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Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, Son of Moammar Gadhafi, Is Captured in Southern Libya

Nov 19, 2011 5:41 AM CST

Gadhafi Son Is Captured

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi caught in southern Libya

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's son apparently never made it out of Libya. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, who was once being groomed to take over for his father, has been captured in the southern part of the country, reports AP . He was apparently trying to flee to Niger when he and two aides...

US Renegade Group Sought $10M to Aid Gadhafi

Renegade US Group Wanted to Help Gadhafi—for $10M

Nov 18, 2011 4:30 AM CST

Renegade US Group Wanted to Help Gadhafi—for $10M

... and one of group's members is running for governor of Montana

(Newser) - Terrorism expert Neil Livingstone hopes to be Montana's Republican nominee for governor next year—but voters may be turned off by his involvement in a bizarre scheme to help Moammar Gadhafi get out of Libya. Livingstone and the rest of his team—a veteran CIA officer, a Republican political...

Libya's Jibril:
'Foreign Powers'
Had Gadhafi
Killed

Nov 14, 2011 2:20 PM CST

Libya's Jibril: 'Foreign Powers' Had Gadhafi Killed

'He was the black box of the whole country'

(Newser) - Former Libyan opposition Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril suspects Moammar Gadhafi was “killed based on a request by a certain foreign power” who wanted him to remain “silent forever,” he told Bloomberg in a recent interview. He says if he’d had his way, Gadhafi would have been...

Gadhafi Slept With 'Four or Five Women Each Day': Aide

Nov 14, 2011 8:05 AM CST

Gadhafi Slept With 'Four or Five Women Each Day': Aide

And he was addicted to Viagra, former manservant claims

(Newser) - You may want to wait until after breakfast to read on: A chef who once cooked for Moammar Gadhafi shared some pretty sordid tales about the late dictator in yesterday’s Sunday Times, the Daily Mail reports. The chef, Faisal, recalls that while he was cooking dinner for Prince Andrew...

How Libya
Became
'Hillary's War'

Oct 31, 2011 11:56 AM CDT

How Libya Became 'Hillary's War'

Secretary of state became a central figure

(Newser) - In the early days of the Libyan uprising, Hillary Clinton was skeptical of the US playing a role in unseating Moammar Gadhafi. But less than a month after it began, the secretary of state had become a “strong advocate” of the idea, according to one administration official. From then...

Gadhafi Son Claims Innocence

Oct 31, 2011 8:18 AM CDT

Gadhafi Son Claims Innocence

ICC says it has evidence Saif hired mercenaries to attack civilians

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent has told the International Criminal Court that he is innocent of the charges against him. The ICC, however, says it has evidence that Saif al-Islam Gadhafi—who has been using intermediaries to explore his options for surrender —is guilty of war...

Why Arab Intellectuals
Missed Arab Spring

ANALYSIS

Oct 30, 2011 7:39 AM CDT

Why Arab Intellectuals Missed Arab Spring

No Thomas Paines, no Vaclav Havels—and maybe that's a good thing

(Newser) - The Arab Spring protests that have roiled the Middle East for the past 10 months may have ousted dictators and brought more democracy to the region, but they've done so with precious little help from the Arab world's intellectuals, writes Robert Worth in an analysis in the New ...

Hague Holds 'Indirect'
Talks With Gadhafi Son

Oct 28, 2011 11:03 AM CDT

Hague Holds 'Indirect' Talks With Gadhafi Son

'Informally' discussing Saif al-Islam's potential surrender

(Newser) - The International Criminal Court has spoken indirectly with Moammar Gadhafi’s son regarding his possible surrender , chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo tells the AP . “Through intermediaries, we have informal contact” with Saif al-Islam, the ICC says in a statement. “The office of the prosecutor has made it clear that...

Libya: Gadhafi's Killer
Will Be Prosecuted

Oct 28, 2011 7:59 AM CDT

Libya: Gadhafi's Killer Will Be Prosecuted

Misrata fighters reject call for investigation

(Newser) - Libya's National Transitional Council says it will try to bring Moammar Gadhafi's killer to justice. A spokesman for the NTC—which until recently insisted that Gadhafi had been killed in crossfire, despite video of the wounded dictator being attacked and sodomized by rebels—told the al-Arabiya channel that...

Gadhafi Son May Surrender
to World Court

Oct 26, 2011 1:53 PM CDT

Gadhafi Son May Surrender to World Court

Saif al-Islam is on the run, wanted for war crimes

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's one-time heir apparent is apparently out of options and looking to turn himself in to the world court in the Hague, reports Reuters . Saif al-Islam Gadhafi has been on the run since Sirte fell and is said to be near the Niger border. He and top Gadhafi...

