Research Topics: Libya

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Economy of Libya - "Libya's centrally planned economy depends primarily upon revenues from the petroleum sector, which contributes practically all export earnings and over half of GDP. These oil revenues and a small population give Libya one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa." - Wikipedia
Great Manmade River - "The Great Man-Made River is a network of pipes that supplies water to the Sahara Desert in Libya, from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System fossil aquifer. It is the world's largest irrigation project. According to its website, it is the largest underground network of pipes and aqueducts in the world. It consists of more than 1,300 wells, most more than 500 m deep, and supplies 6,500,000 m³ of fresh water per day to the cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirt and elsewhere." - Wikipedia
“Libya is Forever Changed by These Events”: Libyan Poet and Scholar Khaled Mattawa on the Pro-Democracy Movement Amid Government Violence - Democracy Now! video - Feb 21, 2011
History of Libya - "The History of Libya includes the history of its rich mix of people added to the indigenous Berber tribes. For most of their history, the people of Libya have been subjected to varying degrees of foreign control. The modern history of independent Libya began in 1951." - Wikipedia
Islam in Libya - "Most Libyans adhere to the Sunni branch of Islam, which provides both a spiritual guide for individuals and a keystone for government policy. Its tenets stress a unity of religion and state... the Muammar al-Gaddafi regime has explicitly endeavored to reaffirm Islamic values..." - Wikipedia
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Muammar al-Gaddafi - Wikipedia
Politics of Libya - "Libya has no formal constitution. The country's political system is theoretically based on the political philosophy in Muammar al-Qadhafi's Green Book, which combines socialist and Islamic theories and rejects parliamentary democracy and political parties." - Wikipedia

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Libyan official: Gadhafi son killed in NATO airstrike; threat issued - "One of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's sons -- Saif al-Arab Gadhafi -- was killed in a NATO airstrike... three of Moammar Gadhafi's grandchildren also died in the attack..." - CNN - May 1, 2011
Who Are the Rebels Fighting Libyan Government Forces? - "... who is this opposition and who are the rebels fighting Ghadafi’s forces? - VOA - March 30, 2011
A Debate on U.S. Military Intervention in Libya: Juan Cole v. Vijay Prashad - Democracy Now! video - March 29, 2011
Libyan rebels celebrate victory in Ajdabiya - "They acknowledge that Western airstrikes on Libya were crucial to turning the tide in the eastern city. But even with such support, how far they can advance toward Tripoli is uncertain." - The Christian Science Monitor - March 26, 2011
Democracy and Hypocrisy in Libya - "Hamid Dabashi: Foreign intervention using crimes of Gaddafi to strengthen their hold on Northern Africa" - The Real News Network video - March 21, 2011
U.S. takes lead in Libyan airstrikes - "... the U.S. took the lead in the initial assault in an effort to cripple the Kadafi regime's air defenses along the coast." - Los Angeles Times - March 19, 2011
How Qaddafi is blackmailing oil markets - "Push me too far, and I’ll push global oil prices through the roof, seems to be the message of Col. Muammar Qaddafi as he launches the first strikes on Libya's oil assets." - The Christian Science Monitor - March 10, 2011
Gadhafi forces hammer Libyan rebels on eastern front - ",,, the government seems to have gained the upper hand for now in its counteroffensive against the rebels over the past few days." - The Washington Times - March 8, 2011
Who are Libya's sub-Saharan Africans? - "Libya's sub-Saharan African population has gotten a lot of attention. They're not all mercenaries and they aren't just from one or two places." - March 7, 2011
Air strikes hit rebel-held towns in east Libya - "Chavez, Gaddafi agree on offer to send int'l representatives to Libya to mediate between factions; rebel chair refuses talks with Gaddafi." - The Jerusalem Post - March 3, 2011
Libyans in "Liberated" Eastern Cities Balance Self-Government with Supporting Tripoli Resistance: Anjali Kamat Reports - Democracy Now! video - Feb 28, 2011
