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NEWS ABOUT: Seif al Islam Gadhafi

Seif al Islam Gadhafi stories: 6 news summaries
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Gadhafi Son: Why the Fuss Over Bomber's Release?

Celebration of Megrahi's return made possible by Brit TV coverage

Aug 28, 09 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi had nothing to do with commerce, Moammar Gadhafi's son tells the Scotland Herald. What's more, he blames the celebration of Megrahi's return on the British news media—“Everyone knew from Sky and the BBC that he was going to land... More »

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oil • Scotland • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Lockerbie • celebration • trade deal • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Gadhafi Son to Bomber:
We Cut Deal With UK for You

Business sec. eyed over ties to younger Gadhafi

Aug 23, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even as Scotland insists its decision to release the Lockerbie bomber was a compassionate one, a conversation between Moammar Gadhafi’s son and the bomber suggests some backroom wheeling and dealing, the Sunday Telegraph reports. A transcript has Saif Gadhafi telling the bomber, “You were on the table in... More »

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oil • terrorism • Scotland • deal • Moammar Gadhafi • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Lockerbie • Lord Mandelson • Pan Am Flight 103 • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi • politics as usual

(Newser) - A British official today denied suggestions that the government struck a deal to free the Lockerbie bomber in exchange for a nice price on Libyan oil, reports the Guardian. "It's not only completely wrong to make such a suggestion, it's also quite offensive," said the business secretary. The... More »

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Gordon Brown • Scotland • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Lockerbie • Britain • Lord Mandelson • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

(Newser) - Opposition parties are turning up the heat on Gordon Brown after Moammar Gadhafi’s son said the fate of the Lockerbie bomber came up often in trade talks between Libya and the UK. Tories say that raises “serious questions” about 10 Downing St.’s role in the release... More »

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United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Scotland • Libya • bombing • David Cameron • Moammar Gadhafi • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Lockerbie • 10 Downing Street • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Gadhafi Son: Lockerbie Kin 'Greedy'

Likely Libya successor rips families of victims
of 1988 attack

Aug 29, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi’s son called the families of Lockerbie victims “very greedy” in their negotiations for compensation, the Independent reports. They leveraged “the blood of their sons and daughters” for “more money and more money" after the 1988 airline attack, said Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, seen... More »

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Scotland • Moammar Gadhafi • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Lockerbie • Britain • terrorist attack

Libya Admits to Torturing Medics

Aug 10, 07 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's son burnished his pro-Western image yesterday by admitting that Libya had tortured 5 nurses and a doctor once accused of spreading HIV among children, the AP reports. Seif al-Islam Gadhafi conceded that the "Benghazi six" were electrocuted and threatened after their 1999 imprisonment, but he did not... More »

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torture • HIV • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • Bulgarian nurses • Seif al Islam Gadhafi • Benghazi six

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