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Re: What good have those leaders done for their own people
bowser — (archived)

You don't know, do you? Well, try this. And wonder why you didn't know this. A Libyan wanting an education could go anywhere in the world at the government's expense, for instance.

"Under the Jamahiriya, the country's literacy rate rose to 90%, and welfare systems were introduced that allowed access to free education, free healthcare, and financial assistance for housing. In 2008, the General People's Congress has declared the Great Green Charter of Human Rights of the Jamahiriyan Era.[4] The Great Manmade River was also built to allow free access to fresh water across large parts of the country.[1] In addition, illiteracy and homelessness had been "almost wiped out,"[2] and financial support was provided for university scholarships and employment programs,[5] while the nation as a whole remained debt-free.[6] As a result, Libya's Human Development Index in 2010 was the highest in Africa and greater than that of Saudi Arabia.[1]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Libya

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