Air strikes against Gaddafi justified

In view of the crimes committed by Libya's head of state Muammar al-Gaddafi the Nato attacks on his clan are perfectly justified, writes the tabloid De Telegraaf: "We shouldn't forget that Gaddafi and his clan are masterminding crimes against humanity from the very buildings that are now being targeted by Nato. This week the International Court of Justice is due to inform the UN Security Council of its findings regarding the atrocities committed by the Gaddafi regime. Among those crimes are not just air strikes against its own people but also the torture and kidnapping of citizens, the execution of hospital patients and shooting at demonstrators. There is ample proof for a criminal investigation. This illustrates how justified Nato's actions are."

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