15 January 2013 — Morning Star Online (Comment, no byline)
The situation in Mali is directly linked to the Nato mobilisation in 2011 to overthrow the Gadaffi regime in Libya.
Tag: Transitional Council
Video: Libyan rebels cage black Africans in zoo, force feed them flags
3 March, 2012 — RT
A shocking video has appeared on the Internet showing Libyan rebels torturing a group of black Africans. People with their hands bound are shown being locked in a zoo-like cage and allegedly forced to eat the old Libyan flag.
“Friends of Syria” plan war, regime change at Washington’s behest
24 February 2012 — WSWS
The “Friends of Syria” are a gang of political criminals, gathered in Tunisia to plan the latest in a series of destabilization campaigns that have all ended in colonial wars of aggression.
Annus Horribilis: NATO Bombed Libya To The Stone Age By Elena Ostroumova
16 February 2012 — RT
Price of ‘freedom’: Libya’s annus horribilis
NTC will distribute cash to all Libyan families in celebration of the one-year anniversary of Libyan revolution. This comes as standoff between those in power, lawless militias and former Gaddafi supporters continues.
600 Libyans ‘already fighting in Syria’ — RT
29 November 2011 — 600 Libyans ‘already fighting in Syria’ — RT
The Libyan government apparently wants to share its successful experience of overthrowing the Gaddafi regime with like-minded Syrians. It has sent 600 of its troops to support local militants against the Assad regime, according to media reports.
Libya Newslinks 21-22 November 2011
22 November 2011 — williambowles.info
22 November 2011
Declaration of Solidarity: The struggle for a Free Libya continues
Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 18:01
The legal Libyan Jamahiriya leadership is deeply ingrained in the people, because the people are the legal leadership themselves.
Libya Newslinks 19 November 2011
19 November 2011 — williambowles.info
Qaddafi son Saif caught in S. Libya
CBS News
Free Libya TV broadcast an image said to be Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam after his arrest in the south of Libya, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (CBS) Muammar Qaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam — the only wanted member of the ousted ruling family to remain …
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57328137/qaddafi-son-saif-caught-in-s-libya/
Ruin & Rebuild: Warfare worth $300bln Libya windfall — RT
15 November 2011 — RT
Libya has big plans for its post-war future, hoping to be reborn as the next Dubai and having all the necessary sun and beaches, with oil reserves aplenty. British companies are likely to come out on top of those lining up for a piece of the action.
It was France and the UK who initially led the effort to topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Britain, together with France, sent their navy and fighter jets to establish a sea blockade and assault military targets on Libyan territory.
Now the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya says its friends will be rewarded – and these are not just words.
Ruin & Rebuild: Warfare worth $300bln Libya windfall — RT
15 November 2011 — RT
Libya has big plans for its post-war future, hoping to be reborn as the next Dubai and having all the necessary sun and beaches, with oil reserves aplenty. British companies are likely to come out on top of those lining up for a piece of the action.
It was France and the UK who initially led the effort to topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Britain, together with France, sent their navy and fighter jets to establish a sea blockade and assault military targets on Libyan territory.
Now the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya says its friends will be rewarded – and these are not just words.
Fidel Castro: NATO ‘has become the most perfidious instrument of repression the history of humanity has known.’
24 October 2011 — Reuters
HAVANA | Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:53am EDT
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro denounced NATO on Monday for its role in the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, saying the ‘brutal military alliance has become the most perfidious instrument of repression the history of humanity has known.’
‘New’ Libya to be ruled by Islamic law, polygamy permitted
24 October 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation
Islamic sharia law will prevail in liberated Libya and any existing laws that contradict it will be abolished, National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Monday.
‘As an Islamic country, we have adopted sharia as the principal law,’ Abdel Jalil said at a ceremony in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Libya’s transitional government on Sunday declared national liberation.
Jalil cited as an example the law on marriage. Under deposed leader Moammer Gaddafi, who was killed on Thursday in unclear circumstances, polygamy was banned.
‘As an example is the law on divorce and marriage … This law is contrary to sharia and it has been scrapped,’ Jalil said.
RIA Novosti
Gaddafi death: Envoy slams ‘sadistic’ triumphalism — RT
21 October 2011 — Gaddafi death: Envoy slams ‘sadistic’ triumphalism — RT
Dmitry Rogozin (RIA Novosti / Kirill Kallinikov)
Russia’s NATO envoy has written in his microblog that the Western elation over the death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi could have sadistic grounds.
‘The faces of the leaders of ‘world democracies’ are so happy, as if they remembered how they hanged stray cats in basements in their childhoods,’ Russian envoy to NATO and the leader of the Congress of Russian Communities, Dmitry Rogozin, wrote in his twitter status on Friday.
This statement apparently is a reply to the international reaction to the death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed as the forces of the National Transitional Council stormed the town of Sirte on Thursday.
Rogozin currently holds the position of Russia’s envoy to NATO and he was among the first Russian politicians to embrace the opportunities of social networks. He often shares his views on international politics via his Twitter account, and these posts have repeatedly made news in Russian and international media.
Rogozin is also the leader of the Congress of Russian Communities – the organization of ethnic Russians living abroad aimed at protecting their interests and strengthening the ties with the Motherland.
