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 26, 2011 (boomark / email).