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“Moammar Gaddafi, who has called himself the 'Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,' should go down in history with the Emperor Bokassa and Idi Amin as a grotesque reminder of why people have the right to change their government.”

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Elliott Abrams is an American lawyer born on January 24, 1948. He has extensive experience in international law and foreign policy, having held several government positions. more

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