The rise and fall of Colonel Muamar Gadaffi
The rise and fall of Colonel Muamar Gadaffi
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Rwanda takes custody of Libyan-owned shares in the Laico Hotel
The Rwandan government has frozen Libyan hotel assets, taking custody of Libyan-owned shares in the Laico Hotel in Kigali. Finance Minister John Rwangombwa told Reuters: "It is true Laico Hotel assets are frozen. But that freezing here means removal of Libyan influence in the management of the hotel and stopping any transfer of resources to the Libyan government or its beneficiaries.
"Valuation of assets will be done in the near future. Currently, the former chairperson of the board of SOPROTEL, the company which owns the hotel, is the one running the hotel as we look for a professional manager." The hotel would revert to its former name of the Umubano Hotel, he said.
The Libyan African Investment Portfolio (LAP) has a 60 per cent stake in SOPROTEL - while the Rwandan government holds the rest, Rwangombwa said. LAP also owns majority shares in telecoms firm Rwandatel, whose licence was revoked last week for failure to meet obligations.
-Al Jazeera
The Rwandan government has frozen Libyan hotel assets, taking custody of Libyan-owned shares in the Laico Hotel in Kigali. Finance Minister John Rwangombwa told Reuters: "It is true Laico Hotel assets are frozen. But that freezing here means removal of Libyan influence in the management of the hotel and stopping any transfer of resources to the Libyan government or its beneficiaries.
"Valuation of assets will be done in the near future. Currently, the former chairperson of the board of SOPROTEL, the company which owns the hotel, is the one running the hotel as we look for a professional manager." The hotel would revert to its former name of the Umubano Hotel, he said.
The Libyan African Investment Portfolio (LAP) has a 60 per cent stake in SOPROTEL - while the Rwandan government holds the rest, Rwangombwa said. LAP also owns majority shares in telecoms firm Rwandatel, whose licence was revoked last week for failure to meet obligations.
-Al Jazeera
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Talk of Gaddafi leaving "ridiculous" says son
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tripoli March 10, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Chris Helgren
PARIS | Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:49pm EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, said in an interview broadcast on Monday that it was "ridiculous" to imagine the Libyan leader leaving and that allied air strikes were counter-productive.
The interview took place at the weekend in Tripoli. On Monday, rebels in the city of Misrata scorned reports Gaddafi had agreed to a ceasefire, after his forces fired rockets there and fought intense house-to-house battles.
"We want to bring forward a new elite of youths to govern the country and manage local affairs. We want new blood, that's what we want for Libya's future. But to talk of (Gaddafi) leaving, that's truly ridiculous," Saif told French news channel BFM TV.
"If the West wants democracy, a new constitution, elections, well we agree. We agree on this point but the West must help us to provide a propitious climate. But all these bombings, this support given to rebel groups, all that is counter-productive."
London-educated Saif, who has tended to be Libya's most Western-friendly face, said that even if Gaddafi did leave, the unrest would not end in Libya, where scores have died in fighting between Gaddafi's troops and a ragtag rebel army.
"(Gaddafi's) departure would not change anything because the Libyan people would not allow these groups of terrorists to run Libya," he said. "The question is: how to get rid of these armed militias? Because these militias cannot govern."
-Reuters
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tripoli March 10, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Chris Helgren
PARIS | Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:49pm EDT
PARIS (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, said in an interview broadcast on Monday that it was "ridiculous" to imagine the Libyan leader leaving and that allied air strikes were counter-productive.
The interview took place at the weekend in Tripoli. On Monday, rebels in the city of Misrata scorned reports Gaddafi had agreed to a ceasefire, after his forces fired rockets there and fought intense house-to-house battles.
"We want to bring forward a new elite of youths to govern the country and manage local affairs. We want new blood, that's what we want for Libya's future. But to talk of (Gaddafi) leaving, that's truly ridiculous," Saif told French news channel BFM TV.
"If the West wants democracy, a new constitution, elections, well we agree. We agree on this point but the West must help us to provide a propitious climate. But all these bombings, this support given to rebel groups, all that is counter-productive."
