Last week there was some hope that Russia might be coming on board with the need to do something about the steadily increasing bloodshed in Syria.
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Moscow protests: authorities’ gloves may come off
The protests are small enough, isolated enough, and moderate enough in their aims to fizzle out of their own accord, writes Matthew Clayfield, a freelance correspondent in Vladivostok.
The number crunching that is Iraq is finally done
The whole process had been an imaginary projection of US power in any case — removing the Iraqi people from the picture meant that all attention could be focused on American suffering and the meaning of the war in American life.
Rundle: Cain dissed as a Newt, aka the ultimate black swan, emerges
Well it has been a helluva ride for the Republican Party, as its right-wing base searches for anyone but the passionless and, by American standards, centrist mainstream candidate Mitt Romney.
The Spy Files, where power is visible (and that’s a good thing)
Newspapers and other mainstream media organisations are incapable of guaranteeing confidentiality, no matter what claims they make to their sources.
Was Gaddafi upholding the chemical weapons taboo?
Muammar Gaddafi had perviously agreed to disarm all WMD capabilities but recent evidence suggests he kept undeclared chemical weapons. So why didn’t he use them? asks NAJ Taylor.
As Syrian toll climbs, strategic intervention looms
Syrian protesters have called for the UN and NATO to enforce a no-fly zone in belief it would end the regime’s violent attacks, writes Crikey intern Alexander Cornwell.
Can the peace option work in Syria?
The big news overnight from the Middle East was an announcement from the Arab League that the Syrian government has agreed to the League’s peace plan for Syria.
An interview with Gaddafi’s personal driver
Huneish Nasr served as Muammar Gaddafi’s driver for over 30 years. From a prison cell in Misrata he reveals details about the despot’s final days to Martin Chulov — including the moment of their capture.
From Soviet scraps to backpack drones: the weapons of Libya’s rebels
In the early months, rebel forces fought Colonel Gaddafi’s men using weapons and weapons systems cobbled together using scraps from the Soviet era. As time got on — and thanks to the NATO intervention — rebel weapons became a lot more hi-tech, writes NAJ Taylor.
Who sold Gaddafi his guns?
Arms sales to Libya in the five years proceeding the recent conflict came mostly came from European nations, including Italy ($432m), Serbia ($67m), and the UK ($57m), reports NAJ Taylor.
Condoleezza Rice spills on the foreign leaders she despised
In her new memoir, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reveals her thoughts on leaders from President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan — who she “loathed” — to her old colleague Donald Rumsfeld.
Death of Gaddafi: we like the crazy ones the best, they’re not as scary
By succeeding to overthrow and, eventually, kill Gadaffi, the Libyan people sent a message to the world.
Death of Gaddafi: winning the war, but what about the peace?
Muammar Gaddafi’s death brings to a close the war for liberation that has wracked Libya for much of this year, but pushes to the forefront a host of new issues.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The birth of ‘liberated’ Libya
Crikey readers have their say.
How dictators die
Colonel Gaddafi fought to his last breath, killed while clutching a golden pistol. Such a death is rare for a dictator: they usually escape, stay in power or are captured and killed, writes Andrew Roberts.
Crikey Says: Justice in Gaddafi’s humiliation
The circumstances around the death of Muammar Gaddafi are unclear and likely to remain so. He was filmed injured but alive, and then later died of gunshot wounds, including one to the head.
Media briefs: Jones highlights … angry Coast paper … bleak outlook for Hungry Beast …
Despite claims The Times now has 110,000 paying customers, News International confirmed overnight that around 120 journalists jobs would go from the paper. Plus other media news of the day.
The death of Gaddafi
Crikey media wrap: Muammar Gaddafi, the dictator that ruled Libya for over four decades, is dead. What now for Libya?
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Who shot Gaddafi?
Gruesome images of Muammar Gaddafi’s bullet-ridden body quickly spread across the internet minutes after his death. Who pulled the trigger? asks Tim Gaynor and Taha Zargoun.
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How world leaders responded to Gaddafi’s death
Aj Jazeera captures how world leaders and organisations have responded to Muammar Gaddafi’s death, including reactions from Barack Obama and Silvio Berlusconi.
Gaddafi is dead (or is he?): how Australian media responded
By 12:13am this morning Aj Jazeea broke the news that Gaddafi was dead. Nearly two hours later, The Oz and the ABC caught on. NAJ Taylor captures how the story unfolded in Australia and the UK.
Gaddafi’s bizarre secret shag pad
A cozy double bed, flowery carpets, small lamps, a Jacuzzi and a…gynecological examination room. This was Muammar Gaddafi’s bizarre secret “love den,” writes Babak Dehghanpisheh.
Could Iraq have been another Libya?
Fighting continues in Libya, but only around the handful of remaining Gaddafi strongholds, in one of which the colonel himself may still be entrenched.