On Thursday evening Rogozin told Russian radio Echo of Moscow that NATO was directly involved in the operation to kill the former Libyan leader. ‘Apparently there were orders that oriented the military servicemen who are in Libya and that directed them to ensure the physical elimination of Gaddafi,’ Rogozin said.
The official added that Russia must make a conclusion from the existing situation. ‘We must bear in mind who we are dealing with in the face of Western democracies,’ Rogozin said.
Saif al-Islam is captured in Zliten – NTC — RT
21 October 2011 — Saif al-Islam is captured in Zliten – NTC — RT
Saif Gaddafi (AFP Photo / Mahmud Turkia)
Colonel Gaddafi’s highest-profile son and heir apparent, Saif al-Islam, has been captured in the western Libyan town of Zliten. Earlier, the eldest son Motassim was killed along with his father.
Saif al-Islam, who was reported either killed or captured in the capturing of Sirte, was thought to be at large in the desert, a member of the National Transitional Council earlier told Al Jazeera TV network.
Meanwhile Motassim’s dead body was shown on local TV lying on a stretcher with his chest bare. The report did not specify where the picture was taken. Apparently Motassim, who used to be a security advisor for Muammar Gaddafi, was captured along with his father and summarily executed. Earlier unconfirmed reports said he had been taken alive.
Some reports say both bodies are now on display for everyone to see, and that people are free to take pictures of themselves with their slain enemies.
The only child of the late Gaddafi who may still be in Libya is Khamis. The military officer was reported killed in late August, but that was at least the third report of his death over the time of the conflict. His whereabouts are unknown.
Other members of the Gaddafi family are in Algeria and Niger. The NTC wants them to be extradited for trial in Libya, but the two neighboring countries refuse to do so.
Libya Newslinks 19-20 October 2011
20 October 2011 — williambowles.info
20 October 2011
NTC claims Gaddafi dead
Russiatoday.ru Today at 13:43
Representatives of the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya claim that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has died of wounds received during his capture in Sirte.
Captured Gaddafi covered in blood – FIRST PHOTO
Russiatoday.ruToday at 13:36
Fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has died of wounds sustained during his capture after NTC forces took over his hometown and stronghold of Sirte.
Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO News: October 20, 2011
20 October 2011 — Stop NATO
- Libya’s National Transitional Council First To Recognize Syrian National Council
- U.S. Backs GCC Allies, Tells Yemeni President To Resign
- Real War Just Starting: Obama’s Fatal Afghan Gambit
- Quadrupling In Two Years: U.S. Spy Drones Swarm In Droves Over Afghanistan Continue reading
War Crime Alert: Sirte destroyed by NTC-NATO offensive in Libya By Chris Marsden
18 October 2011 — WSWS
The Libyan town of Sirte has been all but destroyed and its inhabitants turned into homeless refugees. This situation has gone largely unreported, but those press reports that have emerged paint a picture of a city being reduced to ruins by attacks of the National Transitional Council (NTC) ‘rebels’ and NATO bombing raids against which it has no defense.
NATO Responsible for Crimes against Humanity in Libya
7 October, 2011 — Global Research – Algeria isp
An Urgent Call for Humanitarian Intervention in Sirt and Bani Walid
The disastrous situation of the Libyan cities of Sirte and Bani Walid, which are facing genocide as well as the widespread devastation of their infrastructures.
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: October 6, 2011
6 October 2011 — Stop NATO
- Sirte: Hospital Repeatedly Hit By NATO Bombardments
- Rasmussen: NATO Ready To Build Libyan Proxy Armed Forces
- Iraq: NATO Deal To Allow U.S. Troops To Remain
- Spain: U.S. Expands Missile System To Both Ends Of Mediterranean
- NATO Chief: Interceptor Missile System Fully Operational By 2018
- Germany: Over 1,000 U.S. Paratroops In Massive Jump For NATO Conventional Warfare
- Syria’s National Transitional Council Mirrors Libyan Prototype
- Three NATO Oil Tankers Destroyed In Balochistan
- U.S. To Deploy First Drone Cargo Aircraft To Afghanistan
- Afghan War: Turkey Extends NATO Command In Capital
The slaughter in Sirte By Patrick O’Connor
3 October 2011 — WSWS
NATO countries led by the US, Britain, and France are committing terrible war crimes in the Libyan city of Sirte. In their frenzied drive to crush all remaining resistance in the North African state, NATO and its proxy militia forces aligned with the National Transitional Council are unleashing indiscriminate military force, killing civilians and destroying buildings and infrastructure throughout the urban centre.
Civilians under NATO bombing – Bani Walid eyewitness to RT
3 October 2011 — RT
Civilians fleeing Bani Walid and Sirte say the two Libyan cities fighting off the revolutionary forces are turning into a trap. The eyewitnesses told of no food, no medical aid – and no care for civilians.
Sirte is under random bombardment by the NTC forces, a woman who asked that she be identified as Selma told RT. Just a day ago, Selma fled from Bani Walid, one of the last pro-Gaddafi strongholds fighting off the attacks of the revolutionary forces. She says a mere declaration of loyalty to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi could cost your life there.
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