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Former Servant Recounts Gaddafi's Final Days

Posted 02.22.2012

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He was one of the last people to see Muammar Gaddafi alive. He was there when the Libyan dictator's convoy was struck by NATO and when he was captured...

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Qaddafi Death Shows He Was Just a Man

Igor Cherstich | Posted 12.26.2011

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Politically speaking, he had already been dead for quite a while. But the widely circulated footage of Qaddafi's corpse, bare-chested and covered in blood, bears a special significance.

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Human Rights Watch: Thousands Of Unsecured Weapons Missing In Libya, Threaten Security

Posted 12.25.2011

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Huge numbers of Libyan weapons are up for grabs in warehouses near Sirte, the New York-based organization Human Rights Watch warned on Tuesday. Hum...

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Desperate Final Weeks For Former Libyan Leader

AP | KARIN LAUB and RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI | Posted 12.25.2011

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MISRATA, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's all-powerful leader for four decades, spent his final weeks shuttling from hideout to hideout in his h...

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Gaddafi Body Kept In Freezer In Misrata Market (VIDEO)

Posted 12.21.2011

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Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's body is being held in a commercial freezer in a Misrata market, Reuters and the Associated Press report. Vid...

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WATCH: How Much Of The World Learned About Gaddafi's Death (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Jade Walker | Posted 12.20.2011

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The news of Muammar Gaddafi's capture and death spread like wildfire across the world on Thursday. Media outlets, world leaders and locals in Libya we...

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NATO To Decide Friday On Libya Campaign

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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BRUSSELS — NATO officials say the alliance's governing body will meet Friday to decide to end the seven-month bombing campaign over Libya. NATO...

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Sirte: Information About City Where Gaddafi Was Born, Killed

Posted 12.20.2011

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Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed dictator of Libya, was killed on Thursday following Libyan fighters' capture of Sirte, the former ruler's hometown. Ac...

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Gaddafi's Iconic Golden Gun Taken After His Death

Posted 12.20.2011

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Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed Thursday in his hometown of Sirte, after National Transitional Council (NTC) forces captured the tow...

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MAP: Where Gaddafi Was Reportedly Killed

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 12.20.2011

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Muammar Gaddafi reportedly has been captured and killed in his hometown of Sirte, which lies along the northern coast of Libya. While much of the n...

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Gaddafi's Maddening 42-Year Rule

AP | KIM GAMEL and LEE KEATH | Posted 12.20.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — During nearly 42 years in power, Moammar Gadhafi ruled with an eccentric brutality. He was so mercurial he turned Libya into an...

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Gaddafi Killed: Libyan Dictator's Demise A Major Step For Peaceful Transition

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 12.20.2011

The reported death of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who has been in hiding since rebels seized his government headquarters in Tripoli in Aug...

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Graphic Photo Reportedly Shows Gaddafi Captured, Killed

Posted 12.20.2011

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After Libyan rebels captured Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte on Thursday, reports surfaced that the ousted Libya leader had been captured and kill...

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Gaddafi Reportedly Killed After Capture Of Sirte

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.20.2011

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Longtime dictator of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed following the capture of his hometown of Sirte. [CLICK HERE FOR LIVE UPDATES] There...

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Libyan Fighters Capture Gaddafi Hometown

AP | CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE | Posted 12.20.2011

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CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE, Associated Press SIRTE, Libya -- Libyan officials and NATO say they cannot confirm reports from revolutionary fighters that o...

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Libyan PM Says Gaddafi Is Reportedly Recruiting Fighters

AP | RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI | Posted 12.19.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya's acting prime minister said Wednesday that ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi is believed to be recruiting fighters from othe...

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Justice for the Liberators of Sirte!

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 12.17.2011

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The international community that made the historic resolution to prevent, by force, the inevitable bloodbath in Benghazi, cannot turn a deaf ear to the rumors of violent acts against civilians.

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Total Liberation This Week? Libya Leader Hopes To Declare Victory

AP | By KIM GAMEL and RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI | Posted 12.12.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya -- A Libyan spokesman said Wednesday that revolutionary forces have captured some fighters close to one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons in th...

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Gaddafi Loyalists Still Fighting, NATO Surprised

AP | CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE and SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 12.11.2011

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SIRTE, Libya — NATO expressed surprise Tuesday at the determined resistance by forces defending Moammar Gadhafi's hometown as heavy fighting per...

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You're a Widow in Libya... Now What?

Sarah Holewinski | Posted 12.10.2011

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Calls for justice after war are made compelling by horrendous stories of wrongdoing and resulting human suffering. But left out are people considered "collateral damage."

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Fighters Make Gains In Last Gaddafi Bastion

AP | CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE | Posted 12.09.2011

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SIRTE, Libya — Libya's revolutionary forces seized a convention center Sunday that had served as a key base for fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhaf...

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Libyan Fighters Claim Capture Of Loyalist Base

AP | CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE and KIM GAMEL | Posted 12.08.2011

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SIRTE, Libya — Libyan revolutionary forces claimed to have captured parts of a sprawling convention center that loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi hav...

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Fighters Assault Gaddafi Hometown, Regime Loyalists Bastion

AP | CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 12.07.2011

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SIRTE, Libya — Revolutionary fighters assaulted Moammar Gadhafi's hometown from all sides Friday in what they hope will be a final all-out offen...

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Fighters Launch New Offensive Against Gaddafi Hometown

AP | CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 12.07.2011

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SIRTE, Libya -- Revolutionary fighters assaulted Moammar Gadhafi's hometown from all sides Friday in what they hope will be a final all-out offensive ...

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PHOTOS: Intense Fighting In Gaddafi Hometown

AP | CHRISTOPHER GILLETTE | Posted 12.07.2011

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SIRTE, Libya -- Revolutionary fighters on Friday assaulted a convention center in the heart of Sirte that forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi turned into ...

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