London-educated Saif, who has tended to be Libya's most Western-friendly face, said that even if Gaddafi did leave, the unrest would not end in Libya, where scores have died in fighting between Gaddafi's troops and a ragtag rebel army.
"(Gaddafi's) departure would not change anything because the Libyan people would not allow these groups of terrorists to run Libya," he said. "The question is: how to get rid of these armed militias? Because these militias cannot govern."
-Reuters
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My Years As Gaddafi's Nurse
by Oksana Balinskaya
I checked the dictators heart and lived in luxury. But when revolution came, I realized the cost. In this week's Newsweek, Oksana Balinskaya talks about what it was like being the nurse for Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
I was just 21 when I went to work for Muammar Gaddafi. Like the other young women he hired as nurses, I had grown up in Ukraine. I didnt speak a word of Arabic, didnt even know the difference between Lebanon and Libya. But Papik, as we nicknamed himit means little father in Russianwas always more than generous to us. I had everything I could dream of: a furnished two-bedroom apartment, a driver who appeared whenever I called. But my apartment was bugged, and my personal life was watched closely.
Oksana Balinskaya worked as Gaddafis Nurse. (Photo: Joseph Sywenkyj for Newsweek)
For the first three months I wasnt allowed to go to the palace. I think Papik was afraid that his wife, Safia, would get jealous. But soon I began to attend to him regularly. The job of the nurses was to see that our employer stayed in great shapein fact, he had the heart rate and blood pressure of a much younger man.
We insisted that he wear gloves on visits to Chad and Mali to protect him against tropical diseases. We made sure that he took his daily walks around the paths of his residence, got his vaccinations, and had his blood pressure checked on time.
The Ukrainian press called us Gaddafis harem. Thats nonsense. None of us nurses was ever his lover; the only time we ever touched him was to take his blood pressure. The truth is that Papik was much more discreet than his friend, the womanizer Silvio Berlusconi. Gaddafi chose to hire only attractive Ukrainian women, most probably for our looks. He just liked to be surrounded by beautiful things and people. He had first picked me from a line of candidates after shaking my hand and looking me in the eye. Later I learned he made all his decisions about people at the first handshake. He is a great psychologist.
Papik had some odd habits. He liked to listen to Arab music on an old cassette player, and he would change his clothes several times a day. He was so obsessive about his outfits that he reminded me of a rock star from the 1980s. Sometimes when his guests were already waiting for him, he would go back to his room and change his clothes again, perhaps into his favorite white suit. When we drove around poor African countries he would fling money and candy out the widow of his armored limousine to children who ran after our motorcade; he didnt want them close for fear of catching diseases from them. He never slept in a tent, though! Thats just a myth. He only used the tent for official meetings.
We traveled in great style. I accompanied Papik to the United States, Italy, Portugal, and Venezuela, and whenever he was in a good mood, he asked us if we had everything we needed. We would get bonuses to go shopping. And -every year Papik gave all his staff gold watches with his picture on them. Just showing that watch in Libya would open any door, solve any problem that we had.
I got the impression that at least half the population of Libya disliked Papik. The local medical staff was jealous of us because we made three times more than they didover $3,000 a month. It was obvious that Papik made all the decisions in his country. He is like Stalin; he has all the power and all the luxury, all for himself.
When I first saw television pictures of the Egyptian revolution I thought, nobody would ever dare to rise against our Papik. But there was a chain reaction after Tunisia and Egypt. If Papik had passed his throne to his son Saif when he still had a chance, I believe that everything would have been all right. People would not be dying right now.
I got out of Tripoli at the beginning of February, just in time. Two of my friends stayed behind, and now they cant leave. I had a very personal reason for wanting to get out: I was four months pregnant, and I was beginning to show. I feared that Papik would not approve of my Serbian boyfriend.
Papik will probably never forgive me my betrayal. But I realize I did the right thing to flee Libya. My friends all told me I should think of my future baby and run. Now Papiks closest partners are also running from him. And he is forcing his children and our two remaining Ukrainian colleagues to stay and die by his side.
