A new report published by the United Kingdom-based new organization The Guardian highlights the rendition and torture of a Libyan militant, who led the fight against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and his pregnant wife. Making use of documents uncovered in Tripoli after Gaddafi was defeated by coalition and rebel forces last year, the report pays particular [...]
US Pressures UK to Not Hear Rendition, Torture Victims’ Cases in Open Court |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday April 9, 2012 2:52 pm |
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UK Had Individuals Committed to Overthrowing Gaddafi Sent to Libya Where They Were Tortured |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday April 9, 2012 2:17 pm |
A new report published by the United Kingdom-based new organization The Guardian highlights the rendition and torture of a Libyan militant, who led the fight against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and his pregnant wife. Making use of documents uncovered in Tripoli after Gaddafi was defeated by coalition and rebel forces last year, the report pays particular [...]
Gaddafi Hired International Firms to Spy on Libya Uprising |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Tuesday August 30, 2011 12:13 pm |
Muammar Gaddafi (photo: BRQ Network) The Wall Street Journal has a report in today’s newspaper on how Muammar Gaddafi hired firms from around the world to help his regime spy on Libyans. The article that appears in the newspaper is behind a paywall but other news organizations are publishing details in their own posts. Here’s [...]
The Fall of Tripoli Brings New Era for Oil & Gas Companies in Libya |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday August 22, 2011 1:37 pm |
Rebels near an oil refinery in Ras Lanuf in March. (photo: BRQ) Throughout the Libya war, there has been quite a bit of skepticism about who the rebels being armed were exactly and whether they could govern Libya after Gaddafi was defeated. A political body to represent the rebels, the National Transitional Council (NTC), began [...]
