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    It appears that the rats, (americanus rodentia) are scurrying for another hole to live in:

    Declining security in Libya results in personnel relocation, agility emphasis

    Due to increased unrest in Libya, a contingent of U.S. forces supporting U.S. Africa Command temporarily relocated in response to security conditions on the ground.

    By U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, United States Africa CommandStuttgart, GermanyApr 07, 2019

    Due to increased unrest in Libya, a contingent of U.S. forces supporting U.S. Africa Command temporarily relocated from the country in response to security conditions on the ground.

    U.S. Africa Command’s mission in Libya involves military support to diplomatic missions, counter-terrorism activities, enhancing partnerships, and improving security across the region.

    U.S. Africa Command remains committed to a secure and stable Libya, which contributes to regional security. U.S. Africa Command is conducting prudent military planning while continuing to assess the security situation. The command is making the personnel adjustments in response to the evolving security situation. U.S. Africa Command will continue to monitor conditions on the ground in Libya, and assess the feasibility for renewed U.S. military presence, as appropriate.

    “The security realities on the ground in Libya are growing increasingly complex and unpredictable,” said U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command. “Even with an adjustment of the force, we will continue to remain agile in support of existing U.S. strategy.”

    The United Nations continues to call for a political solution for a stable and secure Libya. U.S. Africa Command will continue to do its part to support the government and people of Libya.

    United States Africa Command

    What does the military phrase used, "agility emphasis", mean in lay terms? Scuttling away from the fox, like headless chickens?

    Shades of that movie about the ameristani Ambassador being taken out.
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    Can't win with the old chinky sycophant.

    If they stay there, one of his whackjob websites will say they are up to no good.

    If they leave, one of his whackjob websites says they are running away.

    He has a whackjob website for every occasion.


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    Flexibility is an attribute many admire. Along with of course the ability to be inclusive in ones outlook

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    A small price to pay for Tripoli: Between 10 and 35 Russian mercenaries have been kil

    Last week, the bodies of the first Russians killed in Libya’s civil war started arriving back home for burial. Officially,

    Russia isn’t part of the fighting in North Africa, which has been ongoing for several years now.

    In reality, however, Russian combatants have been providing massive support to one side in the conflict, in exchange for which Moscow’s Libyan allies have promised “oil, railways, and highways.”

    Meduza investigative journalist Liliya Yapparova has learned that an infamous Russian private military company has suffered dozens of casualties in Libya.

    She also found some of the mercenaries’ names despite efforts to keep that information secret: even the mercenaries’ bodies are being withheld.


    MORE https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/10...ay-for-tripoli

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    Just airing:
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    Eight years on from Gaddafi’s death, an investigation into how western governments handed over his opponents for detention and torture by Libyan intelligence.

    https://www.aljazeera.com/live/

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    The expected blowback from evil and immoral deeds from the past.

    Won't hear any real challenging and retrospective analysis from the much beloved Western press.
    Naturally...

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    Some opinion pieces on the Libyan "troubles".

    Libyan Peace Talks and Russian Diplomacy 101

    "Libya stands at a precarious watershed between a peaceful political settlement – or further civil war. But at least the two main warring factions this week entered into a process of dialogue when they attended a summit in Moscow hosted by Russia.

    Turkey was the second party at the summit acting as a mediator, along with Russia. Ankara is a staunch supporter of the UN-recognized Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli. Moscow recognizes the GNA too, but it also has strong links with the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar which is based in the eastern city of Tobruk.

    Potentially, the diplomatic process that has got underway could bring an end to nearly nine years of conflict in Libya. The constructive involvement of Russia and Turkey is analogous to what these two nations have achieved in forging a political settlement for ending the war in Syria.


    Arguably, Libya could represent an even more challenging task compared with Syria. At least in Syria there was a central, functioning national state with which to build peace on. By contrast in Libya, there is no unifying national state. The conflict there is more defined as an archetypal civil war, whereas in Syria the conflict was based on the defense of a state in the face of foreign-backed aggression. The task of procuring a comprehensive peace accord in Libya could therefore be more complicated and elusive.


    As Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed out this week: “The Libyan statehood was bombed by NATO in 2011, and we are still facing the consequences of this illegal, criminal escapade, the Libyan people first of all.”


