“Do you know why we Arabs have lost all of our wars with Israel? Because Israel is democratic, and we are undemocratic. So in one of our states, the worst general becomes army chief of staff, because he is no threat to carry out a coup d’etat. Loyalty to the strongman is all that matters. Democracy, on the other hand, is a competitive mechanism- and that is why Israel wins.”
Saif Qaddafi
Davos 2005
as quoted in National Review
Last I heard Saif was in hiding negotiating with the world court to cop a plea and save his and the remainder of his families lives.
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