Gadhafi Buried at
Secret Desert Site

UPDATED

Oct 25, 2011 7:50 AM CDT

Gadhafi Buried at Secret Desert Site

Libyan dictator is buried at dawn with son Mutassim

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's final journey was from a meat locker in Misrata to a grave in a secret desert location. A National Transitional Council spokesman says the bodies of the dictator, his son Mutassim, and his former defense minister "were buried at dawn in a secret place with proper...

Gadhafi Sodomized by Fighter; Burial Tomorrow

Oct 24, 2011 5:55 PM CDT

Gadhafi Sodomized by Fighter; Burial Tomorrow

Video shows rebel assaulting him with knife or stick

(Newser) - While Libyan rebels say Gadhafi will be buried tomorrow, it appears one freedom-fighter sodomized the former leader during his capture and murder last week. A closer look at video of the scene shows a rebel inserting a stick or knife into Gadhafi's rear end as he is dragged from...

53 Gadhafi Supporters Apparently Executed

says human rights watch

Oct 24, 2011 8:14 AM CDT

53 Gadhafi Supporters Apparently Executed

Bodies found in abandoned Sirte hotel on Friday

(Newser) - Troubling news out of Libya: Human Rights Watch discovered the bodies of 53 people yesterday—apparent Gadhafi loyalists who appear to have been executed in the garden of a Sirte hotel. The decomposing bodies, which looked to have been killed between Oct. 14 and 19, were found in an area...

'80s Sitcom Nailed Year
of Gadhafi's Death

'80s Sitcom Nailed Year of Gadhafi's Death

Matthew Perry's 'Second Chance' had him sent to hell in July 2011

(Newser) - Somebody's ouija board deserves a raise. In this scene from the pilot of Matthew Perry's short-lived 1987 sitcom Second Chance, Moammar Gadhafi is seen dying and meeting St. Peter ... in 2011. ( BuzzFeed picked up on it.) OK, so the show predicted he'd bite the big...

After 42 Years,
Libya Declares
Itself Liberated

Oct 23, 2011 10:14 AM CDT

After 42 Years, Libya Declares Itself Liberated

Jubilant event celebrates end of Gadhafi regime

(Newser) - The rebels have become rulers, as Libya today declared itself free after 42 years under the iron grip of Moammar Gadhafi. "We declare to the whole world that we have liberated our beloved country, with its cities, villages, hill-tops, mountains, deserts, and skies," said an official at the...

Gadhafi Died of
Shot to Head:
Autopsy

Oct 23, 2011 8:32 AM CDT

Gadhafi Died of Shot to Head: Autopsy

Pathologist will release full report to attorney general

(Newser) - Little surprise here, but an autopsy has concluded that Moammar Gadhafi died of a gunshot to the head. The report was conducted today by Libya's chief pathologist amid international concern over the circumstances of the strongman's death, in light of widespread images of a bloodied but alive Gadhafi...

In His Final Days,
Gadhafi Tired
of Struggle

Oct 23, 2011 6:46 AM CDT

In His Final Days, Gadhafi Tired of Struggle

Aide describes dictator's end, hiding around Sirte

(Newser) - Long accustomed to luxury, Moammar Gadhafi spent his last days shuffling between safe houses in a residential section of Sirte, eking out an increasingly frustrated existence on pasta and rice his guards swiped from empty houses, reports the New York Times . “He would say: ‘Why is there...

Gadhafi Hid a Ton of Money

Oct 22, 2011 11:47 AM CDT

Gadhafi Hid a Ton of Money

Libyan officials estimate he squirreled away $200B

(Newser) - The Libyan people may have reason to despise Moammar Gadhafi a little bit more: The country's senior officials estimate that the fallen leader's squirreled-away wealth topped the $200 billion mark. As the Los Angeles Times points out, that breaks down to about $30,000 per Libyan, some 30%...

Libya to Declare
'Liberation'
Tomorrow

Oct 22, 2011 10:01 AM CDT

Libya to Declare 'Liberation' Tomorrow

Elections will follow in months; Gadhafi still on ice

(Newser) - Libya's new leaders say they will declare liberation tomorrow, a move that will start the clock for elections after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of Moammar Gadhafi. The National Transitional Council is expected to hold elections for a constitutional assembly within eight months, then organize parliamentary...

Gadhafi's
Last Words:
'Do You Know
Right From Wrong?'

Oct 21, 2011 3:49 PM CDT

Gadhafi's Last Words: 'Do You Know Right From Wrong?'

His body is being kept in a market freezer until investigation is over

(Newser) - A translation by Sky News of the video showing the chaotic moments after Moammar Gadhafi's capture zeroes in on what appear to be his final words, reports MSNBC . "What you are doing is not allowed in Islamic law," he shouts to his captors. "What you are...