This makes little sense. The purpose of the entire UN/NATO operation is to protect civilians. Several, indeed most, participating countries want Gaddafi gone, but that is not the official aim of the undertaking. The quickest way to end the bloodshed is to hold peace talks so that the Libyan people, who have grown tired of killing each other, can work something out.
The Gaddafi side refuse to talk (officially) until the NATO bombing stops. This is not insurmountable, as sooner or later it has to stop anyway. The rebels refuse to talk unless Gaddafi goes. He and is family may soon see little future for themselves in Libya and a deal might be struck. Or might have been until the issue of this inane arrest warrant by an organisation with no power to carry it out. This is because the power lies with the host country and Libya is not signed up to the ICC. On the other hand if Gaddafi and co step over the Libyan border it will now be into handcuffs and jail.
It is not clear to this blog why they should want to do that. There are many countries who are not signed up to the ICC and many who have signed but not ratified. Among them is the United States of America. Nevertheless a welcome there for the Gaddafi clan seems very unlikely because of Lockerbie. Somewhere a haven has to be found, if the suffering of the Libyan people is to be brought to an end before a long and costly fight to the finish.
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