Gadhafi Locked

Dario Castillejos, Cagle Cartoons, Dario La Crisis Feb 26, 2011 Dig deeper

What to Do About the Mad Colonel

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 25, 2011 President Obama pledged that "the entire world is watching" the horror in Libya, but watching isn't nearly enough. There is much more that world leaders -- beginning with Obama -- urgently must say and do. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Britain to Seize Gadhafi’s Billions

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2011 The British treasury suspects that Col. Moammar Gadhafi and his government have more than $30 billion stashed in the U.K., and British authorities are prepared to seize those assets in an effort to force the dictator to step down. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi Blames Revolt on al-Qaida, Drugs

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2011 Besieged Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday issued another rant, blaming the uprising against his rule on the meddling of al-Qaida and the consumption of hallucinogenic drugs. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Backlash Mounts Against Gadhafi

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2011 Support for Col. Moammar Gadhafi in the midst of a Libyan uprising, however much he had, was dwindling Tuesday as former members of his own government joined outside critics in condemning violence against protesters as Gadhafi held fast to his position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libya Brings in the Big Guns Against Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2011 Longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's grip on power has been significantly shaken by protesters in recent days, but Col Gadhafi made it clear Monday that he wasn't ready to go the way of his former counterparts in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt by . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libyan Protest Tops 200

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2011 The death toll in protests against the four-decade-plus rule of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya is now more than 200 people, with 900 injured amid warnings from government media that anyone opposing the regime risked "suicide". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi’s Personal Holy War

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2010 Moammar Gadhafi has had it up to here with Switzerland. First they arrest his son on charges of beating up two servants at a luxury hotel. Then they pass a pretty horrible law banning mosque's minarets. Now, Gadhafi has called for a holy war against the country, a move which has received almost universal denouncement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Next Glenn Beck

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Sep 25, 2009 Dig deeper

No Place for Gadhafi’s Tent

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2009 Libya's Moammar Gadhafi is having a hell of a time finding lodging in the New York area. The Brother Leader and Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (official title) was chased off his country's compound in New Jersey only to have his tent on Donald Trump's property dismantled and his application to pitch in Central Park denied. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We’ll Always Have Paris

Barry Lando / Truthdig Dec 15, 2007 For former "60 Minutes" producer Barry Lando, Moammar Gadhafi's recent visit to France raised some important questions about the West's attitudes toward tyrants. Just whom should we embrace and whom should we flatten with a bit of shock and awe? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Oh Gaddafi! My Gaddafi!

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2006 The U.S. has restored diplomatic relations with Libya and removed it from a list of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism. Dig deeper