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Libya stories: 76 news summaries

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HERODOTUS WAS RIGHT DEPT

 Vanished Persian Army 
 Turns Up in Sand 

Evidence of 50K doomed soldiers found in Egyptian desert

Nov 17, 09 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Italian archaeologists in Egypt claim to have unearthed evidence of a 6th-century BC Persian military folly once thought mythical. Herodotus described an army of 50,000 Persians sent by their emperor, Cambyses, to destroy an oracle that had spoken ill of his ambitions. The army was, according to lore, beset... More »

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Iran • archaeology • Libya • ancient Egypt • archaeologist • ancient history • Persia • sandstorm • army • Herodotus

WACKY DICTATORS

Gadhafi Hires 200 Hot Italian Women, Tries to Convert Them

Leader also gives out copies of his book

Nov 16, 09 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi hired a couple of hundred attractive Italian women for the night, headed to the Libyan ambassador's place in Rome, shepherded them into a room, and ... tried to convert them to Islam. The Libyan dictator offered $75 for the evening, causing most of the women to assume they’d... More »

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Islam • Italy • Libya • Rome • Moammar Gadhafi • Koran • conversion • Muslim convert

 Gadhafi, Chavez Buddy Up 

Iconic leaders want a 'NATO for the South'

Sep 28, 09 9:54 AM CDT
(AP) - Moammar Gadhafi and Hugo Chavez are strengthening their relationship and finding common ground as two radical former military men who both want to challenge the "imperialism" of wealthy nations and aspire to speak for many poor nations. The Libyan leader plans to meet with the Venezuelan president today and... More »

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Venezuela • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • Hugo Chavez

 Gadhafi: 
 Lockerbie Is 
 Over, 'Legally, 
 Politically, 
 Financially' 

'This problem has been solved to the satisfaction of all parties'

Sep 25, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi tried to leaven his image a bit after his 90-minute UN diatribe by sitting down with the Wall Street Journal yesterday. The Libyan strongman assured reporter Jay Solomon he could "comprehend" the anger of Americans who lost friends and relatives in the Lockerbie bombing. He denied orchestrating... More »

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United Nations • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie • UN General Assembly • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

OPINION

 Gadhafi Rant: Not All Nonsense 

Buried in 96-minute diatribe was a smart UN reform proposal

Sep 24, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - His swine flu conspiracy theories and who-shot-JFK musings may have got the headlines, but Moammar Gadhafi actually made a few good points during his 96-minute monologue at the UN General Assembly, blogs Gideon Rachman. The Libyan colonel is totally right that the Security Council is outdated and doesn't represent the... More »

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(Newser) - Maybe he just needs a good night's sleep (somewhere). Moammar Gadhafi made such a long and rambling speech today—his main point seemed to be to rail against the Security Council's power—that he wore out his first translator. Some odds and ends:
  • He suggested Israel had a hand
... More »

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United Nations • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly

(AP) - In his first appearance at the UN, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi blasted the Security Council and called for the end of the five permanent members' veto power. He also wants to expand the group with additional member states to make it more representative. "It should not be called the... More »

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 NYC 'Burb to Gadhafi: 
 Pitch Your Tent Elsewhere 

Bedford issues stop-work order on Libyan leader's digs

Sep 23, 09 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York town of Bedford has become the latest community to tell Moammar Gadhafi to pitch his tent elsewhere, LoHud.com reports. The town issued a stop-work order to workmen erecting the Libyan leader's Bedouin-style tent on an estate owned by Donald Trump. Officials said no permits required for... More »

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New York • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • tent

updated

Gadhafi May Set Up Tent
on Trump's Lawn

Still no sign of Libyan leader, who couldn't get a hotel

Sep 22, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Donald might have a controversial guest. Moammar Gadhafi is pitching his Bedouin-style tent on private property in the posh New York suburb of Bedford, reports ABC, and the Huffington Post says it's on the estate of none other than Donald Trump. The eccentric Libyan leader—in town for the... More »

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New York • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • tent

Lockerbie Bomber Bids
to Clear Name

Victims' relatives unimpressed with content of new website

Sep 18, 09 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Lockerbie bomber has launched a website that makes available documents from an appeal he mounted before being released for medical reasons, the Telegraph reports. Relatives of the passengers on Pan Am Flight 103 say Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi's site contains nothing new: “It's a lobbying effort. It's almost as... More »

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cancer • terrorism • Scotland • Libya • Lockerbie • Pan Am Flight 103 • bomb victims • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