As told to NEWSWEEKs Anna Nemtsova in Mogilnoye, Ukraine.
by Oksana Balinskaya
I checked the dictators heart and lived in luxury. But when revolution came, I realized the cost. In this week's Newsweek, Oksana Balinskaya talks about what it was like being the nurse for Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
I was just 21 when I went to work for Muammar Gaddafi. Like the other young women he hired as nurses, I had grown up in Ukraine. I didnt speak a word of Arabic, didnt even know the difference between Lebanon and Libya. But Papik, as we nicknamed himit means little father in Russianwas always more than generous to us. I had everything I could dream of: a furnished two-bedroom apartment, a driver who appeared whenever I called. But my apartment was bugged, and my personal life was watched closely.
Oksana Balinskaya worked as Gaddafis Nurse. (Photo: Joseph Sywenkyj for Newsweek)
For the first three months I wasnt allowed to go to the palace. I think Papik was afraid that his wife, Safia, would get jealous. But soon I began to attend to him regularly. The job of the nurses was to see that our employer stayed in great shapein fact, he had the heart rate and blood pressure of a much younger man.
We insisted that he wear gloves on visits to Chad and Mali to protect him against tropical diseases. We made sure that he took his daily walks around the paths of his residence, got his vaccinations, and had his blood pressure checked on time.
The Ukrainian press called us Gaddafis harem. Thats nonsense. None of us nurses was ever his lover; the only time we ever touched him was to take his blood pressure. The truth is that Papik was much more discreet than his friend, the womanizer Silvio Berlusconi. Gaddafi chose to hire only attractive Ukrainian women, most probably for our looks. He just liked to be surrounded by beautiful things and people. He had first picked me from a line of candidates after shaking my hand and looking me in the eye. Later I learned he made all his decisions about people at the first handshake. He is a great psychologist.
Papik had some odd habits. He liked to listen to Arab music on an old cassette player, and he would change his clothes several times a day. He was so obsessive about his outfits that he reminded me of a rock star from the 1980s. Sometimes when his guests were already waiting for him, he would go back to his room and change his clothes again, perhaps into his favorite white suit. When we drove around poor African countries he would fling money and candy out the widow of his armored limousine to children who ran after our motorcade; he didnt want them close for fear of catching diseases from them. He never slept in a tent, though! Thats just a myth. He only used the tent for official meetings.
I got the impression that at least half the population of Libya disliked Papik. The local medical staff was jealous of us because we made three times more than they didover $3,000 a month. It was obvious that Papik made all the decisions in his country. He is like Stalin; he has all the power and all the luxury, all for himself.
When I first saw television pictures of the Egyptian revolution I thought, nobody would ever dare to rise against our Papik. But there was a chain reaction after Tunisia and Egypt. If Papik had passed his throne to his son Saif when he still had a chance, I believe that everything would have been all right. People would not be dying right now.
I got out of Tripoli at the beginning of February, just in time. Two of my friends stayed behind, and now they cant leave. I had a very personal reason for wanting to get out: I was four months pregnant, and I was beginning to show. I feared that Papik would not approve of my Serbian boyfriend.
Papik will probably never forgive me my betrayal. But I realize I did the right thing to flee Libya. My friends all told me I should think of my future baby and run. Now Papiks closest partners are also running from him. And he is forcing his children and our two remaining Ukrainian colleagues to stay and die by his side.
As told to NEWSWEEKs Anna Nemtsova in Mogilnoye, Ukraine.
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From Marc Nkwame in Arusha, 11th April 2011
THE Arusha-based African Court of Justice and Human Rights has summoned the troubled Libyan leader, President Muammar Gaddafi and his regime to appear before the court for violating human rights.
Gaddafi's regime, according to a statement from the court has been ordered to appear before the court to face charges of "massive violations of human rights" for killing peaceful demonstrators in the early days of the Libya's uprising.
Mr Kamel Grar, the Senior Information and Communication Officer for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights stated here that the "order for provisional measures" issued by the court unanimously declares that the "government of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" must also immediately refrain from any action that would result in loss of life or breach human rights.
The court has also summoned the Tripoli regime to appear before the court to explain what measures have so far been taken to implement the order which was dispatched to them about two weeks ago.
The African court on human and peoples' rights which is located in the Majengo-Burka area in the Arusha City suburbs and presided by Justice Gerald Niyungeko of Burundi, is the continent's equivalent of the European court of human rights.
