Personally, I appreciate the Libyan leader's face-saving commitment to Liberia; he owes it to the Liberian people because he helped to destroy their lives and their country by training, arming and dispatching the utimate destroyer-in-chief (Taylor)to do the dirty work. Indeed, he needs to do a lot more; he can not and should not sweep his woes towards Liberians under the carpet, figuratively speaking, by throwing crumps their way.

Gaddafi is one of those leaders who talks the walk of a United African government but doesn't walk the talk of promoting legitimate and good govervance.

He has been a prince of coups d'etat all of over Africa.

In Uganda, one time he supported Idi Amin. After his troops were defeated in the green and lush forests of Uganda (they were used to fighting in the desert), in the ensuing civil between the people who defeated Amin, he turned around and supported Museveni who also fought against his troops (and Idi Amin).

He's been all over the map globally and continental Africa, especially awash with his new found petro-dollar wealth.

Africans may want one government but do they really want such a government led by the likes of Gaddafi ?

It is unfortunate that such this man, a self-proclaimed uniter ( one of very few that is bold enough to believe that Africa, plagued with political cronism and massive corruption can function under one government) is doing everything to achieve the exact opposite of unification.

The latest charge is the nonfatal coup in Guinea. He may not have helped to organize it, but there are incriminating opinions out of Nigeria that he,alone with Senegal, are providing help to the coup plotters. This is not how to foster unification; you dont destroy democracies!