You have to give it to Sarkozy, he is consistent. He shook the hand of Gaddafi who obviously has murdered thousands, ordered terror strike against Europe, and tortured in his prisons, now he shakes the hands of those being accused of having committed mass tortures to death, mutilations, mass executions of prisoners, murder-by-opportunity, and who want to implement Shariah law.
As a politician, you need to show that you stick to your principles.
The head of the rebel'S council who is so often on TV now and gets referred to so often by Western politicians, has been one of Gaddafi'S closest allies and executioners, btw. It'S as if Eichmann would have become interim chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany after WWII.