Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi inspect an honor guard in Tripoli on April 16, 2008. Putin is visiting Libya to focus on Russia's growing role in exploiting the North African country's energy resources. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)
Moammar Gadhafi is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Still Gadhafi – After All These Years
In his Little Green Book, published in the 1970s, Colonel Moammar Gadhafi wrote that, "Mans freedom is lacking if somebody else controls what he needs." Now, 39 years after he seized power from King Idris of Libya on Sept. 1, 1969, he is poised to put this precept into practice.
Gadhafi Impressed But Not Suppressed by Rice
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has completed her tour of North African nations. Her visit to Libya was its focal point, and Rice herself called it historic. For the first time in 55 years, the head of U.S. diplomacy arrived in that country. Moreover, for the first time, a high-ranking U.S. politician met with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, whom U.S. President Ronald Reagan called the "mad dog" of the Middle East.
Libya Cuts Oil Supplies to Switzerland Over Gadhafi Son
AMMAN -- The detention of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafis youngest son in Geneva on charges of abusing his staff has triggered Libyan anger and a decision to halt oil supplies to Switzerland, raising not only oil prices, but also eyebrows over the politicization of alleged personal misbehavior.
Russia: Geopolitical vs. Geoeconomic Interests
Russias Prime Minister and former President Vladimir Putin, current President Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian foreign policy elite (as it is fond of calling itself), and much of Russian public opinion all strongly oppose American "hegemony" or "unipolarity," and seek to restore Russia as a great power in a multipolar world.
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Gadhafi Turns Down Sarkozy Union Plan
AMMAN -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has urged some of his Arab counterparts to reject French President Nicolas Sarkozys proposals for a Mediterranean Union, warning it would threaten Arab and African unity.
The Real World: Putin in Libya
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a two-day visit to Libya on April 16, the first by a Russian president to the formerly shunned country. The event was hailed by Libyas veteran leader Moammar Gadhafi as "historic, strategic and very important." Gadhafi further stated "…given that we are both producers of gas and oil, we will work together to defend our interests."
