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Libya is negotiating with Russia a new deal to buy Russian weapons and to build a nuclear power station, the countries' prime ministers said on Thursday. "The Libyan leadership confirmed its interest in acquiring high-quality products from the Russian defence industry," Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying by Interfax and ITAR-TASS after a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi. "We reached agreement on concrete steps that will enable strengthening of the Libyan armed forces thanks to bilateral cooperation," the Libyan prime minister said. Quoted by RIA Novosti, the Libyan premier also said: "We are working on...

"...The agreements and multi-billion contracts signed during the visit were fully consistent with the interests of both countries, he said.

Scandal surrounding special forces: more than 30 police-, Bundeswehr- and GSG-9- officers apparently trained Lybian collegues; in secret and illegally. They allegedly earned hundreds of thousands of Euros with their activities, now the interior minister of Northrine-Westphalia has filed charges. Düsseldorf - illegal discretionary earnings from Muammar al-Gaddafi: German security officers are facing a volley of reproaches. Without the knowledge of their offices they allegedly flew to Lybia in their free time - to train police officers of the authoritarian regime. "This behavior is completely unacceptable", the interior minister of Northrhine-Westphalia Ingo Wolf (FDP) said and confirmed that in his...

PARIS (AFP) - Libya has reached a major arms deal with the European aerospace giant EADS, the first since a weapons embargo was lifted on Tripoli in 2004 and a potential source of embarrassment for French President Nicolas Sarkozy. French Defence Minister Herve Morin confirmed Friday that a letter of intent had been signed for the sale of Milan anti-tank missiles and a radio communications system worth, according to a Libyan official, 296 million euros (405 million dollars). News of the deal was set to fuel controversy, coming the week after Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia helped broker the release...

Holy Land/CAIR Founder Sentenced This Dallas Morning News article doesn’t mention it, but in addition to his ties to the Holy Land Foundation, Ghassan Elashi was also the founder of the Texas chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations: Holy Land group’s co-founder sentenced. (Hat tip: LC LaWedgie.) Ghassan Elashi, co-founder and former chairman of the now-defunct Richardson-based Holy Land Foundation, was sentenced Thursday to six years and eight months in prison on charges that he did business with a terrorist and violated export laws with his brothers and their company InfoCom Corp. Mr. Elashi was allowed by U.S....

NAIROBI, Kenya – There are thousands of foreign troops inside Somalia and their presence could lead to “an all out war” between Somalia's transitional government and an Islamic group that controls much of the country, according to a confidential U.N. report obtained by The Associated Press. The report dated Oct. 26 cites diplomatic sources in estimating that “between 6,000-8,000 Ethiopians and 2,000 fully equipped Eritrean troops are now inside Somalia supporting” the internationally recognized government and the Islamic group known as the Council of Islamic Courts. Advertisement CSK Auto “Both sides in the Somali conflict are reported to have major...

Tripoli, Libya, 07/25 - Libyan leader Moammar Kadhafi Sunday received in Tripoli President Sulejman Tihic of Bosnia- Herzegovina, who expressed the willingness of the Eastern European country to promote and further strengthen bilateral relations with Libya, official Libyan sources affirmed here Monday. The sources told PANA that President Tihic lauded efforts exerted by the Libyan leader in favour of global security and peace, as well as the establishment of relations based on mutual respect and cooperation between peoples and nations in the world. The Bosnian President, who arrived here Sunday, commended the Libyan leader for his support during the civil...

TRIPOLI (AFP) - Libya was on the verge of building a nuclear bomb before it decided in 2003 to abandon its programme to produce weapons of mass destruction, its leader Moamer Kadhafi has said, according to the country's official news agency. "Libya was on the point of building a nuclear bomb: that is no longer a secret," Kadhafi was quoted on Monday as telling a group of engineers. "The Americans and the International Atomic Energy Agency were well aware." In a dramatic move that has seen his former pariah state returned to the international fold, Kadhafi announced in December 2003...

SAMI AL-ARIAN ADMITS CONSPIRACY IN PLEA AGREEMENT " There is no conspiracy to support terrorism ."  - Ahmed Bedier, spokesman for Tampa chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations From what I’ve been able to gather, there seems to be enough evidence to prove a web of conspiracy . Let’s have a look and see if that’s true! American Muslim Council (AMC)1. Former Spokesman: Faisal Gill.2. Founder: Abdurahman Muhammad Alamoudi.3. Former Director: Erik Vickers 1. Faisal Gill Former spokesman for the American Muslim Council (AMC) Former director of government affairs for the Islamic Free Market Institute (Islamic Institute) in Washington, D.C.,...

Paparazzi magazine publisher Walid Harfouch in the exclusive interview to forUm called who had ordered and executed the arson of his Bentley. The interview was given on December 2 in order to protect Walid Harfouch from possible consequences of publishing the documental evidences against the President’s close circle. “Most likely some high authorities have got to know that we have all information concerning the case. I want this information will be posted before the official publication” commented Harfouch. WH - During our investigation carried out independently from Ukrainian authorities, we have found out the name of real client of the...