The legal action against Gaddafi's regime was reportedly initiated by another continental body, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
The court documents state that the commission has received "successive complaints against Libya". Peaceful demonstrations in the Libyan cities of Benghazi, al-Baida, Ajdabiya, Zawiya and Derna were "violently suppressed by security forces" who "opened fire at random" on 19 February, the commission alleges.
It also accuses President Gaddafi's forces "excessive use of heavy weapons and machine guns against the population, including targeted aerial bombing", which amount to "serious violations" of the right to life, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.
The indictment refers to other international condemnations, including the initial UN Security Council resolution on 26 February that criticized them regime for violation of human rights and the Arab League's call for an end to violence.
The order is signed by 12 judges, including the court's president and vice-president
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was a regional court that was created initially to make judgments on African Union states' compliance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
It came into being on January 25, 2004 with the ratification by fifteen member states of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights Establishing the AfCHPR.
On July 1, 2008, during the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the court merged with the African Court of Justice following a decision by member states at a June 2004 African Union Summit.
The Arusha-based court is now known as the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
THE Arusha-based African Court of Justice and Human Rights has summoned the troubled Libyan leader, President Muammar Gaddafi and his regime to appear before the court for violating human rights.
Gaddafi's regime, according to a statement from the court has been ordered to appear before the court to face charges of "massive violations of human rights" for killing peaceful demonstrators in the early days of the Libya's uprising.
Mr Kamel Grar, the Senior Information and Communication Officer for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights stated here that the "order for provisional measures" issued by the court unanimously declares that the "government of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" must also immediately refrain from any action that would result in loss of life or breach human rights.
The court has also summoned the Tripoli regime to appear before the court to explain what measures have so far been taken to implement the order which was dispatched to them about two weeks ago.
The African court on human and peoples' rights which is located in the Majengo-Burka area in the Arusha City suburbs and presided by Justice Gerald Niyungeko of Burundi, is the continent's equivalent of the European court of human rights.
The legal action against Gaddafi's regime was reportedly initiated by another continental body, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
The court documents state that the commission has received "successive complaints against Libya". Peaceful demonstrations in the Libyan cities of Benghazi, al-Baida, Ajdabiya, Zawiya and Derna were "violently suppressed by security forces" who "opened fire at random" on 19 February, the commission alleges.
It also accuses President Gaddafi's forces "excessive use of heavy weapons and machine guns against the population, including targeted aerial bombing", which amount to "serious violations" of the right to life, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.
The indictment refers to other international condemnations, including the initial UN Security Council resolution on 26 February that criticized them regime for violation of human rights and the Arab League's call for an end to violence.
The order is signed by 12 judges, including the court's president and vice-president
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was a regional court that was created initially to make judgments on African Union states' compliance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
It came into being on January 25, 2004 with the ratification by fifteen member states of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights Establishing the AfCHPR.
On July 1, 2008, during the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the court merged with the African Court of Justice following a decision by member states at a June 2004 African Union Summit.
The Arusha-based court is now known as the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
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Waziri wa ngazi ya juu aliyekimbia Libya ameonya kuwa Libya huenda ikaingia katika vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe na nchi hio kuwa "somalia mpya".
Akizungumza hadharani kwa mara ya kwanza tangu kuingia Uingereza, Moussa Koussa ameambia BBC umoja wa Libya ni muhimu sana.
Ametoa matamshi hayo huku waasi wakikataa pendekezo la Muungano wa Afrika wa kusitisha mapigano.
Muungano wa Afrika unasema Kanali Muammar Gaddafi amekubali mpango huo,lakini siku ya Jumatatu vikosi vyake vilivamia mji wa Misrata.
Baada ya majuma nane ya mapigano,majeshi yanayomuunga mkono Gaddafi yamefanikiwa kuwazidi nguvu waasi na kuwasukuma upande wa mashariki mwa Libya,lakini vikosi vya Nato vimezuai majeshi hayo kwenda mbele zaidi.
Bwana Koussa alikuwa waziri wa mambo ya nje wa Kanali Muammar Gaddafi hadi siku 12 zilizopita,alipohamia London.
