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Qaddafi, Son and Former Defense Aide Buried in Secret Place

The military council in Misurata said a funeral and burial were held at a secret location for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, his son and former defense minister.

 

Autopsy: Gadhafi died from shot to head

Doctors completed the autopsy of Moammar Gadhafi on Sunday, with the chief pathologist confirming the former Libyan leader died of a gunshot wound to the head.

 

The void in GOP debates: Foreign policy

The demise of Moammar Gaddafi is big news around the world. Note to the Republican presidential candidates: This will come as a shock, but there are lots of other countries out there, and what happens in some of them is really important. Anyone who wants to serve as commander in chief should be paying attention.

Senh: They don't want to mention it because then they would have to admit how well Barack Obama is doing in that department - Osama Bin Laden is dead, the Iraq War is officially over and so is the Libyan War. Not bad for something who's supposed to be weak in this area.

 

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, 1942-2011: Qaddafi Killed As Hometown Falls to Libyan Rebels

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, 1942-2011: Qaddafi Killed As Hometown Falls to Libyan Rebels

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, died Thursday as his last stronghold fell to the Libyan forces who drove him from power, officials of Libya’s transitional government said. There were conflicting initial reports of the specific circumstances of his death: some said he was killed in Surt, his hometown; others said he died while fleeing it.

Senh: With the deaths of Moammar Gadhafi and Osama Bin Laden, who would have ever thought that the Obama administration would produce such outcomes. Of course, the Republicans would find a way to spin this negatively on Barack Obama - probably the notion that we shouldn't have gotten involved in the first place.

 

No official word on fate of Gadhafi's son

No official word on fate of Gadhafi's son

Libya's National Transitional Council offered no official confirmation Thursday of the arrest of Moatassim Gadhafi, one of the deposed leader's sons believed to have been captured after a four-hour firefight in Sirte.

 

Anti-Gaddafi fighters say they make gains in Sirte

Libyan forces from Misrata said they wrested control of key buildings in Moammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from his supporters after several days of intense street fighting that left scores dead and wounded.

 

Tripoli’s top tourist attraction: Gadhafi’s compound

Tripoli’s top tourist attraction: Gadhafi’s compound

They arrive by the carload day and night: Liberated Libyans coming to experience Tripoli's latest tourist attraction. It’s called Bab Al-Azizyia, but it is better known as Col. Moammar Gadhafi's compound. For most Libyans it was strictly off-limits during Gadhafi's 42-year reign of Libya – but not anymore.

 

Anti-Gadhafi forces seize port in Sirte

Anti-Gadhafi forces seize port in Sirte

Fighters for Libya's new leadership managed to take over the port in Sirte on Tuesday morning, a senior military commander in Tripoli said.

 

Gaddafi loyalists repel assault on last bastions

Gaddafi loyalists repel assault on last bastions

Diehard loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi unleashed barrages of rockets and mortars to beat back an assault by interim government forces on one of their last bastions in Libya's desert and also held off an advance into his home town.

 

Libyan Rebels Get Seat at U.N. Table

Libyan Rebels Get Seat at U.N. Table

The U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to give Libya's seat in the world body to the former rebels' National Transitional Council which led the rebellion that ousted Muammar Qaddafi. The vote means that a senior council official will be able to join world leaders and speak for Libya at next week's ministerial session of the General Assembly and also participate in meetings.

 

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