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Moammar El- Gadhafi

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Moammar El- Gadhafi see Qaddafi, Muammar al- .


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; Not too long ago, the thought of Libya and Col. Moammar el- Gadhafi having full diplomatic relations with the United States was about as fanciful as imagining today that Osama bin Laden could be... Read more
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; ...of an American policy toward Libya that goes back more than a decade.Some pundits and officials in the Bush administration see Qaddafi's policies as a capitulation caused by the invasion of Iraq. But Qaddafi has not capitulated, nor did Iraq play a significant... Read more
Qaddafi's new role: peacemaker; Critics accuse him of meddling in other nations, but the Africanleaders he helps pay him homage.(World)
; ...local African affairs, and just anti-West measures. Not everyone is convinced that Qaddafi is a true man of peace. I can't see [Qaddafi] as a peacemaker - what is behind him? asks one senior Western diplomat. It's all money. He has no troops to send anywhere... Read more
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; Gadhafi, al cine La vida del dictador libio Muhamad El Gadhafi va a ser llevada al cine, con su visto bueno, por supuesto. El propio dirigente africano recibió en audiencia al actor que... Read more
EDITORIAL: Rhetoric meets reality with Libya.(Editorial)
; ...foreign policy, it will be even more welcome. One should not downplay the despicable behavior of Libya's dictator, Muammar el-Gadhafi, toward Libyans and the world. After seizing power in 1969 in a country with significant oil reserves, he renounced agreements... Read more
EDITORIAL: Rhetoric gives way to realism on Libya relations.(Editorial)
; ...it will be even more welcome. One should not downplay or forget the despicable behavior of Libya's dictator, Col. Muammar el-Gadhafi, toward Libyans and the world. After seizing power in 1969 in a country with significant oil reserves, he renounced agreements... Read more
EDITORIAL: Reality ascendant.(Editorial)
; ...it will be even more welcome. One should not downplay or forget the despicable behavior of Libya's dictator, Col. Muammar el-Gadhafi. After seizing power in 1969 in a country with significant oil reserves, he renounced agreements and berated the United States... Read more
EDITORIAL: Relations with Libya.(Editorial)
; ...it will be even more welcome. One should not downplay or forget the despicable behavior of Libya's dictator, Col. Muammar el-Gadhafi, toward Libyans and the world. After seizing power in 1969 in a country with significant oil reserves, he renounced agreements... Read more
EDITORIAL: Rhetoric gives way to realism on Libya.(Editorial)
; ...it will be even more welcome. One should not downplay or forget the despicable behavior of Libya's dictator, Col. Muammar el-Gadhafi, toward Libyans and the world. After seizing power in 1969 in a country with significant oil reserves, he renounced agreements... Read more
EDITORIAL: Careful rhetoric will give way to realism on Libya.(Editorial)
; ...it will be even more welcome. One should not downplay or forget the despicable behavior of Libya's dictator, Col. Muammar el-Gadhafi, toward Libyans and the world. After seizing power in 1969 in a country with significant oil reserves, he renounced agreements... Read more

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Muammar al- Qaddafi
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