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Gaddafi's harem Gaddafi's harem Annick Cojean Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi, “the Guide,” on a visit he was making to her sc… OL19967855W
Libya after Qaddafi Libya after Qaddafi Christopher S. Chivvis,Jeffrey Martini In 2011, NATO and a number of Arab and other countries backed a rebel overthrow of longstanding Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi. When Qaddafi was killed in October, the intervening powers abruptly wr… OL24282123W
Libya Libya Oakes, John (Author of Kitchener's lost boys) "When the oil-rich Kingdom of Libya descended into corruption and irresolution, a young Libyan army officer named Muammar Gaddafi seized power in a brilliant coup on 1 September 1969. Under his rule … OL24282124W
El Dorado Canyon El Dorado Canyon Joseph T. Stanik "America's war on terrorism did not start on 11 September. In 1986, long before the overt war in Afghanistan and the covert war against al-Qaida, U.S. aircraft struck at the heart of Muammar Qaddafi'… OL3336508W