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2020-06-12 Africa North

It’s time for Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi to take charge in Libya: official

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Posted by Fred 2020-06-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
File under: Arab Spring

#1 Seif was being groomed to be the replacement for his father Muamar al-Qadafi. Prior to the revolution he had been in contact with the Islamist and anti-Qadafi forces in exile in an effort to end the internal struggle that had grown stronger in the period 2000-2010. To use him to unify Libya may not be as ridiculous as it seems.

Posted by b 2020-06-12 07:56|| 2020-06-12 07:56|| Front Page Top

#2 ^Libyans probably remember the Qadaffi era as the golden age.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-06-12 08:02|| 2020-06-12 08:02|| Front Page Top

#3 In the words of The Doors' Jim Morrison, "Well, I've been down so g-d damn long...."

Posted by Clem 2020-06-12 08:46|| 2020-06-12 08:46|| Front Page Top

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