Tuesday, April 19, 2011

U.S. and allied countries seeking a haven for country-Gaddafi exile

Wanted country which has not signed the agreement of the International Criminal Court and is willing to host a Libyan dictator. This is the message they have put into the 'world map' the governments of the U.S., UK and France, to try to find an exile to Muammar Gaddafi, where the allies manage to put the Libyan regime on the ropes.

The intense search for a state to accept Colonel Gaddafi has been carried out with discretion by the Obama Administration and its allies, according to the American newspaper The New York Times. And that the Libyan leader has proved challenging in recent days, saying he has no intention of yielding to the demands of exile and intensifying bombardment of the rebel cities.

And that recent U.S. intelligence reports claim that there is still a rebel leader who has emerged as a credible successor to the Libyan dictator. The task is complicated because Gadhafi is pursued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for the Lockerbie bombing and other atrocities in Libya.

According to U.S. government sources, one possibility would be to find a country that is not yet signed the treaty, which would be an incentive for leaving the Libyan leader. Half of the countries of Africa has not ratified the Rome Treaty, which obliges them to respect the Hague Tribunal, even the U.S.

has ratified, so it would be good candidates to host Qaddafi, as the minister suggested Italian Foreign week. "And one of the most important is that the Libyans have a responsibility to change the regime, not us," said a member of the U.S. government. "What we're doing is trying to find a more peaceful way to organize the output, if it appears that opportunity." For now it is not clear what country, if any, could emerge as a candidate to host Qaddafi, the Libyan colonel even when business has been very close with leaders of states such as Chad, Mali and Zimbabwe, and although there have been demonstrations Gaddafi support in various parts of Africa recently.

For its part, the African Union has remained silent on the possible occurrence of such friendly countries and closely guarded secret negotiations.

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