Monthly Archives: January 2012

Libya undecided on future of African investments

    NTC will reassess financial commitments made under Muammar Gaddafi before making further plans Mark Tran guardian.co.uk, Friday 27 January 2012 18.34 GMT Libya‘s new government is still taking stock of extensive investments made in Africa by the former … Continue reading

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NATO’s grisly crimes in Libya

Zimbabwe Herald While Charles Ray – the US envoy here – portrays himself as the face of the free world, a champion of human rights and democracy and has been vociferous about his country’s role in the Libyan invasion, it … Continue reading

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Medical aid group suspends work because of torture in Libyan prisons – Dan Glazebrook

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Libya: Deaths of detainees amid widespread torture

Press release 26 January 2012 Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and months amid widespread torture and ill-treatment of suspected pro-al-Gaddafi fighters and loyalists, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International delegates in … Continue reading

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Dr. Dorda Kidnapped

Lizzie Phelan – DR ABUZAID DORDA HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED by the milita that was guarding him in the hospital. he has been kidnapped even though his health is still in a critical condition. If he is away from the hospital … Continue reading

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Pro-Gaddafi forces strike back, ‘Libya out of control’

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Fresh fighting breaks out across Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Forces loyal to Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi launched a series of attacks on Monday across several cities, killing seven fighters who helped topple the former regime, officials and residents said. The violence comes as Libya’s … Continue reading

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NTC head may resign if he makes it out alive

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Gaddafi loyalists take back Bani Walid

Bani Walid – 31/07/2011 Guardian Fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have seized back the town of Bani Walid and raised the late dictator’s green flag, in a blow to Libya‘s struggling provisional government. Reports said at least four people were … Continue reading

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Latest on Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

(Reuters) – Libya said on Monday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi would face trial at home, threatening a showdown with the International Criminal Court which may decide to prosecute the son of Libya’s former dictator in The Hague. Minister of Justice … Continue reading

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Green resistance liberate Bani-Walid after defeating NATO backed ‘rebels’

Telegraph “There are at least four martyrs from the thuwar (anti-Gaddafi revolutionaries) and 20 are injured,” said Mahmud Warfelli, spokesman of Bani Walid local council. He told AFP the attack was launched by “a group of remnants of the old … Continue reading

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Libya on the brink

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Evidence of war crimes by US, NATO and proxy “rebel” forces

Global Research A report released last week by Middle East human rights groups presents extensive evidence of war crimes carried out in Libya by the United States, NATO and their proxy “rebel” forces during last year’s war, which brought down … Continue reading

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Reality dawns on pro-rebel factions

BBC The deputy head of Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) says he has resigned amid growing protests against him. Abdel Hafiz Ghoga told Al-Jazeera TV that he was resigning in the national interest. Several hundred protesters stormed the NTC … Continue reading

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‘Libya is like Somalia’

Indepth Africa/The Sunday Times Somali asylum seekers who fled Libya by boat and were brought to Malta last weekend tell Patrick Cooke that Africans still risk beatings and even death in post-Gaddafi Libya. Zakaria and a fellow Somali were exhausted … Continue reading

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Lawlessness reigns in Libya

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Increasingly tense stand-off in the Libyan town of Assabia

BBC An increasingly tense stand-off in the Libyan town of Assabia appears to have its roots in a struggle for control between rival militias. Fighters in the nearby town of Gharyan say militias in Assabia, 50 miles south of Tripoli, … Continue reading

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Nato accused of war crimes in Libya

The Independent New report criticises Western forces for bombing civilian targets in Sirte during conflict An independent report published by Middle Eastern human rights groups says there is evidence that war crimes and human rights violations were committed by all … Continue reading

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Libyan ‘militia chief’ tortured and killed

TRIPOLI, Libya, Jan. 18 (UPI) — Former Libyan rebel leaders allegedly detained, tortured and killed a militia leader, family members say. In a new effort to disarm Moammar Gadhafi loyalists around Gharyan, 50 miles south of Tripoli, former rebel leaders … Continue reading

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BBC finally admits western imperialist forces toppled the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

By Mark Urban Diplomatic and defence editor, Newsnight British efforts to help topple Colonel Gaddafi were not limited to air strikes. On the ground – and on the quiet – special forces soldiers were blending in with rebel fighters. This … Continue reading

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Report from Libya: Oil Majors Were Ready to Walk Before Trouble Started

oilprice.com Over the weekend, I managed to catch up with a friend of mine who just escaped from Libya by the skin of his teeth. Sent there by an oil major to explore for deep water oil and gas in … Continue reading

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‘Rebels’ Engage in Widespread Abuse of Prisoners

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Will A Pro-Gaddafi “Green Revolution” Topple The NTC?

By Franklin Lamb 15 January, 2012 Countercurrents.org Tripoli :This observer was stunned late last week when during a meeting in a Maghreb country with three high ranking former Libyan officials, among hundreds currently in hiding, and some organizing, in countries … Continue reading

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The Vultures Circle Libya

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‘Resistance across the country’

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Egyptian military junta to meet NTC

AFP CAIRO — Egypt’s military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi is to visit Libya on Monday to bolster ties between the two neighbouring countries where popular protests have unseated veteran leaders, the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported. “Tantawi will visit Tripoli … Continue reading

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Two killed and 16 hurt in Libyan clashes

Reuters GHARYAN, Libya, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Clashes between rival Libyan militias have killed two people and wounded 16, in the latest violence involving armed groups refusing to hand in their weapons. The clashes began late on Friday and continued … Continue reading

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The Gaddafi Mercenaries and the Division of Africa

Julien Teil Exposing the lies of the presence of ‘African mercenaries’ in Libya The presence of ‘African mercenaries’ in Libya was a lie used by NATO and their mouthpieces in the mainstream media to de-legitimise and demonise the Libyan government … Continue reading

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Recognizing the “Unpeople”

By Noam Chomsky January 08, 2012 “Information Clearing House” — On June 15, three months after the NATO bombing of Libya began, the African Union presented to the U.N. Security Council the African position on the attack – in reality, … Continue reading

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