    We may recall that the US and its European NATO allies conducted a seven-month aerial bombing campaign from March-October 2011 in Libya under the false and derisory pretenses of organizing “a humanitarian intervention”. That murderous NATO blitzkrieg resulted in the brutal lynching of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The oil-rich country then became overrun by islamist extremists and warlords, and has remained in a state of chaos ever since. Syria could have fallen by the same nefarious fate of NATO-backed regime change, only for Russia’s military intervention at the end of 2015 to defend the state owing to their long-time alliance.


    The NATO destruction of Libya has had disastrous geopolitical consequences. Extremists travelled from there to wage war against the state of Syria. This covert deployment of militants and weapons trafficking to Syria had the backing of the US and Turkey. That lethal conduit greatly exacerbated the war and death toll in Syria.


    Libya, as a failed state, then became a gateway for millions of refugees from the Middle East and Africa attempting to enter Europe across the Mediterranean Sea. Hundreds of thousands of people have died from drowning in capsized shoddy boats. Crime and human trafficking have burgeoned. And Europe has borne sharp internal political divisions from the destabilizing inward migration.


    For the past nine years, the NATO powers have washed their hands of their criminal destruction of Libya and the horrendous repercussions for the region.


    Russia has shown commendable leadership in trying to piece Libya together through diplomatic engagement.


    As an opinion article in the Washington Post observed: “While President Trump spends his time tweeting insults and threatening to start Middle Eastern wars, Russia is filling the vacuum in international diplomacy. In the case of Libya, ending a bloody conflict at the doorstep of Europe in an oil-rich country is a major deal.”


    The conference in Moscow this week produced a shaky ceasefire. GNA leader Fayez Sarrij signed up to the truce, but the LNA’s Khalifa Haftar left Moscow with-holding his signature, saying that he wanted more time to consider. A truce does seem to be holding, however.


    A follow-up peace summit is taking place this weekend in Berlin, hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two Libyan leaders are expected to attend, as are Russia and Turkey, the two main guarantors. Other nations invited to participate include the US, China, Britain, France and Italy. Arab states which back different factions in Libya are also slated to attend: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE (which support the LNA) and Qatar (which backs the GNA).


    Turkey has reportedly sent militia under its control from Syria to back up the GNA. Relations between Ankara and LNA leader Haftar are volatile. Turkey’s President Erdogan has threatened to deploy Turkish troops to Libya if Haftar’s forces resume their offensive to take over Tripoli.


    Libya’s combustible conditions could yet explode into war, a war which may become another bloody proxy battlefield for international powers.


    Nonetheless, Russia has created a diplomatic space for political progress towards stability and peace in the North African country. Can a government of national unity be formed by the warring sides? It’s not clear if the GNA has the inherent political stability to make a partnership work.


    But one thing is clear. Russia’s diplomatic prowess has salvaged a chance
    for peace out of the unholy mess that NATO left behind."


    Libyan Peace Talks and Russian Diplomacy 101 — Strategic Culture


    LNA’s Haftar Says to Sign Deal With GNA’s Sarraj in Berlin If Conditions Met – Source


    " The LNA commander, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has said during his talks with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias that he would sign a deal with Fayez Sarraj, the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), at the upcoming Berlin conference on Libya if certain conditions are met, a diplomatic source told reporters.

    "Haftar has said that there are some preconditions that he has previously put forward to sign the agreement", the source said, adding that Haftar did not specify them.

    The negotiations between Haftar and Dendias lasted more than an hour and a half. Later on 17 January, Haftar is also expected to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.


    The UN-led conference on the Libyan crisis settlement is scheduled to be held in the German capital on 19 January. Libyan National Army (LNA) head, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and Fayez Sarraj, the head of the rival GNA, are also expected in Berlin.


    Libyan Ceasefire Agreement Envisions Russian Control Over Implementation - Reports

    Last Monday, both Haftar and Sarraj participated in talks aimed at achieving a ceasefire deal in Moscow. However, Haftar left the Russian capital without signing the agreement, explaining that he needed additional time to look into the deal. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced on 16 January that he would dispatch troops to Libya in support of the GNA.

    Libya has been torn apart between the two rival administrations since 2011, when its long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed, with the LNA controlling the east and the Tripoli-based GNA sitting in the country’s west."


    https://sputniknews.com/world/202001171078061960-lnas-haftar-says-to-sign-deal-with-gnas-sarraj-in-berlin-if-conditions-met/

    UN Seeks End to Foreign Interference in Libya at Berlin Peace Conference - Spokesman

    UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hopes his presence at the international conference on Libya in Berlin over the weekend will help end foreign interference in that country’s war and bolster peace negotiations between warring parties, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said during a press briefing.

