Libya

21.05.2012 12:26 19 comments ‘Americans don’t share global domination policies of their leaders’ The US corporate superstructure conglomerate - including financial interests, the defense industry, oil companies and the media - brazenly manipulate American society, shares Peter Dale Scott, former diplomat, poet and prominent anti-war advocate. Global terrorism		19.05.2012 00:33 39 comments Peacekeeper Menace: Pentagon sees Chinese UN missions as a threat UN peacekeeping – risking your life to maintain order in a foreign land, is seen as one of the more noble roles in modern warfare, but a new Pentagon report shows that the US is more than a little alarmed at China’s growing humanitarian role.
14.05.2012 23:56 18 comments NATO turns blind eye to Libyan collateral damage – Human Rights Watch NATO killed 72 civilians “in air attacks on unclear targets” during its 2011 Libyan campaign, Human Rights Watch reports. The group slammed NATO for downplaying the extent of civilian deaths inflicted during its drive to topple the Gaddafi government. Libyan conflict		12.05.2012 07:03 17 comments Math problems? Canadian Defense Minister ‘lowballs’ Libyan op spending figures Canada’s participation in the Libyan mission cost the country almost $347 million – a staggering seven times what Defense Minister Peter MacKay said it did last year. Libyan conflict
11.05.2012 13:59 15 comments Libya moving to democracy through torture? Thousands of supporters of Colonel Gaddafi are being detained, with some tortured in secret prisons by revolutionary brigades, the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya says. Rights groups have already raised the alarm on torture in Libyan prisons. Libyan conflict		09.05.2012 15:44 13 comments Libya and Ukraine haggle over Gaddafi’s $25 mln. dream plane, prisoners Libya and Ukraine are reportedly bargaining over a posh aircraft that Tripoli hopes to get in exchange for the release of 20 Ukrainians being held in Libya. They are facing execution for allegedly serving as technicians in Muammar Gaddafi’s military.
05.05.2012 13:48 3 comments Cannes makes exception to show Libya war doc The 65th Cannes Film Festival has added to its official selection a documentary on last year’s bloody conflict in Libya. The film looking at the events that ended the rule of Colonel Gaddafi will be screened out of competition. Libyan conflict		28.04.2012 21:43 38 comments Gaddafi put up 50M euro for Sarkozy’s presidential bid – report Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign – to the tune of 50 million euro, a new report says.
25.04.2012 22:31 5 comments Libya bars ethnic, religious and tribal parties from elections Libya's NTC has banned parties based on tribal, ethnic or religious affiliation from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections. A new Islamist party seen by many as a leading political force is eager to refute the ban. Libyan conflict		25.04.2012 16:11 5 comments US ‘world leader’ in color revolution engineering The US is the foremost power when it comes to creating and applying “color revolutions”: America invented the know-how and has the best experts in this area, political scientist Mateusz Piskorski told RT.
15.04.2012 13:31 44 comments Cold shower report on Libya war: NATO can’t fight without US A classified NATO report on the bombing campaign in Libya shows the alliance is dependent on the US to wage its wars. But, even with Washington’s help, the much-praised Operation Unified Protector had military shortcomings. Libyan conflict		14.04.2012 22:25 18 comments Libya freezes rewards for ex-rebels over mass fraud Libya's National Transitional Council has suspended a multi-million-dollar payout program to former anti-Gaddafi rebels after admitting it was steeped in fraud. Officials cited duplicate payouts, and claims from impostors and even the dead. Libyan conflict
12.04.2012 06:26 23 comments Saif al-Islam Gaddafi ‘determined to defend himself – like Milosevic’ Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of the late Libyan leader, told his lawyer he was prepared to defend himself in court, just like former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. But it’s still unclear which court will try Gaddafi Jr. Libyan conflict		11.04.2012 22:44 140 comments Libya: So it was all about oil after all! Last year NATO countries bombed Libya, demanding “democracy” in the country. But now it’s clear it was all about oil and it’s not like the Americans and Brits are going to be democratic about it, and share those spoils equally with France and Italy.
06.04.2012 15:11 14 comments Gaddafi son’s atrocity: Failing to license camels? The most serious charge against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi that Libya managed to back with evidence is over his failure to obtain a license for his camels, the head of Human Rights Watch says. Libyan conflict		06.04.2012 04:19 14 comments Beyond ICC jurisdiction? Saif al-Islam stuck in Libya, ‘assaulted’ in detention Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son will not be heading to the ICC any time soon because Libya, which never ratified the ICC treaty, wants to try Saif al-Islam on home soil. Libyan conflict
04.04.2012 18:00 17 comments Renewed clashes between Libyan militias, 26 dead At least 26 people have been killed as violence flares up once again in the western Libyan town of Zwara. Libyan conflict		01.04.2012 00:13 19 comments 150 dead in Libyan tribal clashes reveal vacuum in authority Libya's interim government says a ceasefire has been reached in a six-day conflict between two tribes that has claimed some 150 lives in the southern city of Sabha. However, the violence exposes the government's tenuous grasp in the country. Libyan conflict
28.03.2012 11:47 22 comments Libya’s ‘non state’: Tribal war claims 70 lives 70 have been killed and dozens injured in Libya as tribal groups are fighting in the country’s south. After the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is left in a condition which some residents call a ‘non state’. Arab world protests Libyan conflict		26.03.2012 12:45 49 comments Too many powers wanted Gaddafi dead - NTC head Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was wanted dead so his secrets would die with him. So insists Mahmoud Jibril, the man who led the NTC uprising to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi’s regime, in an exclusive interview with RT. Libyan conflict

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