Via Daily Mail (UK) Hundreds of protesters in Libya have launched an attack on the jihadist militia responsible for killing the U.S. ambassador last week. The pro-American backlash on Friday night saw the Ansar al-Sharia Brigade driven out of its base in the city of Benghazi, where Chris Stevens and three other U.S. officials were […]
via CNN Fighters loyal to Libya’s new leaders say they have “reached the final stages of the fight” to take control of former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown. About 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the fighting overnight, said Al Zubair Al Kadi, a field commander on the frontline in Sirte, on […]
via Globalpost Five women who were part of Muammar Gaddafi’s elite team of female bodyguards have claimed they were raped by the deposed Libyan leader. According to the Sunday Times of Malta, the former bodyguards told a Benghazi-based psychologist that they were raped and abused by Gaddafi and his sons, before being tossed aside once […]
via CNN The Libyan government and rebel officials offered wildly disparate views of the situation on the ground Sunday as gunfire and explosions continued to rock Tripoli not far from the home of embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, a son of the ruler and a top official in his regime, insisted on Libyan […]
Residences of Libya’s capital, say Moammar Gadhafi’s hold of the country seems to be slipping. This week rebels bolstered their advance, taking control over the strategic western city of Zawiya and also Gharyan, an important outpost to the south. According to reports, most of the main roads to the capital have been closed and many […]
The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi recently told El Khabar, an Algerian newspaper, that his father’s administration is in negotiations with the French government about support of rebels who have worked to oust Gaddafi’s government since February. “Our envoy to (Nicolas) Sarkozy said that the French president was very clear and told him ‘We […]
A bipartisan group of ten US lawmakers have filed suit against President Obama over his decision to attack Libya without congressional consent. The congressmen allege Obama violated the constitution. According to Vietnam-era war law, when the country is engaged in military participation for more than 60 days, it must be authorized by Congress. Dem. Congressman […]
House Speaker John Boehner warned President Obama in a letter Tuesday that he may face legal repercussions for issuing U.S. military involvement in Libya without authorization from Congress. Boehner requested Obama to justify U.S. involvement, and warned the President that he may be in violation of the 1973 War Powers Resolution if he does not […]
LIBYA-Former Georgia congresswoman and Green Party presidential nominee, Cynthia McKinney blasted President Barack Obama for his involvement in the bombing of Libya and his economic policies on a pro-Khaddafi television station. CNN reports: “I want to say categorically and very clearly that these policies of war … are not what the people of the United […]
WASHINGTON – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has appealed directly to President Barack Obama to halt what the Libyan leader called “an unjust war,” and wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election next year. In a rambling, three-page letter to Obama obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, Gadhafi implored Obama to stop the NATO-led […]
Roland Martin talks with DeWayne Wickham of the USA Today about what he calls a double standard in United States foreign policy when it comes to saving the lives of Africans. Visit the USA Today to read DeWayne Wickham’s column, Why a double standard in U.S. foreign policy? LISTEN:
CHICAGO-The head of the Nation Of Islam, Louis Farrakhan addressed the war in Libya yesterday and discussed Momar Qaddafi and Barack Obama: NBC Chicago reports: “I don’t care what Gadhafi has done wrong. He’s not the mad dog of the Middle East,” Farrakhan thundered. “The mad dogs are growling and biting in Washington, D.C.” “It’s […]
