Terror and Tyranny have led Libya to a Biblical Catastrophe

Last week, an extraordinary downpour in eastern Libya led to the bursting of two dams. Then, metres high waters raced through central Derna destroying buildings and sweeping thousands away to their deaths. The natural human reaction is to see this as an unlucky tragedy and express genuine sympathy for the victims. Both Western and Islamic societies will invariably rally together to give relief aid. Yet our natural human response, and that of our political leaders, misses the real issue....