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e encompassed an appalling catalog of human rights abuses, at home and abroad. The massacre of an estimated 1,200 prisoners after a failed revolt at Tripoli's Abu Salim prison in 1996 is perhaps the most notorious episode of domestic abuse. Abroad, he was best-known for his alleged involvement in the 19

ar Gadhafi as he was finally captured by forces of the National Transitional Council. The Human Rights Watch team had spent the night outside Sine, Gadhafi's hometown, as the transitional forces mounted a final, heavy barrage against the last holdouts, snipers in the town. At 9 a.m., the rebels declared

Watch. Sirte, Libya (CNN) — I stood stunned in a Sine hospital this morning as a man came in waving a golden gun — a pistol he said was seized from Moammar Gadhafi as he was finally captured by forces of the National Transitional Council. The Human Rights Watch team had spent the night outside Sine, Gadhafi's

es for peace abroad. Still, don't hold your breath. Yes, democracy is where history is going, but it is a long, perilous journey even from Tunis to Tripoli, let alone all the way to Tehran. Mr. Joffe is senior fellow at the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies and a fellow at the Hoover

has very little to say in the face of the images of brutality coming out of Syria and Libya. In the meantime no one in the party is openly accusing Gadhafi or Assad of murdering their citizens. As for the tone of the occasional criticism coming out of Ankara, as was the case the other day, of the Gadha

were too concerned about the environment to burn Benjamin Netanyahu in effigy. It's that their targets were Hosni Mubarak, Zine el Abidine Ben-Ali, Moammar Gadhafi and the others— no stooges of Zionism they. In Benghazi, the slogan was: "America is our friend!" The men and women of the Arab Spring are not risk

d still lose substantially even if Assad is deposed or chooses to step down. The recent case of Libya is indicative. In 2008, Russia agreed to swap Tripoli's $4.5 billion debt for privileged trade agreements, brokered under the personal guarantee of Moammar Gadhafi. Since the Libyan dictator's violent

asingly indoctrinated" due to the country's internal political, social and economic crisis. The Kremlin's support for discredited dictators such as Gadhafi, Assad and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not just disastrous PR. For Russia, betting on the wrong horse may yet result in catastrophe. Ms. Lazare

he considers Syria less important than bolstering the Security Council as a means of constraining American power. The same was true last year when Moammar Gadhafi was attacking Libyan cities and coming close to the complete annihilation of the rebels. Mr. Obama would not intervene until the Arab League and t

d still lose substantially even if Assad is deposed or chooses to step down. The recent case of Libya is indicative. In 2008, Russia agreed to swap Tripoli's $4.5 billion debt for privileged trade agreements, brokered under the personal guarantee of Moammar Gadhafi. Since the Libyan dictator's violent

he considers Syria less important than bolstering the Security Council as a means of constraining American power. The same was true last year when Moammar Gadhafi was attacking Libyan cities and coming close to the complete annihilation of the rebels. Mr. Obama would not intervene until the Arab League and th

asingly indoctrinated" due to the country's internal political, social and economic crisis. The Kremlin's support for discredited dictators such as Gadhafi, Assad and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not just disastrous PR. For Russia, betting on the wrong horse may yet result in catastrophe. Ms. Lazareva

e reforms. EFTA_R1_02029172 EFTA02689631 24 While Ankara may answer anti-Turkish demonstrations in Libya by closing down the Turkish embassy in Tripoli, the first ever such action by the diplomatic service throughout its modern history, anti- Turkish demonstrations in Damascus can be really costly f

a joined the calls of the U.S.-led coalition of the willing that time is up for Moammar Gadhafi in Libya and for peace and safety of his own people Gadhafi must step down, as regards to Syria Ankara, as well as the Western alliance, has been restraining their calls with a shy request from Assad to acc

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as well occasionally makes some correct analysis. Last week, while comparing the uprising in Libya against the Moammar Gadhafi regime and the growing unrest in the Syrian street against the Baathist regime of Bashar al-Assad, the prime minister correctly said Libya and Syri

harismatic cleric, who had all but remade the world of Shiite Lebanon, was never heard from again. The Libyans insisted that the three men had left Tripoli for Rome on an Alitalia flight. But their claim was clearly bogus (no flight records could be found), and the matter of the "vanished imam" never w

rticle 5. The Weekly Standard How Did this Nakba Day Differ from All Other Nakba Days? Elliott Abrams Article 6. Article 7. Wall Street Journal Gadhafi And The Vanished Imam Fouad Ajami The National Interest Another Revolution Betrayed Walter Laqueur EFTA00586633 NYT The Long Overdue Palestin

, but a measure of justice has been served. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, for his favorite son Saif al-Islam, and for the head of the regime's security apparatus. They stand accused of "crimes against humanity" for targ

s. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031856 --- PAGE BREAK --- 24 While Ankara may answer anti-Turkish demonstrations in Libya by closing down the Turkish embassy in Tripoli, the first ever such action by the diplomatic service throughout its modern history, anti- Turkish demonstrations in Damascus can be really costly fo

ara joined the calls of the U.S.-led coalition of the willing that time is up for Moammar Gadhafi in Libya and for peace and safety of his own people Gadhafi must step down, as regards to Syria Ankara, as well as the Western alliance, has been restraining their calls with a shy request from Assad to accele

aid the U.S. and France were committed to finishing the job in Libya, said News24. The next day, NATO planes destroyed the guard towers of Gadhafi's Tripoli compound then launched a daytime strike on Tripoli, followed by a fifth consecutive night of NATO airstrikes, reported Reuters. On May 29th, Gadhafi

k Obama said the U.S. and France were committed to finishing the job in Libya, said News24. The next day, NATO planes destroyed the guard towers of Gadhafi's Tripoli compound then launched a daytime strike on Tripoli, followed by a fifth consecutive night of NATO airstrikes, reported Reuters. On May 29t

or the rebel forces. The September 11 meeting in Benghazi between the Turkish and the American ambassadors was very curious. They are both based in Tripoli, hundreds of miles away. What were they doing in Benghazi? Arranging for American arms going via Turkey to Syria, it appears. TB: How important ha

o be false. A more persuasive explanation—get ready for this shocker—is that Iran really wants a bomb. The regime believes, not unreasonably, that Moammar Gadhafi would still be in power had he not given up his nuclear program in 2003. Mr. Khamenei also fears a "velvet revolution" scenario, in which more norm

ernment should create an independent audit commission with the power to bring fraud charges By Benoit Faucon As the dust settles in the streets of Tripoli after the fall of longtime Libyan ruler Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the new government will have much to do to disentangle itself from the past because ma

oammar Gadhafi, the new government will have much to do to disentangle itself from the past because many of its officials served during the 42-year Gadhafi era. While the government continuity can be help to stabilize the battle-scarred country, there are many questions about how Gadhafi's government i