Topic: Libya

The GOP-Fox News Benghazi Feedback Loop

Fox News

Congressional Republicans have had little luck convincing anyone other than Fox News and its viewers that there's something scandalous about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazie. But to keep the story's momentum going a feedback loop has emerged in which Fox reports something, the House holds hearings on it, and then Fox reports on those hearings.

By Erik Hayden

Oct 28, 2011

Qaddafi's Son Reaches Out to the ICC About a Surrender

Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, through indirect channels, has made contact with officials at the International Criminal Court about turning himself in for trial, the Associated Press and Reuters report.

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By Eric Randall

Oct 28, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Friday Columns

Firuz Kazemzadeh on Iran, Robert Morgenthau on immigration, and Paul Krugman on Iceland. 

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 28, 2011

Qaddafi's Killer Will Face Prosecution in Libya

With the hindsight of a few days, Libya's National Transitional Council is saying that those responsible for shooting Qaddafi will be prosecuted, The Guardian relayed.

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By Adam Martin

Oct 27, 2011

Qaddafi's Son Is Making a Break for The Hague, Libya Says

Wanted by both the International Criminal Court and the Libyan government, Col. Muammar Qaddafi's only living son Saif al-Islam looks to be trying his hardest to surrender to the former before the latter catches him.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 26, 2011

Libyan Offical: Saif al-Islam Qaddafi Ready to Turn Himself In

An official with Libya's National Transitional Council is claiming that Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is ready to turn himself in to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, according to Reuters.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 25, 2011

Libya's Awash in Qaddafi's Golden Guns and Other Weapons

As more Libyan rebels are flaunting Qaddafi's golden handguns, we can't help but wonder what they're doing with the warehouses full of surface-to-air missiles.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 25, 2011

Muammar Qaddafi Has Been Buried in a Secret Grave

Libya's National Transitional Council says that Muammar Qaddafi was buried at dawn on Tuesday, in a secret desert location.

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By John Hudson

Oct 24, 2011

After Qaddafi, Libyans Applaud Sharia Law

Libya's top leader Mustafa Adbdel Jalil surprised international observers on Sunday with the declaration that his newly-liberated country would impose new laws that adhered to Islam.

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By Dino Grandoni

Oct 24, 2011

Fighter Claims He Was the One Who Killed Qaddafi

A video of a Libyan fighter, calling himself Senad el Sadık el Ureybi, has surfaced in which he claims to be the man who killed Muammar Qaddafi, Y Net News reports.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 24, 2011

Cartoon

Another GOP Myth Comes Crashing Down

Cartoonist Nick Anderson shoots down a GOP talking point. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 24, 2011

Dozens of Qaddafi Supporters Appear to Have Been Executed in Libya

Human Rights Watch has discovered the bodies of 53 people, believed to be supporters of former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, that appear to have been executed approximately one week ago.

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By Ted Mann

Oct 22, 2011

Regrets About Qaddafi's Killing

The ignominious end of Col. Muammar Qaddafi should have been in the dock at the Hague, not in a bloody heap in Misurata.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 21, 2011

Qaddafi's Body Is Now a Tourist Attraction in a Misrata Meat Locker

As the Libyan government scrambles to figure out how to bury their dead dictator, curious onlookers with cameras  are flocking to the meat store where his body is being kept. 

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By Eric Randall

Oct 21, 2011

Libyans Aren't Sure How to Go About Burying Qaddafi

Libyan leaders aren't quite sure how to go about the most immediate decision facing them after the former dictator's death: how to go about burying him.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 21, 2011

Piecing Together a Timeline of Qaddafi's Final Moments

There is no shortage of blurry cell phone videos and eyewitness accounts, but everyone is still having a hard time figuring out exactly what happened in Qaddafi's last living minutes.

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By John Hudson

Oct 21, 2011

Libya's Five Biggest Challenges After Qaddafi

With Qaddafi gone and Sirte fallen, scholars and embedded reporters are surveying the wreckage left by 42 years of totalitarian rule.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 20, 2011

Qaddafi's Love Affair with Golden Guns

Like much of the internet, we're fascinated by the now widely circulated image of the Libyan rebel triumphantly holding up the golden gun he took off Muammar Qaddafi's dead body.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 20, 2011

The Internet Remembers the Odd Side of Qaddafi

Qaddafi's the kind of paradox the Internet loves: A brutal dictator and an eccentrict family man with a penchant for flamboyant clothing.

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By Eric Randall

Oct 20, 2011

Obama Addresses Qaddafi's Death

Obama gave Libyans credit while highlighting U.S. role.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 20, 2011

The Despot Wears Prada: How Qaddafi Will Be Remembered

Eccentric, flamboyant, provocative, these are just some of the terms used to describe Qaddafi in his obituaries.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 20, 2011

Does Obama Deserve Credit for Killing Qaddafi?