BBC Swahili - Habari - Libya itakuwa 'Somalia mpya' aonya Koussa
Akizungumza hadharani kwa mara ya kwanza tangu kuingia Uingereza, Moussa Koussa ameambia BBC umoja wa Libya ni muhimu sana.
Ametoa matamshi hayo huku waasi wakikataa pendekezo la Muungano wa Afrika wa kusitisha mapigano.
Muungano wa Afrika unasema Kanali Muammar Gaddafi amekubali mpango huo,lakini siku ya Jumatatu vikosi vyake vilivamia mji wa Misrata.
Baada ya majuma nane ya mapigano,majeshi yanayomuunga mkono Gaddafi yamefanikiwa kuwazidi nguvu waasi na kuwasukuma upande wa mashariki mwa Libya,lakini vikosi vya Nato vimezuai majeshi hayo kwenda mbele zaidi.
Bwana Koussa alikuwa waziri wa mambo ya nje wa Kanali Muammar Gaddafi hadi siku 12 zilizopita,alipohamia London.
BBC Swahili - Habari - Libya itakuwa 'Somalia mpya' aonya Koussa
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Gaddafi summoned to appear before Arusha court
From Marc Nkwame in Arusha, 11th April 2011 @ 18:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 114
THE Arusha-based African Court of Justice and Human Rights has summoned the troubled Libyan leader, President Muammar Gaddafi and his regime to appear before the court for violating human rights.
Gaddafi's regime, according to a statement from the court has been ordered to appear before the court to face charges of "massive violations of human rights" for killing peaceful demonstrators in the early days of the Libya's uprising.
Mr Kamel Grar, the Senior Information and Communication Officer for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights stated here that the "order for provisional measures" issued by the court unanimously declares that the "government of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" must also immediately refrain from any action that would result in loss of life or breach human rights.
The court has also summoned the Tripoli regime to appear before the court to explain what measures have so far been taken to implement the order which was dispatched to them about two weeks ago.
The African court on human and peoples' rights which is located in the Majengo-Burka area in the Arusha City suburbs and presided by Justice Gerald Niyungeko of Burundi, is the continent's equivalent of the European court of human rights.
The legal action against Gaddafi's regime was reportedly initiated by another continental body, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
The court documents state that the commission has received "successive complaints against Libya". Peaceful demonstrations in the Libyan cities of Benghazi, al-Baida, Ajdabiya, Zawiya and Derna were "violently suppressed by security forces" who "opened fire at random" on 19 February, the commission alleges.
It also accuses President Gaddafi's forces "excessive use of heavy weapons and machine guns against the population, including targeted aerial bombing", which amount to "serious violations" of the right to life, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.
The indictment refers to other international condemnations, including the initial UN Security Council resolution on 26 February that criticized them regime for violation of human rights and the Arab League's call for an end to violence.
The order is signed by 12 judges, including the court's president and vice-president
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was a regional court that was created initially to make judgments on African Union states' compliance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
It came into being on January 25, 2004 with the ratification by fifteen member states of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights Establishing the AfCHPR.
On July 1, 2008, during the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the court merged with the African Court of Justice following a decision by member states at a June 2004 African Union Summit.
The Arusha-based court is now known as the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
From Marc Nkwame in Arusha, 11th April 2011 @ 18:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 114
THE Arusha-based African Court of Justice and Human Rights has summoned the troubled Libyan leader, President Muammar Gaddafi and his regime to appear before the court for violating human rights.
Gaddafi's regime, according to a statement from the court has been ordered to appear before the court to face charges of "massive violations of human rights" for killing peaceful demonstrators in the early days of the Libya's uprising.
Mr Kamel Grar, the Senior Information and Communication Officer for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights stated here that the "order for provisional measures" issued by the court unanimously declares that the "government of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" must also immediately refrain from any action that would result in loss of life or breach human rights.
The court has also summoned the Tripoli regime to appear before the court to explain what measures have so far been taken to implement the order which was dispatched to them about two weeks ago.
The African court on human and peoples' rights which is located in the Majengo-Burka area in the Arusha City suburbs and presided by Justice Gerald Niyungeko of Burundi, is the continent's equivalent of the European court of human rights.
