The Maghreb’s sole country to resist reform is rattled by Libya’s revolution

International Diplomacy & National Interests mean that when a dictator is on power you cannot avoid working with him-Although working with a dictator does not mean laying a red carpet! Still, you need to move on and work on the interests of your own people. But, when a dictator's power is shaken or threatened, you should not hesitate in helping the rebels or those that are threatening this "old Friend" dictator no matter what he gave you in the past. You should feel no moral engagement towards a Dictator. That's what Italy did with Libya, that's what the US did with Egypt, that's what France did not with Tunisia, and that's what South Africa, Algeria and All African countries should do with Kaddafi and Mugabe and the likes...
There's no moral engagement towards a Dictator. A Dictator should not buy his way to safety by doing business with democracies or giving money to other dictators.

Realpolitik does not mean amoral or anethical Politics, without values.

The last sentence said all.But this is not the first time that the Algerian government stood on the wrong side of history. I am not sure they have any good advisers(or maybe they don't listen). Algeria's support to Gaddafi -that's no surprise. Algeria hosted the Gaddafi members of family (on humanitarian groung)-that's hypocrisy.They didn't seem to suggest that the gaddafi regime, shouldn't massacre, torture and deny the libyans peoples their basic human rights.The right to protest, to have freedom and leave in dignity, not fear. It's not late for Algeria to rethink its foreign and regional policies and come on board to build the Maghreb Arab Union, without it, stability and prosperity for the peolples of N.Africa is at risk.

Algeria is taking a bold step. It is taking heavy criticism, but is offering an alternative for the Gadaffi and his family from fighting on to the bitter end.

Now it is more important for the former rebels to establish a proper government, which is made more difficult when having to maintain armed conflict with the Gadaffi stronghold of Sirte, which nicely splits the country into two.

Hopefully this will encourage Gadaffi to flee and end the fighting so the Libyans get to real business of forming government and moving forward.

Algeria Says No to Recognition of Libyan Rebel Government; Suspects Rebels Have "Al Qaeda" Ties.

August 25, 2011

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/08/algeria-not-recogn...

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"Exclusive: Qaeda gets arms in Libya: Algerian official"

April 4, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/04/us-libya-qaeda-algeria-idUSTRE...

Chad, Mauritania, Mali and Niger: "Al Qaeda Snatched Missiles in Libya"

March 26, 2011

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/al-qaeda-snatched-missiles-in-libya...

The jig is up, and the cat is out of the bag. Everybody knows this was all about oil, Al Qaeda mercenaries & AFRICOM:

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/sep2011/liby-s02.shtml

http://www.debka.com/article/21259/

Nothing about the Versailles cat fight over the carve up of Libya's oil (of which the U.S. will get the Lions share) ???

Now is the time for the Economist to join the likes of the BBC, the NYT's, and type up a hilarious confessional about how these international terrorist/killers are now reformed good guys who want democracy, love "the west," and didn't deserve the "cruel" treatment they received under Qadhafi...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14728565

LOL!

North Africa's least autocratic country was the one most able to reject reform. This should be a signal to autocrats everywhere- stop making it look like there is no democracy in your country. Suppressing dissent is simply not useful to you, no matter how emotionally satisfying it is.

still hav alot of challenges to go through aftr the freedom

http://thetopnewz.com/2011/09/03/syria-update/