ARAB RACISM & ISLAMIC JIHAD!!! Are Militant Muslims DECAPITATING Tourists in S. Philippines? IT'S ARAB MUSLIM FANATICS' RACISM + JIHAD!!! Did Sadistic Saddam attack Arab Kuwaiti 'brothers' tortured them horrifically? IT'S ARAB MUSLIM FANATICS' RACISM + JIHAD!!! Did Sadistic Saddam BUTCHER/GASSED/TORTURED HIS OWN PEOPLE? IT'S ARAB MUSLIM FANATICS' RACISM + JIHAD!!! Do Arab Muslim Militant Hamas/Islamic-Jihad/other 'Palestinian' Militants (& often Fatah - connected to the official 'Palestinian' authority) TARGET BABIES, (not as the West targets terrorists) Yes or no? IT'S ARAB MUSLIM FANATICS' RACISM + JIHAD!!! Did Arab Islamists attack French subways? (1985) IT'S ARAB MUSLIM FANATICS' RACISM +...

Moammar Khaddafy seeks U.S. support as tensions rise in Tripoli Libya has been pressing the United States to quickly forge diplomatic relations. The reason: Libyan ruler Moammar Khaddafy wants to invite President Bush to a celebration. The celebration would be the 36th anniversary of Khaddafy's coup against the Libyan monarchy in 1969. The celebration, scheduled for September, will include leaders from Arab, Europe and Third World nations. Bush has been advised not to attend the celebrations, and the administration prefers to wait until later for any announcement regarding diplomatic relations. On the other hand, the U.S. energy lobby, hungry for...

UP NEXT - NORTH KOREA: No matter how you size it up today's discovery by scientists, and as reported in the New York Times is bad news for North Korea all the way around. Scientific tests have led American intelligence agencies and government scientists to conclude with near certainty that North Korea sold processed uranium to Libya, bolstering earlier indications that the reclusive state exported sensitive fuel for atomic weapons, according to officials with access to the intelligence. The determination, which has circulated among senior government officials in recent weeks, has touched off a hunt to determine if North Korea has also sold...

Libya's Col. Muammar Gaddafi has complained that the US and the rest of the international community have failed to "reward" him appropriately for giving up his weapons of mass destruction programs, and says that this failure is deterring countries like Iran and North Korea from following his example. In an interview to be screened Friday night on Italian television and made available in advance to The Jerusalem Post, the colonel argues that his decision to "withdraw" from WMD programs was a critical factor in US President George W. Bush's reelection. "We know that with this withdrawal we contributed by 50...

LIBYA’S COVERT RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA Though the world, awestruck, is becoming accustomed to the idea of a moderate Mu’ammar Al-Qadhafi offering his friendship to the international community, Libya has maintained quieter ties with the West since the state was ostracized for terror in the 1980s. Canada has maintained relations with the pariah North African nation since the 1960s, when Al-Qadhafi set off the country’s populist “revolution.” From 1986 on, Canada, along with the U.N., the U.S., and other Western countries, imposed sanctions on the country following numerous Libya-sponsored terror attacks, including the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie,...

The United States has formally resumed diplomatic ties with Libya after a 24-year break, the State Department says. Details soon..... Breaking on CNN.com

Bush Record.. Bush, "The Worst President", Stacks Up Very Well The following appeared in the Durham, NC local paper as a letter to the editor. Liberals claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war. They complain about his prosecution of it. One liberal recently claimed Bush was the worst president in U.S. history. Let's clear up one point: We didn't start the war on terror. Try to remember, it was started by terrorists on 9/11. Let's look at the "worst" president and mismanagement claims. FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did. From 1941-1945, 450,000...

<p>We've reached an intriguing moment in the saga of evil regimes and weapons of mass destruction--their presence or absence, and the uncertainty zone between.</p> <p>In Iraq, the U.S. and the United Nations had reason to believe that Saddam Hussein--having invaded his neighbors, harbored terrorists, tortured and murdered hundreds of thousands of his fellow Iraqis, gassed the Kurds, plundered his country, and set a standard in the Middle East of fascist brutality to rival Hitler--was still pursuing weapons of mass destruction. A U.S.-led coalition toppled Saddam's regime. Now the recent U.S. point man for the weapons search in Iraq, David Kay, is saying it looks as if maybe Saddam didn't have any WMDs. At least not significant stocks, at least not that we've found. Mr. Kay's best guess is that Saddam only thought he had a WMD program.</p>

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the 1983 conviction of former CIA (news - web sites) operative Edwin Wilson for selling tons of explosives to Libya, finding that prosecutors knowingly used false testimony and hid evidence that supported his defense. U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes' opinion, written on Monday but made public on Tuesday, vacates Wilson's conviction for selling 20 tons of C-4 plastic explosives to the Libyan government of Col. Muammar Gaddafi (news - web sites). Wilson has been in prison since 1982, serving 52 years for three convictions including the arm sales to Libya....