The legal action against Gaddafi's regime was reportedly initiated by another continental body, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
The court documents state that the commission has received "successive complaints against Libya". Peaceful demonstrations in the Libyan cities of Benghazi, al-Baida, Ajdabiya, Zawiya and Derna were "violently suppressed by security forces" who "opened fire at random" on 19 February, the commission alleges.
It also accuses President Gaddafi's forces "excessive use of heavy weapons and machine guns against the population, including targeted aerial bombing", which amount to "serious violations" of the right to life, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.
The indictment refers to other international condemnations, including the initial UN Security Council resolution on 26 February that criticized them regime for violation of human rights and the Arab League's call for an end to violence.
The order is signed by 12 judges, including the court's president and vice-president
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was a regional court that was created initially to make judgments on African Union states' compliance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.
It came into being on January 25, 2004 with the ratification by fifteen member states of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights Establishing the AfCHPR.
On July 1, 2008, during the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the court merged with the African Court of Justice following a decision by member states at a June 2004 African Union Summit.
The Arusha-based court is now known as the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
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Libyan rebel leadership set to reject Moussa Koussa in mediation role
Benghazi's interim ruling council unimpressed by former foreign minister's scaremongering speech in Doha
Chris McGreal in Benghazi guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 12 April 2011 20.20 BST
Moussa Koussa could be a valuable source of intelligence on Gaddafi but rebel leaders are unwilling to accept him. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters
If Moussa Koussa wanted to win the confidence of the revolutionary leadership in Benghazi to act as a mediator in Libya's uprising he would have done well not to have warned that the country risks becoming a "new Somalia". Libya's rebel leadership scoffs at what it regards as scaremongering by Koussa in his statement, read on the BBC, which also called for a democratic dialogue in order to avoid the division of the country. All of that sounded remarkably like the views of Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, to the rebels.
Koussa did not say that Gaddafi should resign, raising questions for the rebels about how far the former foreign minister has distanced himself from the regime and his value as a mediator, after Britain permitted him to travel to Doha for an international conference on the future of Libya that includes members of the revolutionary leadership.
The interim ruling council in Benghazi has yet to formally respond to the news of Koussa's presence at the Doha talks. But Essam Gheriani, a member of the revolutionary coalition, said that he could not see any role for Gaddafi's former foreign minister.
"If he tries to act as mediator, it's going to be futile, a wasted effort. Our conditions have been repeated more than once by the provisional council that any proposal would have to include the removal of the Gaddafi family altogether and their departure from Libya. That is the only proposal that would even be considered for negotiations," he said. "I do not think that any mediation role between our forces and the Gaddafi regime would be considered. There's no way."
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Benghazi's interim ruling council unimpressed by former foreign minister's scaremongering speech in Doha
Chris McGreal in Benghazi guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 12 April 2011 20.20 BST
Moussa Koussa could be a valuable source of intelligence on Gaddafi but rebel leaders are unwilling to accept him. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters
If Moussa Koussa wanted to win the confidence of the revolutionary leadership in Benghazi to act as a mediator in Libya's uprising he would have done well not to have warned that the country risks becoming a "new Somalia". Libya's rebel leadership scoffs at what it regards as scaremongering by Koussa in his statement, read on the BBC, which also called for a democratic dialogue in order to avoid the division of the country. All of that sounded remarkably like the views of Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, to the rebels.
Koussa did not say that Gaddafi should resign, raising questions for the rebels about how far the former foreign minister has distanced himself from the regime and his value as a mediator, after Britain permitted him to travel to Doha for an international conference on the future of Libya that includes members of the revolutionary leadership.
The interim ruling council in Benghazi has yet to formally respond to the news of Koussa's presence at the Doha talks. But Essam Gheriani, a member of the revolutionary coalition, said that he could not see any role for Gaddafi's former foreign minister.
"If he tries to act as mediator, it's going to be futile, a wasted effort. Our conditions have been repeated more than once by the provisional council that any proposal would have to include the removal of the Gaddafi family altogether and their departure from Libya. That is the only proposal that would even be considered for negotiations," he said. "I do not think that any mediation role between our forces and the Gaddafi regime would be considered. There's no way."
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