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  Moammar Al Qadhafi. Who is Moammar Al Qadhafi? What is Moammar Al Qadhafi? Where is Moammar Al Qadhafi? Definition of ...
Qadhafi is the youngest child from a nomadic Bedouin peasant family in the desert region of Sirte.
Qadhafi and a small group of friends that he met in this school went on to form the core leadership of a militant revolutionary group that would eventually seize control of the country of Libya.
Qadhafi's inspiration was Gamal Abdul Nasser, a popular statesman in neighboring Egypt who rose to the presidency by appealing to Arab unity and condemning the West.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Moammar_Al_Qadhafi   (1538 words)

  
 gadhafi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qadhafi based his new regime on a blend of Arab nationalism, aspects of the welfare state and what Qadhafi termed "direct, popular democracy." He called this system "Islamic socialism" and while he permitted private control over small companies, the government controlled the larger ones.
Qadhafi has earned the praise of Nelson Mandela and others, and is always a prominent figure in various pan-African organizations, such as the Organization of African Unity.
Qadhafi also appeared on ABC for an open interview with George Stephanopoulos, a move that would have seemed unthinkable less than a decade ago.
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 Qadhafi's Libya and the Prospect of Islamic Succession   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qadhafi went beyond exploiting religious symbols and sought to reformulate Islamic tenets as a component of his new radical ideology.
In the absence of political restrictions, Qadhafi embarked on a quixotic crusade of proscribing "exploitation" and ensuring financial equity for all citizens.
Qadhafi's foreign adventurism has always exposed the military to risks that are difficult to bear in an era of budget reductions and salary delays.
www.mepc.org /public_asp/journal_vol7/0002_takeyh.asp   (4964 words)

  
 Qadhafi
Muammar al Qadhafi was born in a beduin tent in the desert near Surt in 1942.
Qadhafi's ideology, fed by Radio Cairo during his formative years, was an ideology of renascent Arab nationalism on the Egyptian model, with Nasser as hero and the Egyptian revolution as a guide.
Qadhafi entered the Libyan military academy at Binghazi in 1961 and, along with most of his colleagues from the Revolutionary Command Council [RCC], graduated in the 1965-66 period.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/libya/qadhafi.htm   (1049 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: Muammar_al-Qaddafi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qadhafi is referred to in government statements and the official press as the "Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution."
Unlike other military dictators, Qaddafi did not promote himself to the highest rank of general upon seizing power, but rather accepted a ceremonial promotion from captain to colonel and has remained at this rank for the last thirty-five years.
Three more sons, Al Moatassim, Hannbil, and Khamees, are less prominent.
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 Moammar Al Qadhafi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qadhafi's name has been westernized in a wide variety of ways.
Qadhafi and a small group of friends that he met in this school went on to form the core leadership of a militant revolutionary group that would eventually sieze control of the country of Libya.
In the last ten years, though, Qadhafi has managed to improve his connections all over the Arab world and is today considered as a moderate and responsible leader throughout the Arab world.
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 QADHAFI'S LIBYA AND THE PROSPECT OF ISLAMIC SUCCESSION - Council on Foreign Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qadhafi's Third Universal Theory, elaborated in the three volumes of his Green Book, proclaimed egalitarianism, socialism, Arabism and antiimperialism as the pillars of the new Libyan state.(6) The colonel sought to eradicate the influence of the traditional institutions that could prevent the imposition of the new revolutionary creed.
Given Libya's conservative cultural milieu, Qadhafi stressed that his ideas were inspired by Islam and continued to seek Islamic approbation for his evolving ideological posture.(7) The ulama refuted this claim, critically evaluating the content of the Green Book and declaring it to be incompatible with Islamic law.
The gospel of the new era, the era of the masses."(9) Qadhafi went beyond exploiting religious symbols and sought to reformulate Islamic tenets as a component of his new radical ideology.
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 Moammar Qadhafi. Who is Moammar Qadhafi? What is Moammar Qadhafi? Where is Moammar Qadhafi? Definition of Moammar ...
Another possibility is that strong Western reactions have forced Qadhafi into changing his politics.
But more important is that Qadhafi has changed because Realpolitik changed him.
Referenced By Responsibility for the September 11, 2001 Attacks
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Moammar_Qadhafi   (1456 words)

  
 Muammar al-Qaddafi - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Muammar al-Qaddafi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
All have been speculated to be possible successors.
Three more sons, Al Moatassim, Hannibal, and Khamees, are less prominent.
CNN and FOX News use the spelling Moammar Gadhafi and Al Jazeera uses Muammar al-Qadhafi.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Muammar-al-Qaddafi.html   (2227 words)

