The New Dark Age

1 August 2011 — williambowles.info

Libya rebels hunt ‘pro-Gaddafi infiltrators’
Aljazeera.net
Opposition leaders say they arrested dozens of armed men loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in their eastern bastion, but have suffered a blow in Libya’s west, losing a village at the foot of a key mountain range. At least 63 people suspected of having links to …
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/08/20118191348222791.html

25 Libyan Refugees Found Dead on Boat
Voice of America
August 01, 2011 25 Libyan Refugees Found Dead on Boat Sabina Castlefranco | Rome
The Italian coast guard has found 25 bodies on a refugee boat fleeing Libya. All the other immigrants on board the overcrowded vessel were brought to safety. …
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/25-Dead-Refugees-Found-on-Boat-126514493.html

Libyans start Ramadan fast amid conflict, divisions
msnbc.com
Libyan rebels clean ammunition Monday for an anti-aircraft gun at a front
line checkpoint near Tiji in western Libya. TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI — Libyans
entered the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday with no let-up in the
five-month conflict as Moammar …
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43974409/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/

Libya’s rebels to fight on through Ramadan
AFP
ZINTAN, Libya — They have both gained and lost ground on the plain at the
foot of the Nafusa mountains in western Libya in clashes with Moamer
Kadhafi’s forces, and the rebels plan to fight on during Ramadan. Both
officers and fighters who spoke to …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJiLtve5ctxwdlcI7mmaiDhZSm6Q?docId=CNG.0d79a84244dc2d4f0de55e87d89bcbfb.51

France gives 259-mln-USD Libyan assets to rebels
Xinhua
1 (Xinhua) — France has unlocked 259 million US dollars of previously
frozen Libyan assets for Libyan opposition body, the National Transition
Council (CNT), the foreign ministry announced Monday. “The Minister of
State announced to his interlocutor …
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/01/c_131023483.htm

Phl continues to recognize Libyan government: senior official
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – Despite the raging violence in Libya,
including in its capital Tripoli, the Philippine government continues to
recognize the Libyan government, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del
Rosario said today. …
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=712443&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Australian reportedly killed in Libyan battle
ABC Online
(File photo) Foreign media has reported that an Australian man was killed
and his body mutilated while fighting with rebel forces in Libya last
month. The Australian Embassy in Cairo is investigating a BBC report that
the man, armed only with a pen …
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-01/australian-reportedly-killed-in-libya/2819122?site=newcastle

Even Libya’s Gadhafi Knows a PR Agency Isn’t Optional But Required
Business Insider
Despite the many killings, the whole world condemning his dictatorship, an
official from the Libyan Ministry of Information sent out a pitch letter to
US PR firms in New York and Los Angeles, asking them to “present our just
and fair case to the world. …
http://www.businessinsider.com/even-libyas-gadhafi-knows-a-pr-agency-isnt-optional-but-required-2011-8

Chavez Says Libya’s Qaddafi Sent Him a Letter, Delegation
Bloomberg
By Charlie Devereux – Mon Aug 01 14:25:27 GMT 2011 Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez said Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi sent him a letter delivered
by a delegation that arrived in Caracas last night. Foreign Minister
Nicolas Maduro said he would meet …
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-01/chavez-says-libya-s-qaddafi-sent-him-a-letter-delegation.html

The complexities of Libya’s conflict – News – Mail & Guardian Online
Rebels who seized the government-held town of Ghazaia describe themselves
as “liberators”, but there were no cheers when they rolled in.
http://mg.co.za/article/2011-08-01-the-complexities-of-libyas-conflict/

Libya: What America’s Media Won’t Report | War Is A Crime .org
By Stephen Lendman
Nonetheless, America’s led Libya war may have backfired. In Tripoli, Middle
East/Central Asian analyst Mahdi Nazemroaya told Progressive Radio News
Hour listeners that NATO bombing united Libyans behind Gaddafi to save
their country. …
http://warisacrime.org/content/libya-what-americas-media-wont-report

British DM: Libya’s Rebels Can’t Win — News from Antiwar.com
By Jason Ditz
“The key for the Libyan resolution will be whether or not the close
circle around Colonel Gadhafi realize there’s no point in investing in
him,” insisted Fox. In the meantime, it seems, NATO will just continue on
with a war that it …
http://news.antiwar.com/2011/07/31/british-dm-libyas-rebels-cant-win/

Gadhafi official urges Filipinos to come to Libya – Home » Other …
A visiting Libyan official urged Filipino workers today to return to Libya,
saying its capital was peaceful and violence was confined to
rebel-controlled areas.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=712504&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Libya rebels round up Gaddafi militia but lose village …
By Dominique Soguel, Agence France-Presse
Rebels said they arrested dozens of militiamen loyal to Muamar Gaddafi in
their eastern bastion but suffered a blow Monday in Libya’s west, losing a
village at the foot of a key mountain range.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/9833/libya-rebels-round-up-gaddafi-militia-but-lose-village

Rival rebel factions clash in Libya, 4 dead – USATODAY.com
Libya’s rebels overran the base of a rogue faction suspected of breaking
pro- Gadhafi fighters out of an opposition prison.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-07-31-libya-rebels_n.htm