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Truthdiggers of the Week: The Libyan Defectors

This week we recognize those who would lay down their arms and refuse to assist Moammar Gadhafi’s crimes against his people.

Posted on Feb 25, 2011 READ MORE | 16 COMMENTS

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Libya Wants Defectors’ Jets Back

The Maltese foreign minister says that Libya has demanded the return of two Mirage jets that landed in Malta after their pilots refused to bomb protesters and chose instead to defect.

Posted on Feb 24, 2011 READ MORE | 9 COMMENTS

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Two Libyan Fighter Pilots Defect Rather Than Bomb Protesters

Two Libyan air force colonels landed their Mirage F-1 fighter jets in Malta on Monday, explaining that they were ordered to bomb protesters in Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city, and chose instead to flee.