Moammar Khadafy dead (warning, graphic image)

Oct. 20, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Libya’s transitional government claims that deposed dictator Moammar Khadafy has been killed in the attack and fall of Sirte, his hometown. Interim Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril told reporters in Tripoli that Khadafy was killed in the attack and fall of Sirte, his hometown. An unnamed US official also confirmed Khadafy’s death to the Associated [...]

International Criminal Court issues warrant for Gadhafi

June 27, 2011   1 Comment  

The Hague-based International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his son and intelligence chief. The court charges the men committed crimes during the popular rebellion that has been going on in Libya for months. The charges indicate that Gadhafi arranged for the killing, maiming and jailing of civilians [...]

Journalist James Foley recalls murder in cold blood in Libya

May 28, 2011   Leave a Comment  

James Foley recounted his time as a prisoner of war under Libyan Leader Moammar Khadafy’s regime, and revealed a secret that he and his three colleagues had to keep throughout their 44 days of imprisonment. Foley, a correspondent for the Boston-based GlobalPost, revealed that he and the three others kept their knowledge of an unarmed [...]

Full text of President Barack Obama’s speech about Libya

March 28, 2011   Leave a Comment  

As Prepared for Delivery— Good evening. Tonight, I’d like to update the American people on the international effort that we have led in Libya – what we have done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us. I want to begin by paying tribute to our men and women in uniform who, [...]

US launches missile attack against Libyan forces

March 19, 2011   Leave a Comment  

The US military has launched a missile attack against Libyan air defenses, the Associated Press ahs reported. The missiles were aimed at coastal military targets and launched by Navy vessels in the Mediterranean, according to reports. No other details were available.

World powers launch against Libya’s Gadhafi

March 19, 2011   Leave a Comment  

A “United Nations conflict” has started. The United Kingdom and France have taken the lead in enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya. British warplanes and French Rafale and Mirage jets have begun flying sorties over Benghazi and other parts of Libya. A Moammar Gadhafi loyalist fighter jet was seen being shot down in an Associated [...]

4 New York Times journalists missing in Libya

March 16, 2011   Leave a Comment  

NEW YORK — Four New York Times journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize winner, have been reported missing in Libya, the newspaper said. Editors said they last heard from their employees on Tuesday. Executive editor Bill Keller reports on NYTimes.com that Libyan officials told the Times that they are trying to find the journalists. “We have [...]

Gadhafi berates UN Security Council

Sept. 24, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Dr. Cole spoke about citizenship and how his colleague, Margaret Somers, defines citizenship in her new book (a definition borrowed from former Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren) as the “right to have rights.” We all have basic human rights, of course as guaranteed by universal declarations and the Lockean theory that everyone, as human beings, is entitled to the necessities of life and liberty. However, without a state or government or body to enforce these rights and protect them when they are violated, they are always out of reach.

Lockerbie bomber in hospital

Aug. 31, 2009   Leave a Comment  

The Lockerbie bomber may be free, but he isn’t breathing easy. In fact, he may soon meet the same fate as the 270 innocent men and women he was convicted of killing in 1988.

Tony Blair and the Ugly Rumours

Aug. 24, 2009   Leave a Comment  

During a tour this morning I was reminded of an interesting fact. For those who don’t know, Blair, during his days at Oxford, co-founded, sang and played guitar for a band called the Ugly Rumours. Quite ironic that now he himself is the subject of some “ugly rumours” that may just prove to be true.

FBI head strongly criticizes release of Lockerbie bomber

Aug. 22, 2009   2 Comments  

In a recent letter FBI head Robert Mueller brutally attacked the Scottish government and Secretary of Justice Kenny MacAskill over the recent release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the man widely known as the Lockerbie bomber.