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What if the biggest mystery surrounding Col. Moammar Gadhafi had nothing to do with his long, brutal reign as the world's most eccentric and violent leader turned pariah? And what if a long-lost letter from a Catholic cardinal who knew Gadhafi's true identity was evidence that could have solved the mystery? To many Libyan people, the biggest question mark about Gadhafi does not involve his repressive and dictatorial rule, delusional statements or brazen lies. Behind closed doors, for years, they've wondered if he is Jewish. Last week the issue came out in the open, as NBC's Richard Engel reported from...

As the NIAC and Trita Parsi story unfolds in the wake of Eli Lake’s bombshell story, it is interesting to note just how it might be that many on the Left are simultaneously reaching the same conclusions (e.g., it’s all a neocon conspiracy, Parsi is besieged by an MEK agent). On Parsi and NIAC’s side is Brown Lloyd James, a PR firm with much experience in this area. The firm’s website tells us: “Brown Lloyd James handled the international launch of Al Jazeera English.” And we also know from news reports that “Brown Lloyd James, a public relations firm with...

Al-Qaida assassins after GadhafiIntelligence suggests Libyan dictator's sudden cooperation due to holy war Posted: December 24, 20035:00 p.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Canadian intelligence suggests al-Qaida-backed militants in Libya want to assassinate Col. Moammar Gadhafi, possibly shedding light on the dictator's sudden efforts to cozy up to the West. Libyan President Col. Moammar Gadhafi (Courtesy: Sky News) Citing a Canadian Security Intelligence Service, or CSIS, report, The National Post reports the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, or LIFG, is waging holy war against Gadhafi in an effort to establish an Islamic state in Libya. "In order to achieve their goals, the LIFG has...

Well, duh. It was another case of the MSM taking the word of a dictator and becoming propaganda outlets for the enemy. Happens time and time again.

The CIA director said he believes Moammar Gadhafi survived a NATO airstrike that reduced much of the Libyan leader's family compound to rubble. Gadhafi has not been seen in public since Saturday's attack, which Libyan officials said killed one of his sons and three grandchildren. Gadhafi was in the building, but survived, Libyan officials have said, providing no details. Asked about Gadhafi's fate since the air strike, CIA director Leon Panetta told the U.S. TV network NBC on Tuesday that "the best intelligence we have is that he's still alive." Libya's deputy foreign minister, Khaled Kaim, said Gadhafi met with...

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One of the sons of Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, is in hiding on an island off the coast of Venezuela, a politician in the South American country has claimed. Orlando Fernandez Medina said sources within the Venezuelan government had told him that one of Col. Gaddafi's sons arrived on the island of Margarita around two days ago. The claim, if shown to be true, could explain why William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, said on Monday that he had reason to believe Col. Gaddafi himself was heading to Venezuela as protests against his regime threatened to topple him from power....

THERE was mounting speculation last night that Libya is poised to accept responsibility for the bombing of Flight Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie in 1988. Senior officials from the UK, United States and Libya will hold a three-way meeting in London today, part of ongoing talks to broker a deal that could lead to the permanent lifting of United Nations sanctions against Libya, and pave the way to finalising a multi-billion pound settlement for victims’ families. Speculation of a break-through has been fanned by a meeting set for the day after the "tripartite" talks in London. US family members of...

THE credibility of the United Nations Human Rights Commission was thrown into question yesterday after Libya secured its chairmanship. Diplomatic coup: Najat al-Hajjaji was elected by an overwhelming majority of African, Asian and Arab member states Amid angry scenes at the commission’s headquarters in Geneva, Libya pulled off a diplomatic coup when Najat al-Hajjaji, its envoy, was voted the chairman by 33 out of the 53 states on the commission. The United States, Canada and Guatemala voted against Libya in the secret ballot. Seventeen countries, including Britain and most of the other Western nations, abstained. All the African, Asian and...