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World looks warily to Libyas future post-Gaddafi LONDON: European leaders hailed it as a victory, Libyan exiles celebrated in the streets and the mother of one of Moammar Gaddafis many victims said she was treating herself to an expensive bottle of champagne. But jubilation over the demise of Libyas long-serving ruler is being tempered by concerns over the circumstances of his death _ and lingering doubts about Libyas future. There were chants and tears of joy outside the Libyan Embassy in London, where one demonstrator stomped a sheet bearing the fallen leaders image. I was crying, I was shouting, I was smiling, said Najwa Creui, a 40-year-old teacher who has lived in Britain for the past 16 years. Its the day Libyans have been waiting for as long as I have been alive. But 37-year-old Amani Deghayes said that while she shared in the celebration, the anarchic bloodshed that followed the toppling of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein left her fearing for what happens next. I hope there will be real democracy, not another crazy regime, she said. In Europe, leaders sounded an optimistic note. Finally the way is free for a political rebirth for peace, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, pronouncing herself relieved and very happy at the news. Britain and France, the powers that played a leading role in the military campaign that sealed Gadhafis fate, said they hoped that his death would open a new _ and more democratic _ chapter in Libyas history. Back |
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