was qaddafi assassinated or was he killed by troops loyal to the new gov't. Its an important distinction. Some want to again lay the blame on Obama but why, if he was killed by his own. Assassination,I don't think so. To me a very misleading title to the thread that I did read. Until proven otherwise there was no assassination just a murderous dictator resposible for killing Americans killed in a battle for his hometown. I'm glad he is dead.