The disconnection in a story, and the distortion of reality it presents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Muammar_Gaddafi

On the one hand ... the United States and France had a clear role in what happened .... (items noted in bold below)

On the morning of Thursday, 20 October, Gaddafi made a last-ditch attempt to escape in a convoy. At 8:30 a.m.^[4] the convoy of vehicles carrying Gaddafi and his army chief Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr was hit by a French Air Force air strike about 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Sirte, killing dozens of loyalist fighters. The convoy was also hit by a United States Air Force Predator drone, which fired a Hellfire missile in conjunction with the French attack.^[5] French Defense Minister Gérard Longuet stated that the French forces fired a warning shot that stopped the convoy's escape, but did not destroy it.^[6]

On the other hand ....

·          France – President Nicolas Sarkozy called Gaddafi's death a milestone in the Libyan people's battle "to free themselves from the dictatorial and violent regime that was imposed on them for more than 40 years."^[23]

Dictatorial and violent? Didn't we see just a moment ago that the French were involved in the operations that led to this guy's death?

But wait, it gets better...

·          United States – President Barack Obama gave a press conference, confirming the death of Gaddafi, and said that "the shadow of tyranny over Libya has been lifted", but also added "we're under no delusions; Libya has a long and winding road ahead of it towards democracy."^[33]

Yeah, launching drone missiles isn't tyranny?

Look, I never liked the guy. For as long as I can remember he was pretty much a dictator and a lunatic. That's not the point though.

What makes what these two countries' action any less than what's described? Frankly I see the hypocrisy of the whole affair will largely be lost on most folks.

(Note - this is based on the story in it's current state from the link above. I'm sure over time, this will have changed, and all for be forgotten).