  
 Seekmeup.Directory - Regional: Africa: Libya: Government: Qaddafi, Muammar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Al Gathafi Speaks - Official site of Muammar Gadafi offers his statements and analysis of hot issues with audio and video.
Muammar Al Qadhafi - Dedicated to the life and work of the Libyan revolutionary Muammar Al Qadhafi.
Libyan Television Network - Qadhafi Interview on Arab TV - Translated transcript of Hamdi Qandil's interview with Libyan Leader al-Qadhafi in the Sirte Conference Center, followed by a telephone question and answer session.
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 Smooth Stone - Israel, Palestinian, Middle East Discussion Blog
Loftus said lab tests of the al Qaeda weapons would be key to establishing a link between the WMDs found in Jordan and Saddam's missing stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons.
The U.S. intelligence community believes al Qaeda is intent on launching terrorist attacks in this country sometime before the November elections, a conclusion that yesterday prompted the Department of Homeland Security to announce that it is increasing precautions in a number of areas.
Al Qaeda's new game plan, officials said, is to show its clout by disrupting the upcoming U.S. elections or another large event scheduled in coming months.
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 ...Or Does It Explode?: Dictators
Libyan leader Muamar Qaddhafi (spelling of the week) gestures as he speaks to President Rachid Bouteflika of Algeria and host President Zine Ben Ali of Tunisia.
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi (or Qadhafi or Khadafy or...) has been in that elite class since he grabbed power in September of 1969.
Muammar Qadhafi, the Libyan dictator with the name of infinite spellings (e.g., Moamar Kaddhafy), also has a fan club.
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Fierce clashes in eastern Baghdad left at least 11 Iraqi policemen dead on Tuesday, a hospital official said, and gunmen assassinated a senior judge in a series of slayings that highlight the grave security risks in the run-up to this weekend's elections.
Also on Tuesday, a video emerged showing an American abducted last November by gunmen in Baghdad pleading for his life and appealing to Arab rulers, especially Libya's Muamar Qadhafi, to intercede to spare his life.
The slain judge was identified as Qais Hashim Shameri, Secretary-General of the Judges Council in the Justice Ministry.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005012602921400.htm&date=2005/01/26/&prd=th&   (300 words)

  
 ...Or Does It Explode?: January 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Saudi election officials have declared that at last women will be allowed to vote in municipal elections...
Qadhafi has been pulling this trick for years.
His manic teasing of human rights activists and journalists (see Tony Horwitz's account of visiting Libya in Baghdad Without a Map) is a more benign form of the devastatingly whimsical way he has ruled over his own citizens for the past 35 years.
www.ordoesitexplode.com /me/2005/01   (10799 words)

  
 The Straight Dope: How are you supposed to spell Muammar Gaddafi/Khadafy/Qadhafi?
Libya's UN mission, in an effort to spread further confusion, spells the name Qathafi, and I know I've seen Gadaafi somewhere.
The Wall Street Journal initially used Qaddhafi, but now has shifted to Qadhafi.
My personal feeling is to chuck all the preceding and just call him Poohead, which is easier to remember and has an undeniable evocative power as well.
www.straightdope.com /classics/a2_264b.html   (1125 words)

  
 Defining Terrorism
The former President of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev, made the following statement in April 1981, during the visit of the Libyan ruler, Muamar Qadhafi: “Imperialists have no regard either for the will of the people or the laws of history.
Alex P. Schmidt and Albert I. Jongman et al., Political Terrorism (SWIDOC, Amsterdam and Transaction Books, 1988), p.
Hearings and Markup before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, p.
www.ict.org.il /articles/articledet.cfm?articleid=49   (6460 words)

  
 Israel Resource Review -- 7th Febuary, 2001 -- Newsletter about Israel,Palestinians,the Middle ...
Elsewhere V.O.P. gave unusually great prominence to the demands of Libyan leader Muamar Qadhafi that sanctions be lifted against his country and that international figures such as Nelson Mandela review the Lockerbie verdict.
Fourth, there will NOT be any removal of any settlement because settlements exist in security zones, according to his view,.and this includes the Jordan Valley.
The Israel Resource Review is brought to you by the Israel Resource, a media firm based at the Bet Agron Press Center in Jerusalem, and the Gaza Media Center under the juristdiction of the Palestine Authority.
www.israelbehindthenews.com /Feb-07-01.htm   (1965 words)

  
 Israel Resource Review -- 2nd Febuary, 2001 -- Newsletter about Israel,Palestinians,the Middle ...
The responsible authorities for the Islamic properties (Waqf) in occupied Jerusalem set forth their complete refusal to new Israeli proposals regarding the digging carried out by the Waqf Authorities in the Jerusalem Holy Shrine;
Libyan leader Muamar Qadhafi considers the verdict handed down on the Lockerbie matter to be "political" and NOT "LEGAL", saying he would reveal new facts in this regard on this coming Monday."
Libyan leader Muamar Qadhafi consider the verdict in the Lockerbie incident to be political and not legal, adding that he has pertinent facts he will reveal this coming Monday;
www.israelbehindthenews.com /Feb-02-01.htm   (905 words)

  
 openDemocracy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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Right: Colonel Muamar al-Qadhafi Leader of the Great al-Fatah Revolution, The Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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 Commentary: Towards the African Union - African Security Review Vol 10 No 2, 2001
For a number of important countries such as South Africa the initiative towards the establishment of the African Union provided a way out of this impasse.
A further problem was the vision of a single federal African state that inspired Libyan leader, Colonel Muamar Al-Qadhafi.
At the General Peoples Congress on 18 March 2001 in an address also carried on Libyan television, Al-Qadhafi would explain his position:
www.iss.co.za /Pubs/ASR/10No2/Cilliers.html   (1896 words)

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