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U.N. watchdog worries about Gaddafi’s uranium stock
The UN atomic watchdog has told Libya to urgently find a home for yellow cake uranium from the Moamer Kadhafi era left in thousands of deteriorating barrels, a UN envoy said Thursday. Kadhafi renounced efforts to make weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear bombs, in 2003, but a major storage base with the raw uranium was found…
Pentagon chief Panetta sees close partnership with Libya
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday that Tripoli could become an important security partner of Washington as he visited Libya for talks with new regime officials. “We are and will be your friend and partner,” Panetta said at a news conference with Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib.…
ICC urges Libya to hand over Kadhafi’s son
Libya must hand over Seif al-Islam, the son of Moamer Kadhafi, to the International Criminal Court, an official said Saturday, while holding out the prospect of a trial in Tripoli. An ICC spokesman said chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampowould travel to Libya next week for talks with the new regime, as world leaders called on the…
What was actually ‘twirling around’ in Cain’s head
Herman Cain claims that he struggled badly to answer a question about Libya on Monday because he did not get enough sleep. Thanks to the folks over at BuzzFeed, Americans can now see what all of the stuff “twirling around” in the presidential candidate’s head actually was. Watch video below:…
Thoughts on Libya
I’ve been asked about this a couple of times, and Obama’s powerful speech last night creates an opportunity to talk about it: The military action in Libya. I hope Juan Cole is right and I’m wrong on this, but my skepticism is firm. There’s always a chance this could become…
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