    "The secretary-general will be heading off to Berlin today to attend the Berlin Conference on Sunday being organized by the Germans," Dujarric told reporters on Friday. "What we hope comes out of Berlin is a renewed demonstration of international unity in supporting the intra-Libyan political process, ending foreign interference, leading to full respect for the UN arms embargo."
    The latest of over a half dozen Libyan peace conferences will attempt to break a deadlock between the nation’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and the rebel Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Gen. Khalifa Haftar.

    For the past nine months Haftar’s LNA have laid siege to the GNA in Tripoli in fighting that has killed hundreds of civilians, thousands of fighters and displaced thousands of people. Haftar’s advance, however, has been stalled on the outskirts of the capital for months.

    Both Haftar and GNA leader Fayez Sarraj are expected to attend the conference in Berlin, according to the latest media reports.
    The GNA is backed by Turkey and Qatar, while Haftar, who backs a rival administration in Libya’s east, has the support of neighboring Egypt, as well as Russia and the United Arab Emirates.

    Libya has been locked in a civil war between rival armed groups since the 2011 overthrow of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi by US- and EU-supported Islamic extremists.

    Also at Friday's press briefing, Dujarric called for the immediate release of Siham Sergewa, an elected member of the House of Representatives, who was seized from her home in Benghazi at night six months ago. Since Sergewa’s violent abduction, her fate remains unknown, Dujarric said.

    https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/2...e---spokesman/

    This is Putin’s world now.


    "Here is what Vladimir Putin’s 2020 has looked like so far.

    The Russian leader went to Damascus, Syria, to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a week ago and then flew to Istanbul the next day for the inauguration of a strategic pipeline that brings Russian natural gas to Turkey and Europe underneath the Black Sea, bypassing Ukraine. Standing next to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Putin called for restraint in Iran-U.S. tensions and for a ceasefire in Libya. Over the weekend, he received German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow and got on the phone to call the leaders of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, countries that support opposing sides in the war in Libya, to make them an offer they could not refuse. By Monday, the Russian leader was receiving the warring factions in Libya in Moscow to broker a cease-fire.

    It’s a frenzied and broad agenda for any leader. And it also tells us something about the new world order that is emerging.

    While President Trump spends his time tweeting insults and threatening to start Middle Eastern wars, Russia is filling the vacuum in international diplomacy. In the case of Libya, ending a bloody conflict at the doorstep of Europe in an oil-rich country is a major deal. It could bring Erdogan and Putin even closer and force Europeans to start thinking in pragmatic terms about working with Russia on energy and security. As Europe starts thinking of a post-American world, Russia is gaining the prestige it never had.

    Russia was always considered a disruptive power while the United States had a track record of establishing “order” in various parts of the world. Post-World War II European unity, supporting democracies after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the equilibrium of military power in Asia or even the efforts to transform the Middle East regimes were, for better of for worse, attempts by Washington to create a friendly and stable order in its own image.

    America used to try to design the world, Russia used to try to sabotage those plans. Now things almost look the other way around.

    Sure, Russia seems to be punching above its weight in terms of economic and diplomatic capacity, but it is shaping events nonetheless. In Syria, Putin altered the course of a civil war that the United States was watching from afar. In Ukraine, Russian intervention has changed the map and dashed Ukraine’s European dreams. In Venezuela, Moscow’s support has been crucial to maintain Nicolás Maduro in power. In the Middle East, Putin is the leader you want a selfie with.

    The decline of U.S. hegemony has been long discussed — the late Harvard professor Samuel Huntington documented five waves of post-World War II American “declinism” back in 1988. His view was that the constant fear of American decline was what led to America’s impressive capacity for constant renewal.

    But Huntington never bargained for a President Trump. Trump doesn’t believe in the U.S.-led liberal order or in its institutions. He has eviscerated the U.S. diplomatic capacity and undermined the idea of a U.S. global role among a substantial portion of the American public. The United States may still have the capacity for renewal, but under Trump, it doesn’t seem to want to — it no longer seems to have faith in itself or its own ideas.

