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Africa North
Gaddafi's cousin, closest aide resigns: Al-Arabiya
2011-02-26
(Xinhua) -- Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffy's cousin and one of his closest aides, Ahmed Qadaffy al-Dam, said he resigned from his all posts in Libya, the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya TV said, citing an e-mail sent from al-Dam's office on Friday.
Yes, all things considered, email from a distance seems the best way to do this. Although we older folk would consider it poor manners, I understand it's quite acceptable among the mobile-using generation.
Belonged to Qadaffy's inner circle, Al-Dam is one of the high- ranking Libyan officials and has served as a liaison with Egypt. He has arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo several days ago.

Meanwhile,
...back at the ranch...
 Libya's attorney general, Abdel-Rahman Al-Abbar, also announced his resignation in a video posted on the video- sharing site, Youtube.

The Libyan government has reportedly seen defection of its security forces and resignation of diplomats since the protests broke out.
Posted by:Fred

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