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mstayman

In a New Libya, Racing to Shed Ties to Qaddafi - 4 views

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Libya Qaddafi Revolution

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  • mstayman on 08 Sep 11
     
    This article talks about all the people that were involved in the Qaddafi regime for security or lack of other opportunity, but then turned and joined the revolution as soon as things got rolling. It would seem that a significant portion of Qaddafi's supporters and employees were in this position.
  • ellie davis on 08 Sep 11
     
    It is a good sign that the rebels pledge to only seek retribution for Qaddafi's highest supporters. If all loyalists were punished, the new democratic Libya would not be off to an auspicious start because they would likely be feared rather than supported.
  • Ben Mittelberger on 08 Sep 11
     
    This really gives me hope for the fledgling Libyan government. They are not seeking to continue a violent revolution, but are instead attempting to recreate a relatively peaceful society out of the rubble of Qaddafi's regime.
Kay Bradley

Why It's Hard to Get Strongmen to Step Down - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • to avoid prosecution
  • maintain wealth gained through corruption
  • or in some cases avoid death at the hands of adversaries
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  • Charles G. Taylor, Liberia
  • he ended up standing trial in an international court for war crimes for his role in neighboring Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war, charged with murder, sexual slavery and using child soldiers.
  • Mr. Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison. It was the first time since the Nuremberg trials that a former head of state was convicted by an international tribunal.
  • Hosni Mubarak, Egypt
  • Mr. Mubarak stepped down in February 2011.Just two months later, the military government to which he handed power arrested him.
  • He was put on trial for a series of charges, at times wheeled into the courtroom on a hospital bed.
  • he was freed this year and escorted by armed guard to his mansion in the Heliopolis neighborhood of Cairo.
  • Muammar el-Qaddafi, Libya
  • Mr. Qaddafi remained defiant even as it became clear he would not maintain his grip on the country, as rebels overran his fortresslike compound and seized full control of Tripoli in August 2011.Just months later in October 2011, Mr. Qaddafi died at the hands of rebel groups while trying to flee.
  • Joseph Kabila, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • was supposed to step down last December at the end of his second term, as constitutionally mandated. But he refused, s
  • his fears for his safety and his wealth.
  • Mr. Kabila first came to office in 2001, after his father, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, was assassinated.
  • he has been widely accused of amassing wealth at the expense of the state
  • Investigators and some government officials say that Mr. Kabila has looted millions of dollars in public assets
  • Elections have been pushed back to December 2018,
Emily Rubin

At Least a Dozen Libyan Officials Flee to Niger - 3 views

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libya Quaddafi

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  • Emily Rubin on 07 Sep 11
     
    Libya's leader Colonel Qaddafi has stepped down, which is monumental progress. Now, more leaders have fled to various other locations, including Niger. It is rumored that Qaddafi is traveling through Niger in a large convoy of 200 vehicles, but most think believe this to be untrue.
  • gtjunur on 08 Sep 11
     
    It's interesting to hear all the rumors surrounding escapes of Gaddafi's forces. There seems to be a large span between the rumors of three vehicles in a convoy, to two hundred vehicles including Gaddafi himself. It would be interesting to hear Niger's perspective on the escapees and why they are being allowed to cross the border.
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