Archive for the ‘Libya’ Category
A Look Inside Libya
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Libya Criticized for Web Censorship
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Libya is being cited by Human Rights Watch for blocking opposition web sites and such other global internet services as YouTube.
Profile of Libya at 40
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Professor Fred Halliday, who has followed Libya closely since the revolution of 1969 profiles the country forty years on:
Fred Halliday, “Libya’s Regime at 40: A State of Kleptocracy,” Open Democracy, Sep. 8, 2009
UK Justice Secretary Straw Admits Lockerbie Bomber Release Was Tied to Trade with Libya
Saturday, September 5th, 2009United Kingdom Justice Secretary Jack Straw admitted that releasing the Libyan man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing case was linked to the British aim to increase trade with Libya.
Libya Marks 40 Years of Rule by Gaddafi
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009On the fortieth anniversary of the takeover by Col. Muammar Gaddafi (also spelled Qaddafi), Libya is taking stock.
Profile of Libya
Friday, March 20th, 2009Italy Seals Libya Colonial Deal
Monday, September 8th, 2008http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7589557.stm
Berlusconi (Italy’s PM) agreed to pay $5B to resolve colonial era disputes.
Money is set to be distributed over a period of 25 years.
Money ends “40 years of misunderstanding” – Berlusconi.
Focus of payment will be on a coastal motorway running from Egypt to the Tunisian Border.
Is it superficial to pay of these type of disputes with money?
How Far Libya and the U.S. Have Come!
Saturday, September 6th, 2008U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met with Libya’s ruler Muammar Qaddafi in Libya. She is the first U.S. Secretary of state to visit Libya since 1953.
See also: Helene Cooper, “Isolation Over, Libyan Leader Meets With Rice,” New York Times, Sept. 6, 2008
