1🧵When I hear the name Muammar Gaddafi, I tend to think of words like; tyrant, despot, extremist, Libyan, & dead. However, I knew little about him beyond what the narrative dictated. Listening to this speech has disrupted my prior beliefs about him.
2🧵After listening to it twice I wanted to find a transcript & read it to make sure I had heard it correctly. Once I found the transcript I chose to pull out the parts that struck me the most. 👇👇Transcript: africanews.com/2017/09/19/spe…
3🧵My mind still isn't made up fully on Gaddafi but I have more understanding of him than I had before. The speech is from his talk before members at the 2009 United Nation's General Assembly . He was murdered 2 years later, 
4🧵No politicians fully practice what they preach, but nearly zero politicians are ever this bold . Gaddafi criticized colonization, the Security Council & International Criminal Court. He questioned & condemned the Iraq/Afghanistan Wars-mortified at what happened at Abu Ghraib.
5🧵Gaddafi's questions as to why we pinned Osama Bin Laden as the culprit to 9/11 are familiar. Questions that still have insufficient answers for most Americans. He even questioned the Kennedy assassination too.
6🧵I'm not saying #Gaddafi was a good person, but I am saying he made some good points & I have no doubt that the powers-that-be hated this speech & its likely why he didn't live long after it.
7🧵What stood out was what he said about vaccines. Claiming it was all a profit scheme-that "capitalists" MAKE viruses just to sell vaccinations. Calling vaccinations "a commercial business."
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