(Newser) - President Obama today brought his displeasure over the release of the Lockerbie bomber directly to Gordon Brown’s attention, the BBC reports. Obama did not specifically blame Brown, but relatives of those who died are outraged at the release, and the president has called it a “mistake.” The... More »

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terrorism • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Scotland • England • Libya • Lockerbie • prime minister • President Obama • compassionate release • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Minister Who Freed Lockerbie Bomber Has Bro in Oil Biz

Kenny MacAskill's brother has pitched oil business to Libya

Sep 8, 09 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Scottish government minister who freed the Lockerbie bomber has a brother who works in the oil industry and has pitched oil business to Libya, reports the Wall Street Journal. Kenny MacAskill's brother, Allan, spent 20 years at BP, which admits that it lobbied for a prisoner-transfer agreement between the... More »

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oil • Libya • Lockerbie • oil industry • Pan Am Flight 103 • British Petroleum • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi • Kenny MacAskill

 Libya Won't Pay 
 IRA Bomb Victims 

Gaddafi's son rebuffs Brown over compensation for terrorist attacks

Sep 7, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - More messiness in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bomber's release. Following the Scottish government's decision to free Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, victims of IRA attacks in the 1990s have pressed Gordon Brown to petition for compensation from Libya, which allegedly provided the explosive Semtex in at least 10 attacks. Brown first said... More »

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Gordon Brown • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • IRA • Lockerbie • Troubles • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Libyans Paid for Lockerbie Bomber's Terminal Diagnosis

Pressed docs to find that al-Megrahi had just 3 months to live

Sep 6, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Libya footed the bill for medical evidence that suggested the Lockerbie bomber had just 3 months to live, the Sunday Telegraph reports. The Libyan government pushed doctors to make the prognosis, required in Scotland for the release of prisoners on grounds of compassion. “The figure of three months was... More »

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Scotland • Libya • doctor • Lockerbie • diagnosis • Britain • compassionate release • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

(Newser) - A top British official said today that Scotland sent the Lockerbie bomber to Libya to facilitate a multi-million-dollar oil deal. Contradicting PM Gordon Brown, Justice Secretary Jack Straw told the Telegraph that the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi helped BP sign an agreement with Libya. "I’m unapologetic about that,... More »

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Gordon Brown • Scotland • Libya • Jack Straw • Britain • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

 Gadhafi to 
 Urge UN 
 to Abolish 
 Switzerland 

Libyan leader seeks revenge for son's arrest, wants nation busted up

Sep 4, 09 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi plans to urge the United Nations to wipe Switzerland off the map when he visits New York later this month, the New York Daily News reports. The Libyan leader—as part of a vendetta against the Alpine nation that began when his son Hannibal was busted for beating... More »

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 Lockerbie Bomber Fading Fast 

EU cancer specialists flown in to treat al-Megrahi

Sep 2, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The condition of the cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber has taken a sharp turn for the worse in the last few days, the Times of London reports. "The last check-up was very, very bad. He's dying. He is unable to speak to anyone," said the brother of Abdul Baset Ali... More »

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cancer • Scotland • Libya • government • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Brown Didn't Want Lockerbie Bomber to Die
in Prison

Minutes strengthen rumors of oil deal

Sep 1, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - More Lockerbie troubles for Gordon Brown. Newly released documents suggest the UK prime minister didn't want Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi to die in a Scottish prison, the London Times reports. The development will further fuel speculation that Britain tacitly led the push for Megrahi's release in exchange for a... More »

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United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Scotland • Libya • Jack Straw • Lockerbie • prime minister • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi • Kenny MacAskill • justice secretary • prisoner transfer agreement

Family: Lockerbie Bomber 'Too Sick' to Give Interviews

British TV correspondent skeptical, however

Aug 31, 09 8:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 airplane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, and recently released to his native Libya on grounds he was terminally ill, is in hospital and “too sick” to answer questions, his son and doctors tell Britain’s Channel 4 News. Megrahi was wearing an oxygen... More »

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terrorism • Libya • bombing • Lockerbie • terminal illness • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

 Joan Rivers: Move In, Gadhafi! 

Libyan dictator liked her apartment, but changed his mind

Aug 31, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joan Rivers was heartbroken to learn that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi decided not to rent her $25 million New York apartment, she tells the Post. “The Libyan ambassador called and offered over $200,000 a week so he could use it for entertaining. I thought it was great.... More »

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entertainment • New York City • Libya • celebrity • Moammar Gadhafi • Joan Rivers • Moammar Khadafy

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