Showing posts with label Libya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Libya. Show all posts
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Ghaddafi Cartoon Posters
People stand next to caricatures of Moammar Khadafy in Benghazi May 8. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters via Big Picture)
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Shark Meat in Benghazi
People stand next to caricatures of Moammar Khadafy in Benghazi May 8. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters via Big Picture)
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Ghaddafi "Yeah Buddy!"
Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives to give television interviews at a hotel in Tripoli in this March 8, 2011 file photo. The International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said on May 16, 2011 he had requested arrest warrants for Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and the country's spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi on charges of crimes against humanity (Reuters Pictures via Daylife).
Monday, May 16, 2011
ICC Requests Arrest of Libya Regime Trio
A rebel walks next to a cartoon depicting Moammar Gadhafi as Adolf Hitler, holding a book titled 'My green book' in the rebel Media Center in Benghazi, Libya, Monday, May 16, 2011. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, announced Monday that he would seek arrest warrants against the leader of Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and the country's intelligence chief on charges of crimes against humanity (AP Photo via Daylife)
The Financial Times has the story:
The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for Colonel Muammer Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, his son Saif al-Islam, and the head of the country’s intelligence service, Abdullah al-Senussi, accusing them of crimes against humanity.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said his office had “strong evidence” that the three had ordered attacks on civilians in the weeks following the outbreak of the Libyan uprising. “We have direct evidence of each of them involved in the crimes,” he said.
Col Gaddafi had “personally ordered attacks on unarmed Libyan civilians”, in which armed forces shot demonstrators, fired heavy weapons on funeral processions and “placed snipers to kill those leaving mosques after prayers”, the prosecutor said.
The UN Security Council ordered the court to launch an investigation into war crimes in Libya as part of its Resolution 1970 in late February. Mr Moreno-Ocampo’s office will not identify any of the sources it has used in its investigation, but is widely believed to have gathered testimony from defectors of Mr Gaddafi’s regime.
The office says it has not used testimony from sources still within Libya in order not to bring them into danger of reprisals from the regime. But it said it was confident it could prove its case against the three accused....Mr Moreno-Ocampo said co-operation from the UN Security Council, Arab League and African Union had enabled the court to move faster than ever before, investigating and issuing warrants even while war crimes were continuing to occur.
The court has no enforcement powers, relying instead on member states. Mr Moreno-Ocampo explained that the court expected the Libyan government itself to enforce the warrants and deliver Mr Gaddafi to justice.
That prospect seems unlikely, though the three could be arrested if they attempt to travel outside Libya....
Monday, April 25, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Goathead
The head of a goat is hung on the muzzle of a destroyed tank, belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, after an air strike by coalition forces along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011 (Reuters/Suhaib Salem via The Atlantic: In Focus)
Sunday, April 17, 2011
B-1B Lancer Take Off for Libya
A B-1B Lancer strategic bomber takes off from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya, in this U.S. Air Force handout photo dated March 27, 2011. This mission marked the first time the B-1 fleet has launched combat sorties from the continental United States to strike targets overseas (Reuters/U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane via In Focus).
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Qatari Air Force Mirage 2000 Takes Off
A Qatari Air Force Mirage 2000 jet fighter takes off for a mission to Libya from the military airbase base of Souda on the Greek island of Crete, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The Qatar Air Force participates with the French Air Force in joint missions to Libya with Mirage 2000 jet fighters from the Souda Air Base (AP Photo via Daylife)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Libyan Rebel Converted Heli-Rocket Launcher
Libyan rebel fighters look in the distance as black smoke rises on the skyline, unseen, next to a pickup truck on which the rebels have mounted a rocket launcher, normally mounted on a helicopter, near Brega, Libya Wednesday, April 6, 2011. NATO rejected criticism from Libyan rebels over the pace of its military campaign in Libya, saying Wednesday that its airstrikes against Moammar Gadhafi's forces are increasing every day (AP Photo via Daylife).
Monday, April 4, 2011
Libya: Rebel Rocket Launch
Libyan rebels shell pro Gadhafi positions just outside Brega, Libya, Sunday, April 3, 2011 (AP Photo via Yahoo!News)
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Turkey: Dealing with Unrest in Libya and Syria
The Economist wonders if Turkey's Erdogan has a plan:
Libya has thrown AK’s much-vaunted Middle East policy into disarray and further strained ties with America and the EU. As Semih Idiz, a columnist for the daily Milliyet, observes, AK’s approach has been based on friendly relations with existing leaders, no matter how brutish. And although Turkey was quick to scent Mr Mubarak’s defeat, Colonel Qaddafi's future is less clear. Mr Erdoğan warns of a protracted and bloody civil war that could make Libya "a second Iraq." He has suggested that Colonel Qaddafi could yet be involved in a peaceful transition of power, which Turkey could help mediate.
Turkey’s attempts to sit on the fence may be partly explained by self-interest. Some 20,000 Turkish citizens worked in in Libya (they are now mostly repatriated). The country has around $15 billion worth of outstanding contracts which may be scrapped if the rebels prevail.
Yet an even bigger challenge is being posed by neighbouring Syria, where nationwide protests have left scores of civilians dead. Mr Erdoğan is a big friend to Syria’s strongman leader, Bashar Assad, and has urged him to ease his iron grip. Should the violence spread to Syria’s Kurdish-dominated north, thousands might cross the border into Turkey, already home to 14m or so restive Kurds. Mr Erdoğan’s pious base have been incensed by the slaughter of their fellow Sunni Muslims at the hands of Mr Assad’s forces. When it comes to Syria, sitting on the fence may not be an option.
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