Post-Gadhafi Libya Could Be Chaotic - What can happen when a ruler is toppled? - "Libyan Islam is Sufi, is moderate, is socially conservative, it’s not militant Sunni Muslim, it’s not Shia Muslim, and therefore I don’t see (it) as a being a threat. And so the idea that you’ll end up with one or two Islamic caliphates or emirates is nonsense..." - VOA - Feb 26, 2011
Libya: How Gaddafi became a Western-backed dictator - "... in the late 1990s secret negotiations for a rapprochement with the US and other Western governments began. First, UN sanctions were lifted in 1999 and by 2006 the US lifted its own sanctions and normalised relations... European leaders flocked to Libya with greedy businesspeople hanging on to their coat tails and before long several European oil companies were back in business, with banks, airlines and hotel chains following. Former British Labour PM Tony Blair and scandal-plagued, right-wing Italian President Silvio Berlusconi played leading roles in the process." - Links - Feb 25, 2011
Getting Rid of Gaddafi: An Opposition Call to Arms - Time - Feb 25, 2011
Thousands Fleeing Libyan Violence Cross Into Tunisia - VOA - Feb 24, 2011
Fleeing Egyptians Tell of Qaddafi’s ‘Bloodbath’ Across Libya - Bloomberg - Feb 24, 2011
Inside Story - Embattled but defiant - "A former member of Gaddafi's closest circle gives an insight into the Libyan leader's state of mind." - Aljazeera video - Feb 24, 2011
'Ex-minister says Gaddafi ordered Lockerbie bombing' - The Jerusalem Post - Feb 23, 2011
Factbox: Italy and Libya share close investment ties - "Flush with petrodollars, Libya has been buying stakes in Italian companies, while Italian companies have clinched contracts for energy and infrastructure projects in the North African state. Libya supplies a quarter of Italy's crude oil needs, and is also a key provider of gas." - Reuters - Feb 23, 2011
WikiLeaks cables portray Gaddafi as a master manipulator - The Jerusalem Post - Feb 23, 2011
Liberated from Gaddafi, Eastern Libya Looks to the Future - Time - Feb 23, 2011
Libyan Leader's Delusions of African Grandeur - "In 2008, Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi invited 200 kings and traditional rulers from sub-Saharan, mainly non-Arab Africa to witness his crowning of as the continent's "King of Kings." - Time - Feb 22, 2011
'Gaddafi is not a president. He is a leader of a revolution' – video - "Libyan leader says he will not step down despite nationwide revolt against his rule, vowing to die in Libya as a martyr" - guardian.co.uk - Feb 22, 2011
Chaos and Bloodshed Continue as Gaddafi Loses His Grip on Power - "Libya tipped towards all-out civil war on Tuesday, as the chaos from a week-long revolt deepened, with reports of bodies lying in the streets of the capital Tripoli and parts of eastern Libya entirely out of the control of Muammar Gaddafi's regime." - Time - Feb 22, 2011
Seif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi, Libyan Leader's Son, Threatens To Fight to the Very Last Bullet and Warns: "Rivers of Blood Will Flow Through All the Cities of Libya" - MEMRI TV - video - Feb 21, 2011
Crushing Libya's revolt - "The unrest in Libya started as a series of protests, but was met by a fierce security crackdown." - Aljazeera video, Inside Story - Feb 21, 2011
Gaddafi's Son: Last Gasp of Libya's Dying Regime? - "After the bloodiest few days in Libya's modern history — in which over 200 people are estimated to have been killed in clashes with security forces — the son of the country's leader Muammar Gaddafi told Libyans on state-run television that "rivers of blood" would flow with "thousands" of deaths if the uprising does not stop." - Time - Feb 21, 2011
Cameron: Libyan crackdown on protesters 'appalling' - The Jerusalem Post - Feb 21, 2011
World Oil Prices Soar After Libyan Unrest - VOA - Feb 21, 2011
Libya revolt spreads to Tripoli - "Gunshots heard in capital amid reports of army units defecting in Benghazi and tribal leaders criticising government." - Aljazeera video & report - Feb 21, 2011
State Dept.: US 'gravely concerned' about Libya - The Washington Post - Feb 20, 2011
Spotlight Libya - "Will those demanding that long-serving Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi step down be successful?" - Aljazeera video - Inside Story - Feb 18, 2011
Anti-Government Protests Break Out in Libya - VOA - Feb 16, 2011
Libya’s Islamic reform model - "Gadhafi enlists a surprising ally in his jihad against Islamists — dervishes." - Global Post - May 30, 2011