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| Head of Libyan Rebel Government Confirms the Arrest of Seif Al Islam Gaddafi |
| 2011-08-22 |
| Head of Libyan rebel government confirms the arrest of Seif Al Islam Qadaffy ...Proof that a madman with money will be politely received... saying he is now in a secure location. Mr. Mustafa Abdul Jalil, head of the National Transitional Council (NTC), has just confirmed that Seif Al Islam, the most active son of Qadaffy has been incarcerated. Speaking live to Al-jazeera, Abdul Jalil said the council was informed that Seif was incarcerated by the rebels in Tripoli and now he is now in secure hands. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 "rj, expect the second result." I certainly do, Hellfish. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-08-22 19:32 |
| #8 Commies? Islamist fascists? Ha! My money's on the Tuareg. |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-08-22 17:57 |
| #7 Al Jizz: Reports say Mohammad Gaddafi, son of the Libyan leader has escaped from custoday after being captured by opposition fighters yesterday. He was aided by Gaddafi loyalists. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-08-22 13:54 |
| #6 Does anyone know what kind of folk the rebels are? Are they decent chaps we can do business with or are we going to look back fondly on the days when Quadaffi ran things. Rj, as far as I can tell there are three groups: jihadis possibly connected to Al Qaeda and/or the Musim Brotherhood, exiles returned to take their homeland to freedom and democracy, and the Berber tribes taking advantage of the situation to gain some level of independence. The "rebel government" is mostly returned exiles, I believe -- NPR did a piece on the finance minister, who left an economics professorship in California or Oregon or someplace lime that. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-08-22 12:34 |
| #5 Are they decent chaps we can do business with or are we going to look back fondly on the days when Quadaffi ran things. Posted by rjschwarz "Decent chaps" be hard to kom by in these parts Richard. Claims that the West was to blame will soon be heraled, followed by demands for reconstruction aid, followed by political turmoil, trials of revenge, requests for Russian or Chinese military aid, and sectarian violance. Rince - repeat. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-08-22 12:14 |
| #4 rj, expect the second result. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2011-08-22 12:14 |
| #3 I haven't paid a lot of attention to Libya. Does anyone know what kind of folk the rebels are? Are they decent chaps we can do business with or are we going to look back fondly on the days when Quadaffi ran things. LOL. Good question. Nobody seems to have an answer. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-08-22 11:32 |
| #2 I haven't paid a lot of attention to Libya. Does anyone know what kind of folk the rebels are? Are they decent chaps we can do business with or are we going to look back fondly on the days when Quadaffi ran things. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2011-08-22 10:38 |
| #1 Al Jizz: Earlier Al Jazeera spoke to Mohammad Gaddafi, after he had surrendered. There was the sound of gunfire before the phone line went down. But the head of the opposition National Transitional Council told Al Jazeera he was not hurt. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-08-22 01:14 |