    Right now, the future for Libyans is unclear. If Putin manages to broker a ceasefire over the next few days, political negotiations will take place in Berlin. If all succeeds, Libya will likely emerge as another divided country. There’s always a bargain. For Syrians, Russia’s footprint meant having to learn to live with their torturer. For Ukraine, it was the end of European integration.

    Russia will continue pushing for a world order in which the strong rule the weak and take their territory if they object. It will be an unhappy and unstable world where critics and dissidents are discredited and persecuted. An order in which authoritarianism proudly asserts its legitimacy over democracy."

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...ayworld&wpmm=1
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    Allegedly a copy of the draft "conclusion document.

    Draft conclusions of Berlin conference on Libya call for formation of unified government

    The document also underlines "the important role of neighboring countries in the Libyan stabilization process"

    "The draft conclusions of the upcoming Berlin conference on Libya, a copy of which was made available to TASS on Friday, emphasize the need to form a unified government in the country.

    "We [the participants] support the Libyan Political Agreement as viable framework for the political solution in Libya," the document reads. "We also call for the establishment of a functioning Presidency Council and the formation of a single, unified, inclusive and effective Libyan government approved by the House of Representatives," the document adds.

    The participants also "urge all Libyan parties to resume the inclusive Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process under the auspices of the UNSMIL [the United Nations Support Mission in Libya], engaging in it constructively, paving the way to end the transitional period through free, fair, inclusive and credible parliamentary and presidential elections." The document underlines "the important role of neighboring countries in the Libyan stabilization process."

    "We commit to using all bilateral contacts to urge all Libyan parties to enter into the ceasefire and engage in the intra-Libyan political process under UNSMIL auspices," the document adds.

    The military movements

    Participants in the Berlin conference on Libya call for the termination of all military movements in support of the parties of the conflict.
    "We call for the termination of all military movements by, or in direct support of, the conflict parties, in and over the entire territory of Libya, starting from the beginning of the ceasefire process," the document reads.

    Turkey announced earlier that it would send troops to Libya to support the Government of National Accord (GNA) headed by Fayez al-Sarraj. On January 16, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara had begun the deployment of troops to Libya.

    Security reforms

    The draft conclusions of the upcoming Berlin conference on Libya call for security reforms in the country.
    "We [the participants] call for the restoration of the monopoly of the State to the legitimate use of force," the document reads, adding: "We support the establishment of unified Libyan national security, police and military forces under central, civilian authority, building upon the Cairo talks, and the documents produced there-in."

    Sanctions on those breaching arms embargo

    The draft conclusions of the upcoming Berlin conference on Libya call for sanctions on those who breach the United Nations Security Council arms embargo.

    "We [participants in the conference] commit to unequivocally and fully respect the arms embargo established by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) and the Council’s subsequent Resolutions, including the proliferation of arms from Libya, and call on all international actors to do the same," the document reads.

    "We call on all actors to apply and enforce UNSC sanctions, including through national implementation measures, against those who are found to be in breach of the UNSC arms embargo or the ceasefire."

    A special Committee

    A special Follow-up Committee will be set up under the United Nations aegis to implement the results of the Berlin conference on Libya.

    The international committee will deal with the implementation of the six Libyan settlement "baskets" outlined in the document. They are the ceasefire, weapons embargo, resumption of the political process, reforms in the security sector, economic reforms, and humanitarian law and human rights.

    "We herewith create an International Follow-Up Committee (IFC) in order to maintain coordination in the aftermath of the Berlin summit, under the aegis of the United Nations," the document says.
    According to the document, the committee will meet on a monthly basis at different locations. "At the end of each session, a conclusion acknowledging specific achievements or compliance would be presented," it reads.

    Apart from that, special working groups will meet in Libya or Tunisia twice a months.

    A ceasefire agreement

    The draft conclusions also call on the parties to the Libyan conflict to make a ceasefire agreement.
    "We [the participants] welcome the marked reduction in violence since January 12 and the negotiations undertaken in Moscow on January 14 aimed at paving the way towards a ceasefire agreement," the document reads. "We call for credible, verifiable, sequenced and reciprocal steps, starting with a truce implemented by all parties concerned, including credible steps towards the dismantling of all armed groups and militias by all parties," the document says, emphasizing the need "for the redeployment of heavy weapons, artillery and aerial vehicles and their cantonment."

    "We call upon the United Nations to facilitate ceasefire negotiations between the parties, including through the immediate establishment of technical committees to monitor and verify the implementation of the ceasefire," the document adds.

