Former PM confirms Sarkozy took 50M from Gaddafi Another voice, that of former Libyan prime minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi in prison in Tunisia… EXCLUSIVE – Gaddafi to Sarkozy: ‘give us back our money’[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Libya’
May 4th, 2012 - 5:54 pm § in Politics
Sarkozy going down for reasons more important than left vs. right.
April 22nd, 2012 - 9:03 am § in America
The AVE CHALLENGE: Racism and Photography of George Zimmerman
One of the things I dislike most about the USA is the belief that we can assign “race” by appearance. Believe it or not, the guys in the three pictures to the left are all George Zimmerman! Worse, he is widely assumed to be “white.” So, here is the challenge … who i[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Political Diversity Sprouts in Libya.
Despite concerns of the UW’s own Ali Terhouni, Reuters reports hopeful signs in Libya that democracy has taken root. Terhouni, a former UW economist, returned to Libya as a member of the provisional government, but resigned in protest to organize a new political party. His party is now o[...]
January 17th, 2012 - 9:01 am § in The Ave Scene, UW
LIBYA: Right of Return
Aljazeera has an inspiring video about the return of Libyan emigres who fought and sacrificed with their countryman. Read also about a UW faculty member who is a prominent part of that fight. [...]
UW News: UW Faculty Member Calls New Leaders Unrepresentative Elite
UW Faculty Member, Resigns As Finance Minister for Libya, Calls New Leaders Unrepresentative Elite Ali Tarhouni is returning to Seattle for a brief visit before going back to his homeland to build a new political party. Dr. Tarhouni left Libya as a student in 1973, fingered by the Gaddafi regime for[...]
November 20th, 2011 - 12:17 am § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Libya
REUTERS EXCLUSIVE-By Marie-Louise Gumuchian The capture of Gaddafi’s son Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:56am GMT * Captors offer first reconstruction of Gaddafi son’s life on run * Anonymous tipster betrayed Gaddafi’s caravan – captor * Gaddafi denies having tried to negotiate with ICC *[...]
BREAKING NEWS: The UAE …. something is happening.
The Emirates airline placed a blockbuster order for 50 $18 billion in Boeing 777s at the Dubai Air Show last Sunday, despite growing fears of stalling global growth. This deal adds to the evolution of the UAE as the outpost of American influence in the middle east. A role oddly parallel to the[...]
November 4th, 2011 - 8:57 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
BREAKING NEWS: Who is Ataturk in Egypt?
Why aren’t the media reporting on this in the USA? Ataturk, the founder of Turkish democracy, used the Turkish Army to enforce a secular democracy on an Islamic polity. Egypt, so far, does not have an Ataturk. The revolution was not led by the army, but by democratic actgivists &#[...]
October 23rd, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Politics
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Anniversary of Libyan Independence
Libya’s new leaders declared liberation on Sunday Oct. 23, 2011[...]
October 14th, 2011 - 2:59 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Libyan version of the 99% rage
By Tim Gaynor SIRTE, Libya Oct 13 (Reuters) – When Libyan government fighters seized the vacant home of Muammar Gaddafi’s daughter, Aisha, the wealth and opulence they found sent some of them into a rage. One fighter walked through the door and sprayed the interior with bullets from his [...]