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China offered Qaddafi Armaments in midst of war
People who favored saving the civilian populations of Benghazi and other eastern Libyan cities from Qaddafi’s tanks and artillery have often been termed “interventionists.” But […]
Israeli Likud Gov’t Buffeted by Turkish Suit, Massive Protests
The far right wing government of Binyamin Netanyahu in Israel is being buffeted both internationally and domestically. In both instances, the discontent is being produced […]
Qaddafi was a CIA Asset
Human Rights Watch found documents in Libya after the fall of Muammar Qaddafi that it passed on to the Wall Street Journal, which is analyzing […]
Libya: Oil Bids on Basis of Capacity; World releases $15 bn in Assets
The CSM reviews the jockeying for position in Libya at the Friends conference in Paris, and especially the prospects of the US. But a spokesman […]
NATO Refuses Ground Troops for Libya as “Friends” Conference Opens
A NATO official has told Agence France Presse that it is the “firm view” of NATO member states that they reject the idea of sending […]
What the UN Can and Cannot do for Libya
China and some others have been pushing for a strong United Nations role in Libya, presumably in an attempt to forestall a continuation of the […]
Qaddafi reportedly South of Tripoli as Algeria offers Family Members Safe Passage
An Italian news service, Ansa, reported Monday that Muammar Qaddafi, his eldest son Saif, and another son, Saadi (a military commander during the failed attempt […]
Lockerbie Bomber in Coma in Tripoli, as retreating Qaddafi Troops use Human Shields
CNN’s intrepid Nic Robertson gets the scoop. He discovered that Abdel Basit Ali Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber, is in a coma in a villa […]
Rebels Consolidate Control over Tripoli as Qaddafi’s Mass Killings Discovered
The systematic war crimes of the Qaddafi regime continue to be uncovered, with the discovery Saturday in Tripoli of the charred remains of nearly 60 […]
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