Posted by: Jayme Johnson on: September 3, 2011
While some of the documents warned Libyan authorities to respect such detainees’ human rights, the C.I.A. nonetheless turned them over for interrogation to a Libyan service with a well-known history of brutality. via Files Note Close C.I.A. Ties to Qaddafi Spy Unit – NYTimes.com.
Posted by: Jayme Johnson on: April 1, 2011
Based on the deal, cited by British newspaper The Telegraph on Thursday, Riyadh would support the Washington-led war on fellow Arab country of Libya, in exchange for the American silence on the brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain. “Saudi officials say they gave their backing to Western air strikes [...]
Posted by: Jayme Johnson on: March 31, 2011
“It is incomprehensible to me that while creditworthy small businesses in Vermont and throughout the country could not receive affordable loans, the Federal Reserve was providing tens of billions of dollars in credit to a bank that is substantially owned by the Central Bank of Libya,” said Senator Bernard Sanders of Vermont, an independent who [...]
Posted by: Jayme Johnson on: February 24, 2011
In a rambling discourse, he blamed the uprising on the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, saying he had drugged the people, giving them “hallucinogenic pills in their coffee with milk, like Nescafe.” via Qaddafi Strikes Back as Rebels Close In on Libyan Capital – NYTimes.com.
