Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to attack Europe in revenge for Nato’s operations in Libya. Col Gaddafi said Libya would target European “homes, offices, families” unless Nato stopped its campaign. He spoke via an audio message broadcast to tens of thousands of supporters gathered in a central Tripoli square. […]
The “rebels” in Misrata in Libya have driven out the entire Black population of the city, according to a chilling story in The Wall Street Journal today under the headline “Libya City Torn by Tribal Feud.” The “rebels” now eye the city of Tawergha, 25 miles away, and vow to […]
There’s a small campfire battling a stiff sea breeze, several homemade tents, a trench, and the usual assortment of machine gun placements and rocket launchers aimed across no-man’s land towards Col Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. “Your energy and courage inspire,” says Gen Suleiman Mahmoud in a brief speech to the group… […]
France said yesterday it had air dropped arms to Libyan rebels in mountains south of Tripoli who are eyeing an assault on the capital, a day after anti-regime forces captured a network of weapons caches. But the increasingly emboldened rebels suffered a deadly assault from Gaddafi forces in the third-largest […]
By Peter Apps Reuters LONDON – From the streets of Cairo and Madrid to online forums and social media sites, “leaderless” protests are on the rise. But the very qualities that led to their short-term success may condemn them to failure in the long run. Activists in Egypt, Tunisia and […]
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon My pleasure at speaking this week in Ottawa at a gathering at the International Development Research Center of Canada was compounded by the very thoughtful questions and comments that members of the audience offered. The audience raised new questions in my mind […]
By MARIA GOLOVNINA | REUTERS BENGHAZI, Libya: Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has released dozens of opposition supporters and allowed them to sail back to Benghazi on Friday in a move that could mark the beginning of broader talks between the adversaries. In a transfer facilitated by the Red Cross, a […]
Amnesty has found no solid evidence of the abuse claims levelled at Gaddafi supporters Human rights organisations have cast doubt on claims of mass rape and other abuses perpetrated by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, which have been widely used to justify Nato’s war in Libya. Nato leaders, opposition […]
Jennifer Steinhauer June 24, 2011 The House on Friday resoundingly rejected a measure that would have authorized the United States’ mission in Libya, with 70 Democrats deserting President Obama on an issue that has divided their party and became a major Constitutional flash point between Congress and the White House. […]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: The Italian foreign minister is calling for the “immediate suspension” of hostilities in Libya to allow for the creation of humanitarian corridors. Franco Frattini said Wednesday that “the humanitarian end of military operations is essential to allow for immediate aid,” including areas around the opposition’s western […]
By RFI France has opposed Italy’s call for a suspension in hostilities in Libya. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Wednesday called for a “humanitarian” pause, but French officials said that it would help Moamer Kadhafi’s forces. “We have seen the effects of the crisis and therefore also of Nato […]
While the fighting continues in western Libya, diplomats from around the world are setting up shop in the rebel capital Benghazi. Their mission is to help force Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to his knees. More Here….
The US has been critical of Germany for not supporting NATO in the mission in Libya. SPIEGEL spoke to German Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière about Berlin’s skepticism of getting involved in Libya and Syria, and about the future of the NATO alliance. SPIEGEL: Minister de Maizière, during his recent […]
By DIAA HADID | AP TRIPOLI, Libya: What was once the most beautiful synagogue in Libya’s capital city can now be entered only by sneaking through a hole smashed in a back wall, climbing over dusty trash and crossing a stairwell strewn with abandoned shoes to a space occupied by […]
ARTICLE SUMMARY: After all the other fake stories used to whip up public support for wars, you’d think we had learned something. Apparently not, judging from the media’s unquestioning spreading of claims that Al Qathafi ordered Viagra-furled rapes – claims that, according to businessinsider.com look dubious under even a little […]
ASTANA, Kazakhstan – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) called on Wednesday for a cease-fire in Libya, and urged all sides to strictly abide by UN Security Council resolutions. In the Astana Declaration, signed by the leaders of the member countries of the regional bloc, the SCO expressed its concerns over […]
A new phase has begun in the Libyan war, with NATO apparently directly targeting dictator Moammar Gadhafi by bombing his Tripoli compound. For the foreign journalists staying in the luxury Rixos hotel, unable to go out without government chaperones, the conflict can seem surreal at times. No one was paying much […]
We are now in the 84th day of the bombing campaign that the United Nations Security Council authorized to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya in a bid to protect civilians from Moammar Gadhafi’s forces. In a bizarre development, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has said it will extend the […]
The conflict in Libya has no end in sight, as NATO intensifies airstrikes and increases what it calls “efforts to protect people.” It is those “efforts” that made a Libyan teenager choose death over life in a war-torn country. NATO has frequently claimed success in the military operation supposed to […]