President Bush and Condoleezza Rice appear to be flailing for their legacy. They might turn no farther than imprisoned Libyan dissident Fathi El-Jahmi.
On March 12, 2004, Bush declared: Earlier today, the Libyan government released Fathi Jahmi. [He's] a local government official who was imprisoned in 2002 for advocating free speech and democracy. It's an encouraging step toward reform in Libya.
But Bush remained silent when Qadhafi re-arrested Jahmi two weeks later.
According to a press release from Amnesty International: Prisoner of conscience Fathi el-Jahmi is being denied adequate medical treatment for his diabetes, high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. His health is deteriorating, and without proper treatment his life may be in grave danger.
Bush will be remembered throughout the Arab world for his abandonment of freedom-seekers rather than his enabling of them. More...
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