    Economic reforms

    Participants in the Berlin conference on Libya also call for economic reforms in the country, as can be seen from the draft conclusions of the conference.
    "We support the Economic Dialogue with representatives of Libyan financial and economic institutions, and encourage the implementation of structural economic reforms. To facilitate this dialogue, we support the creation of an inclusive Libyan Expert Economic Commission composed of representatives of the key financial and economic institutions," the document reads.

    The participants also "encourage the establishment of a reconstruction mechanism for Libya supporting development and reconstruction in all regions under the auspices of a new representative and unified government of national accord exercising its authority over all Libyan territory, to develop the severely affected areas."

    Conference on Libya

    An international conference on Libya will take place in the German capital on January 19. According to the German government, the event will involve a number of countries, namely Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Egypt, Algeria, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as organizations such as the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union and the Arab League."

    https://tass.com/world/1110249

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    Putin to take part in Berlin conference on Libya
    Russian president to take part in talks aiming to stop conflict in Libya
    Putin to take part in Berlin conference on Libya


    Pompeo to join Libya conference in Berlin, Greece threatens to veto any solution after Tripoli-Ankara deal

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will take part in this weekend’s Libya peace conference in Germany and voice support for truce efforts, the State Department has said.

    Pompeo will call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from the war-ravaged nation, and a resumption of the UN-backed peace process, AFP quoted a US official as saying.
    Pompeo to join Libya conference in Berlin, Greece threatens to veto any solution after Tripoli-Ankara deal — RT Newsline

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    Quote Originally Posted by Klondyke View Post
    Pompeo will call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from the war-ravaged nation, and a resumption of the UN-backed peace process,
    Is that the same "peace process" that has singly failed to solve the "Libya Problems" for NINE years?

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    What messes the West [one faction in particular] consistently creates unnecessarily.
    In the name of criminally expanding and manipulating the empire.

    Most are easily fooled.
    Expected.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuangLao View Post
    What messes the West [one faction in particular] consistently creates unnecessarily.
    In the name of criminally expanding and manipulating the empire.

    Most are easily fooled.
    Expected.

    Don't be fucking stupid Jeff.

    It was mess anyway because it had descended into a civil war you muppet.

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    It seems from his silly red that Jeff doesn't have a fucking clue what was going on in Libya prior to NATO-led intervention.

    The muppet club has a new member.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    have a fucking clue what was going on in Libya
    I've told you before to buy a more useful mirror 'arry.

    The time to dump your existing one is well past.

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    Waffling again HoHo?

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    It seems from his silly red that Jeff doesn't have a fucking clue what was going on in Libya prior to NATO-led intervention.
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    It was mess anyway because it had descended into a civil war you muppet.
    He surely will not have a clue either what a mess was going on in Iraq prior to the kind "coalition-led" intervention, will he?

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    Here's the idiot lovechild right on cue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Here's the idiot lovechild right on cue.
    More like ginger step-child

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    Some of the empire apologists seemed to have misplaced the knowledge of what Libyan society was before the criminally unjust and imperial invasion/occupation

    Oh well.
    To be expected.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuangLao View Post
    Some of the empire apologists seemed to have misplaced the knowledge of what Libyan society was before the criminally unjust and imperial invasion/occupation

    Oh well.
    To be expected.
    Libyan society was getting bombed by Qadafi, and there was no "imperial invasion/occupation" you daft twat.

    It was an air campaign and a naval blockade to stop Qadafi smuggling in more munitions and blowing the shit out of his own people, who actually had the temerity to not want to be ruled by a murderous dictator.

    Imagine that.

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    ^That was when he asked for a kind help of few friends,


    He also paid a good money to some of them for their kind help...

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    I offer no excuses for Gadaffi

    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Libyan society was getting bombed by Qadafi,
    Funny though that at times the Muslim Brotherhood is "society", and in the next conflict radicals or terrorists.

    Do you have a list of Facit ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    I offer no excuses for Gadaffi
    I wasn't asking for any.

    Funny though that at times the Muslim Brotherhood is "society", and in the next conflict radicals or terrorists.