Minutes after unconfirmed reports of Qaddafi's death broke, pundits started arguing over whether or not Obama deserves credit.

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By John Hudson

Oct 20, 2011

Why Qaddafi's Death Matters

The death of Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi lifts a huge burden off the country's transitional government.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 20, 2011

Qaddafi Killed, Say Libyan Officials

Obama: "This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya"

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

Hillary Clinton's Global Hotspot Tour Heads for Afghanistan

After an unexpected visit to Libya, the Secretary of State made another unannounced stop in Afghanistan, reports The Associated Press. 

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 18, 2011

Obama's Favorite Word: 'Frustration'

Everywhere President Obama looks these days -- protesters, polls, liberals, conservatives, Congress, his own supporters -- he seems to see one thing: frustration.

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By Erik Hayden

Oct 18, 2011

Hillary Clinton Is in Tripoli to Meet with New Regime

On Tuesday, in an unannounced visit, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Libya and made a stop in the capitol city of Tripoli to meet with National Transitional Council officials.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 17, 2011

Libyan Revolutionaries Inch Closer to Victory in Bani Walid

The National Transtional Council claims it has captured 90 percent of the loyalist stronghold

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By Dino Grandoni

Oct 14, 2011

Stat of the Day

Estimated Bill for the Arab Spring: $55 Billion

A firm has estimated the economic consequences to the Middle East uprisings

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 12, 2011

Libyan Government Says They've Captured a Qaddafi Son

But the National Transitional Council has been wrong before

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 12, 2011

Libya's Fighting Guitar Heroes

A picture of a guitar-strumming combatant has emerged from Sirte

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 11, 2011

A Foreign Correspondent's Frustration Spills Out on Twitter

Rob Crilly was apparently unhappy about some edits to a piece on Libya

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By Ted Mann

Oct 8, 2011

A Siege In Sirte As Qaddafi Still Evades Capture

The former Libyan leader's hometown is under intense fire from rebels and NATO

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 3, 2011

The Narrative of Libyan Jewish Renaissance Has Hit a Snag

Libya's sole Jew may not be able to restore a synagogue as planned

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By Adam Martin

Sep 29, 2011

Libyan Fighters Say They've Arrested Qaddafi Spokesman

Early reports are still shaky but if true it would be a huge coup for anti-Qaddafi forces

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 28, 2011

The Foreign Service Officer Who Rants Against the State Department

Peter Van Buren says he's being punished for linking to a WikiLeaks document

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 28, 2011

An Updated Map of Qaddafi Hideout Rumors

The latest rumor places Qaddafi near the Algerian border

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 26, 2011

The Lockerbie Bombing Case Is Officially Closed

The rebel government will not extradite Megrahni

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 26, 2011

The Bitter Rump of Qaddafi Loyalists

Qaddafi fighters are launching attacks from Algeria, Sirte, and Bani Walid

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 23, 2011

Qaddafi's Daughter Says Her Father's Alive and Fighting

It's time for Aisha Qaddafi to power up her propaganda machine again

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 21, 2011

Libya's Latest Tourist Attraction: Qaddafi's Old Homes

Souvenirs and sightseers now roam the deposed leader's old compounds

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By John Hudson

Sep 20, 2011

Watch Obama Address the UN on Libya's Future

The president attends a multilateral meeting on the war-ravage country's future

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 19, 2011

Another Saif-al Islam Sighting, Maybe

The National Transitional Council claims to have seen Qaddafi's son in Bani Walid

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By Ted Mann

Sep 17, 2011

Not Sticking to Script, Qaddafi Loyalists Fight On

Libyan rebels fail to seize Bani Walid, as Qaddafi loyalists count NATO casualties

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 16, 2011

New York Times Kept Qaddafi's Son's Bisexuality Quiet

The newspaper censored WikiLeaks memos at the State Department's request

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 13, 2011

The Carpet Salesman Charged With Hunting Qaddafi

Hisham Buhagiar says Qaddafi is in the southern Sahara

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 12, 2011

Scenes from the New Libyan Leader's Triumphant Tripoli Speech

Challenges confronting Mustafa Abdel-Jalil are forgotten during a jubilant night in Martyr's Square

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 12, 2011

U.S.: Qaddafi's Son Won't Just Be Hanging Out in Niger

But Niger's officials aren't exactly hunting him down, either

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By John Hudson

Sep 12, 2011

Qaddafi's Son Saadi Skipped Town for Niger

The third son of Muammar Qaddafi has been intercepted in the neighboring country

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