It's so often the way, isn't it? A rock star manages to put into words what so many of us have been struggling to articulate:

Sting says he is concerned by violence and repression in Libya and hopes peace will return to the troubled country. The British singer calls Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi a man trying to hold on to power unjustly amid protests and a crackdown by security forces.

In the entertainer's words, "Things like this should be handled just like in Egypt and Tunisia." Similar protests in those two northern African nations recently forced out strongman rulers. Sting also says the West "should start treating the Arab culture (in) a better way."

Wise words.

I wonder what Bono has to say.

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5 responses to “Sting speaks out”

  1. No Good Boyo Avatar

    This is very bad news for Libya, as I explained here:
    “The price of power is ceaseless cultivation of your public image. One Kinnock can undo the work of a thousand Bianca Jaggers.”
    http://alfanalf.blogspot.com/2009/07/not-great-men.html

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  2. peter horne Avatar
    peter horne

    Never mind Bono, what about Annie Lennox? I can hardly wait.

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  3. DaninVan Avatar
    DaninVan

    Oh man, spare me the celeb equivalency blather …
    “Sting also says the West “should start treating the Arab culture (in) a better way.”
    http://www.topix.com/forum/religion/islam/T9JEFB00D724M07A4
    2011.02.23 (Assiut, Egypt) – A priest is brutally stabbed to death in his home by killers shouting ‘Allah Akbar!’
    2011.02.23 (Khan Younis, Gaza) – A 10-year-old girl is killed when a Hamas bomb detonate prematurely.
    2011.02.22 (Baqubah, Iraq) – An imam in murdered in his mosque by Religion of Peace rivals.
    2011.02.22 (Torghundai, Pakistan) – Three children, ages 3, 6 & 8, and two women are among six killed in their homes by a Taliban rocket attack.
    2011.02.22 (Coast, Oman) – A retired missionary couple is among four Americans taken hostage and executed in cold blood by Muslim pirates.
    2011.02.22 (Borno, Nigeria) – Eighteen Christian villagers are massacred during a Muslim raid.

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  4. Richard Thomas Avatar
    Richard Thomas

    When does he go to play for Qaddaffi?

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  5. oliver Avatar
    oliver

    He sang that ‘the Russians love their children too’. So obviously a bit of an analyst.

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