    Do you have a list of Facit ?
    They don't have much say in Libya and are better known for hanging on the coattails of extremist groups to try and keep themselves relevant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Libyan society was getting bombed by Qadafi,
    What the people of Libya got from Khaddafi free (no need to pay for almost anything), it was't enough for them, he had to bomb them, so Sarko (his photo above didn't go through) had to bomb him (no matter how much he got from him for his election)

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    Nicolas Sarkozy in police custody over Gaddafi allegations
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    French ex-president questioned over claims Libyan regime gave his election campaign €50m


    The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken into police custody to be questioned over allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal election campaign funding from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

    Sarkozy, who was France’s rightwing president from 2007 to 2012, was being questioned on Tuesday morning by police officers specialising in corruption, money laundering and tax evasion at their office in the western Parisian suburb of Nanterre, as part of an inquiry into whether Gaddafi and others in Libya illegally financed his winning election campaign in 2007.

    The investigation is potentially France’s most explosive political financing scandal in decades. Sarkozy has repeatedly denied the allegations, dismissing the claims as “grotesque”.

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    It is the first time police have questioned Sarkozy over the allegations. A French inquiry into alleged illegal campaign funding from Libya was opened in 2013. The inquiry did not name anyone as a suspect, and has centred on claims of corruption, influence trafficking, forgery, abuse of public funds and money laundering.

    Investigators are examining claims that Gaddafi’s regime secretly gave Sarkozy €50m overall for the 2007 campaign. Such a sum would be more than double the legal campaign funding limit, which was €21m at the time. The alleged payments would also violate French rules against foreign financing and declaring the source of campaign funds.

    In April 2012, the investigative website Mediapart published a document it said was signed by a senior Libyan figure stating the regime approved a payment of €50m to “support” Sarkozy’s election campaign.

    Previously Sarkozy and Claude Guéant, a close ally and former minister, claimed documents obtained by Mediapart were false. A French court later declared that certain documents were authentic, allowing them to be used in the long-running investigation.

    Guéant has been officially put under investigation for organised fraud in the Gaddafi inquiry after allegedly receiving a bank transfer of €500,000, which he claimed had come from the sale of two paintings.

    Sarkozy 63, had until now refused to respond to a summons for questioning in the case.

    The investigation appeared to accelerate after Ziad Takieddine, a wealthy French-Lebanese businessman who was close to Gaddafi’s regime, told Mediapart in 2016 that he had personally delivered suitcases stuffed with cash from the Libyan leader as payments towards Sarkozy’s campaign.

    He said he made three trips from Tripoli to Paris in late 2006 and early 2007. Each time he carried a suitcase containing €1.5m to €2m in €200 and €500 notes, he claimed, saying he was given the money by Gaddafi’s military intelligence chief.

    Sarkozy had a complex relationship with Gaddafi. Soon after becoming the French president, he invited the Libyan leader to France for a state visit and welcomed him with high honours. But Sarkozy then put France in the forefront of Nato-led airstrikes against Gaddafi’s troops that helped rebel fighters topple his regime in 2011.

    In March 2011, Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Euronews: “Sarkozy has to give back the money he accepted from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We financed his campaign and we have the proof … The first thing we’re demanding is that this clown gives back the money to the Libyan people.”

    Sarkozy has dismissed the allegations as the claims of vindictive Libyan regime members furious over his participation in the US-led military intervention that ended Gaddafi’s 41-year rule.

    Sarkozy can be held for questioning for 48 hours. A lawyer for Sarkozy could not be reached immediately for comment.

    Another former minister and close ally of Sarkozy, Brice Hortefeux, was also being questioned by police on Tuesday in relation to the Libya allegations, a source close to the investigation told Reuters.

    In January, Alexandre Djouhri, a French businessman suspected by investigators of funnelling money from Gaddafi to finance Sarkozy’s campaign, was arrested in Britain and granted bail after he appeared in a London court.

    Djouhri was returned to pre-trial detention in February after France issued a second warrant for his arrest, ahead of a hearing scheduled for later this month.

    Sarkozy has already been ordered to stand trial in a separate matter concerning financing of his failed re-election campaign in 2012, when he was defeated by François Hollande. That case, known as the “Bygmalion affair”, centres on an alleged system of false accounting used by Sarkozy’s office to conceal an enormous campaign overspend, mainly on the lavish rallies and US-style stadium gigs that cemented Sarkozy’s reputation as a political showman. Sarkozy has denied all allegations in the case.

    Nicolas Sarkozy in police custody over Gaddafi allegations | World news | The Guardian

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