Moammar Gadhafi

A police officer is shown walking on a grassy meadow with the wreckage of a large white aircraft in the background.

Justice Dept. charges bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion

Justice

The US Justice Department has announced new charges against a Libyan bombmaker in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, an attack that killed 259 people in the air and 11 on the ground.

Egyptian protests present major challenge to American foreign policy

Al Jazeera reaches an American audience using social media

Environment

Libya’s schools trying to reform pro-Gadhafi curriculum

Obama’s foreign policy wins and economic woes

Global Politics

Gadhafi: Borderline personality disorder

Global Politics

A psychologist examines the leader of Libya’s mental state.

Libyan rebels take Tripoli, capturing Gadhafi’s sons

Libyan rebel forces overtake the capital of Tripoli, battling with loyalists to Col. Gadhafi.

The Untold Civilian Causalities of NATO’s Libya Intervention

The seven month NATO operation that helped rebels in Libya drive Col. Moammar Gadhafi from power has been  heralded  as a model air war that utilized technology to deliver blunt force while minimizing civilian  causalities. But according to an investigation by The New York Times, dozens of Libyan civilians were killed by NATO airstrikes during the operation, which […]

As 2011 Draws to a Close, the Arab Spring Marches On

The pro-democracy movements that swept across the middle east, and in many ways defined the year, remain in pivotal stages. The Egyptian army has clamped down on protests in  Cairo, burning tents and firing tear gas to drive out thousands of anti-military demonstrators. Meanwhile in  Syria, the Arab League’s ultimatum that called for an end to the […]

As Libya Fell, Americans Attempted to Profit Off Gadhafi

Confidential documents found in Libyan government offices show a group of Americans tried to assist Col. Moammar Gadhafi and his family flee the country for at least $10 million. The group, which called themselves the “American Action Group,” also offered Gadhafi lobbying services to sway the U.S. government to support his regime after NATO became […]