How secret renditions shed light on MI6's licence to kill and torture
In fiction, James Bond drew quite judiciously upon his licence to kill, bumping off just 38 adversaries in a dozen Ian Fleming novels. In each case, the individual received his or her just deserts. In real life, MI6 insists its officers do not kill anyone. "Assassination," its former head Sir Richard Dearlove has said, "is no part of the policy of Her Majesty's government" and would be entirely co
Libya: looking the other way | Editorial
The lack of oversight by Libya's National Transitional Council has created an environment conducive to torture What is going on in Libya is not new. Libyans suspected, sometimes merely because of the colour of their skin, of being Gaddafi loyalists were being tortured and summarily executed throughout the rebellion. A week before Gaddafi himself was caught, sodomised with a knife and killed, Amnes
Should Libya rebuild Gaddafi hometown of Sirte?
The final battle for Muammar Gaddafi's home-town last October was brutal and drawn-out. Hundreds died on both sides, and it is hard to find a building undamaged by bullets or shells. Occasionally you see grotesquely twisted concrete structures, barely recognisable now, that were blown apart by Nato bombs. But the money Col Gaddafi lavished on Sirte is also evident; the neat, whitewashed housing es
Libya Struggles to Curb Militias as Chaos Grows (Published 2012)
A Zintan militia member rested in a housing container in Tripoli.Credit...Jehad Nga for The New York Times TRIPOLI, Libya — As the militiamen saw it, they had the best of intentions. They assaulted another militia at a seaside base here this week to rescue a woman who had been abducted. When the guns fell silent, briefly, the scene that unfolded felt as chaotic as Libya’s revolution these days — a
Opinion | In Libya, Building the Rule of Law (Published 2011)
TRIPOLI, LIBYA — When I first met Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, now the chairman of Libya’s Transitional National Council, in April 2009, he was the beleaguered justice minister in Muammar el-Qaddafi’s Libya, virtually the sole brave voice among senior officials demanding accountability from the country’s security services. He had been brought in as a concession to the restive western city of Benghazi, whe
Qaddafi Son Being Held by Rebels, Rights Group Says (Published 2011)
TRIPOLI, Libya — Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, the son and presumed heir of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, is alive and well and being held by a rebel militia outside the Libyan capital, according to an American human rights organization that was granted rare access to him. But the group said that Mr. Qaddafi had been denied access to legal counsel as he awaited trial on charges of crimes against humanity.
Libya commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj to sue UK government
A Libyan military commander has started legal action against the UK government, which he claims was complicit in his illegal rendition and torture. Abdel Hakim Belhaj said he and his wife were detained in Bangkok in 2004, then transferred to Abu Salim jail, Tripoli. He said he was held there for six years and often tortured. The UK Foreign Office does not comment on intelligence matters, but says
In Strikes on Libya by NATO, an Unspoken Civilian Toll (Published 2011)
When NATO bombs hit an apartment building in Surt, Libya, on Sept. 16, Mahmoud Zarog Massoud's wife was killed.Credit...Tyler Hicks/The New York Times TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO’s seven-month air campaign in Libya, hailed by the alliance and many Libyans for blunting a lethal crackdown by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and helping to push him from power, came with an unrecognized toll: scores of civilian casu
Libya's rebels without a cause
Many feel if security is not guaranteed, rebuilding Libya will be impossible In Libya's capital Tripoli, the ragtag bands of rebel fighters who liberated the city from Muammar Gaddafi's rule just four months ago are beginning to test people's patience. "Your guns are scaring my children," read a sign at a recent demonstration in Martyrs' Square which was attended by thousands of disgruntled Tripol
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