‘Why did we even celebrate Gaddafi’s death?’ | Tweeps revisit progress of Libya after leader’s demise

Twitter has become one place to talk about anything from politics to social issues and many users who use it laud it for this community it has created for people with similar interest. In a fresh Twitter trend remembering former Libya Prime Minister, Muammar Gaddafi as they celebrate his upcoming postmortem birthday, June 7th, 1942,... Read More

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January 29, 2015

Must Reads: How Blair colluded with Gaddafi regime in secret, Discuss: Tim Cook is a way better CEO than Steve Jobs was + more

gaRevealed: How Blair colluded with Gaddafi regime in secret. The Guardian To fall in love with anyone, do this. NYTimes The New York Times make s it official: America loves Megyn Kelly. NY Times The Economics of Inclusion. Project Syndicate One Starbucks cup to rule them all? UK Independent Discuss: Tim Cook is a way... Read More

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August 25, 2013

Inside Gaddafi’s harem: Shocking book reveals dictator’s sexual abuse of schoolgirls he kept locked in basement

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi ordered the kidnap of schoolgirls, who were kept as sex slaves, according to an investigation Colonel Gaddafi ordered the kidnap of schoolgirls who were then kept as sex slaves at compound, according to a book on the dictator. One girl, named Soraya, was kidnapped when she was 15 and held for five... Read More

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August 2, 2012

Simon Allison: Why do African presidents keep dying?

by Simon Allison The curse of the African president strikes again. This time, its victim was Ghana’s John Atta Mills, who complained of pains on Monday last week and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. Mills was the latest in a disturbingly long line of African presidents to be unexpectedly and unceremoniously despatched to the Great... Read More

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December 14, 2011

“Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow!” 7 deaths in 2011 that shook the world

by Wilfred Okiche From billionaire inventors, enduring movie stars to most wanted men, 2011 had its fair share of grim reaping. We recall some of the more famous – for those who touched our lives spectacularly – Jobs, Winehouse, Myers, Taylor, Whitfield – we say Rest in Peace. Muammar Gaddafi – It wasn’t a great... Read More

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October 20, 2011

Gaddafi confirmed dead!

by Ifreke Inyang Former Libyan President, Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in a gun battle at Sirte today October 20, 2011. The dictator has been hunted by NATO coalition forces and revolutionary forces in Libya. These new developments come as the revolutionary forces captured his home town, Sirte. Initial reports from CNN and the revolutionary... Read More

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