Confusion as Libya cites conditions for UTA pay-out By Mark John PARIS, Sept. 12 — Libya's offer of compensation for families of the 170 people killed in the 1989 bombing of a French UTA airliner was thrown into doubt on Friday after a key Libyan negotiator unveiled conditions for the pay-out. The offer prompted France to drop its threat to veto the lifting of U.N. sanctions imposed on Libya after the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland. The U.N. Security Council vote on Friday triggered the release of up to $2.7 billion to the families of...

THE 13-0-2 VOTE to lift the arms embargo and ban on flights to Libya was more symbolic than substantive because the sanctions have been indefinitely suspended for over four years. The council imposed the sanctions in 1992 to force Libya to hand over two indicted men for trial in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland. Once they were turned over in April 1999, the council suspended the sanctions indefinitely — but Libya had pressed for the embargoes to be lifted to restore its standing in the international community.

A Libyan charitable organization has offered to begin negotiations with the families of victims of those killed and injured in the 1986 bombing of the La Belle nightclub in Berlin. The Gaddafi International Foundation for Charitable Organisations, a body headed by the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, announced on Thursday that it intends to compensate victims of the bombing of the “La Belle” nightclub in Berlin in 1986, in which three people died. In its statement issued in the German capital, the charity called the decision a "gesture of humanity" while insisting that the pledge was not an admission...

The UN has earned its reputation as the largest anti-self-defense organization in the world. Their lust for depriving individuals of firearms for self-defense is strong and growing. They have been promoting a universal gun registration program in order to set the stage for confiscation. Consider who comprises the UN. Communist China is the largest thugocracy in the world. Other countries suffering from a variety of crooks and thugs include Syria, Sudan, Lybia, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Iran and North Korea. We are supposed to take them seriously because they send their goons all dressed up in suits to UN meetings? The only...

ISRAEL will find itself in front of a Libyan ‘judge’ when it appears in the dock at the United Nations this week over alleged human rights abuses. The UN’s Human Rights Commission - chaired by a diplomat from the North African country that was behind the Lockerbie bombing - will hear Israeli officials defend their country’s record in what is sure to be a stormy encounter in Geneva. It is also certain that Israel’s case will be swept aside in a welter of criticisms of the Jewish state, which will result in condemnatory resolutions, all of which will be approved...

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - At least five factions of the oldest Muslim rebel movement in the Philippines opened talks on reunification Saturday, seeking to strengthen the 1996 peace agreement with the Philippine government, Libyan officials said. A Philippine government representative and the governor of the southern Philippine province of Mindanao were attending the talks, scheduled to last two days, the officials said. The Moro National Liberation Front fought for Muslim self-rule in the southern Philippines in the 1970s. With the help of Libyan mediation, it signed a peace deal with the government in 1996 that granted the region limited autonomy....

Joel Mowbray, "Self-fulfilling tyranny" http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com | Abandoning the United Nations when the recalcitrant body failed to honor its moral obligations, the President did what he had to do, setting the deadline for war. But for that effort to be truly successful-not the military campaign, but the post-Saddam rebuilding of Iraq-he must address the biggest obstacle within his own administration: the State Department. This is not simply a just war, but a necessary one. Not to fight terrorism, but to enforce terms of surrender that have been flagrantly violated at every turn for twelve years. No, fighting terrorism is merely an...

U.S. Could Come Under Scrutiny of the U.N. Rights Commission ENEVA, March 17 — The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, with Libya's ambassador as its chairman, is about to begin an unusual annual session that is likely to focus on the United States record and recent actions. Commission participants said they might hold a "special sitting" to discuss accusations that the United States is violating rights in its handling of people accused of terrorism and in its counterterrorism measures. They also said that during the six-week session the commission could look at any action the United States took in...

In a bid to protect its financing, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has denied Libya a seat on its committee. Accused of supporting terrorism, the nation has been refused by NEPAD due to concern over alienating potential western investors, reported Reuters. NEPAD has agreed to practice democracy and good governance across the continent in return for billions of dollars of private Western financing. It has full support from the G8 group of industrial nations. Libya recently strengthened its campaign to join the group, whose members include Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal and Algeria. However, African diplomats fear that Libyan...

WASHINGTON – China and Russia "are unquestionably the two largest sources of” weapons of mass destruction that end up in the hands of rogue nations dedicated to the destruction of the U.S. That comment from Under Secretary of State John R. Bolton came in a Q&A session after a speech Monday in which he added Cuba, Libya and Syria to the list of rogue terrorist nations, second only to the "axis of evil” first described by President Bush in January when he bestowed that dubious honor on Iraq, Iran and North Korea. "I only had a half an hour to...