TRIPOLI, Libya — The French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, told Libyan leaders Monday that democracy cannot exist without security, and he promised to help Libya restore state control....
Since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Khadafy in last year’s civil war, the country has been struggling to impose control over various militia groups and overcome rivalries among tribes and communities.
In a separate development Monday, Libya’s prosecutor general said Khadafy’s last prime minister, Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, has been charged with embezzlement but his trial has been postponed until December to give the defense more time to prepare....
After spending eight months in detention in Tunisia, authorities there agreed to extradite him to Libya, despite warnings from rights groups that he could face death or torture in his homeland.
We need Libyan justice applied to bankers and their $elf-$erving political slaves.
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"Blast hits French Embassy in Libya; Car bomb sets part of building on fire, wounds 3" by Esam Mohamed and Maggie Michael | Associated Press, April 24, 2013
TRIPOLI, Libya — A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst attack on a diplomatic mission in the North African nation since the US ambassador was killed last year.
The attack in the heart of the capital put new pressure on the Libya’s new leaders to rein in the lawlessness that has gripped the country since 2011, when rebels ousted Moammar Khadafy in a civil war and then refused to lay down their arms.
Have you noticed U.S.-supported insurgents are always referred to as rebels in my war-promoting newspaper?
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion fell on the militias and the extremists in their ranks that are fighting the central government in Tripoli for control.
A-ha! The HALLMARK of a COVERT INTELLIGENCE OPERATION FALSE FLAG!
I'll bet it was "Islamists."
Some Libyans blamed Islamic militants seeking to avenge France’s military intervention in Mali to dislodge Al Qaeda-linked forces from the northern part of the West African country.
Related: Bastille Day Parade Marred by Militarism
And now the only thing the newspaper cares about in Mali is the presidential election?
The motive for the attack was not immediately clear....
It is/was to me. Mind-manipulating, agenda-pushing psyops.
French President Francois Hollande called the bombing an assault on all countries engaged in the fight against terrorism....
The Obama administration also condemned the violence, with State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell calling it ‘‘a direct attack on all Libyans who fought a revolution in order to enjoy a democratic future with security and prosperity.’’
When they start doing that you know they were behind it! Methinks they doth protest too much.
Tuesday’s bombing was the first in Tripoli, which has been relatively quiet. However, the eastern city of Benghazi saw a rise in violence last year, including the Sept. 11 attack by militants on the US diplomatic mission that killed US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
I will be tending to Benghazi above a little later.
The explosives-laden car was detonated just outside the French Embassy in Tripoli’s upscale al-Andalus neighborhood early in the morning, before any of its staff arrived, according to Libyan security officials....
Can you see all these clues, Clouseau?
The blast wounded two French guards and ignited a fire at the embassy entrance that engulfed some of the offices inside, the officials said. A Libyan girl who was having breakfast in a nearby house was also hurt, Deputy Prime Minister Awad Barassi said on his official Facebook page.
Did they leave any documents behind, or did they get burned up in the fire?
Two cars parked outside the embassy caught fire and two other nearby buildings were damaged, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Smoke billowed into the sky, and video from the scene showed surrounding houses with scorched walls.
Hollande sent French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to Tripoli to assess the situation and bring home the two wounded French guards.
‘‘This bombing was intended to kill, but France will not bend,’’ Fabius said before he left Paris, adding that France was reinforcing security throughout the Mideast and the Sahel region of Africa.
Aaaaah! The purpose of the false flag: French expansionism in the face of austerity at home.
French institutions in Tripoli, including schools and cultural centers, were ordered to suspend their activities immediately.
The attack presented the Libyan government with hard choices: either act to disband the powerful militias and risk even more widespread lawlessness, or tolerate the occasional violent backlash because the armed groups provide a measure of security.
That's a hell of a choice Obomber freed them to make.
Militias often act in the total absence of state control, making their own arrests and running their own prisons.
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We need Libyan justice applied to bankers and their $elf-$erving political slaves.
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"Blast hits French Embassy in Libya; Car bomb sets part of building on fire, wounds 3" by Esam Mohamed and Maggie Michael | Associated Press, April 24, 2013
TRIPOLI, Libya — A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst attack on a diplomatic mission in the North African nation since the US ambassador was killed last year.
The attack in the heart of the capital put new pressure on the Libya’s new leaders to rein in the lawlessness that has gripped the country since 2011, when rebels ousted Moammar Khadafy in a civil war and then refused to lay down their arms.
Have you noticed U.S.-supported insurgents are always referred to as rebels in my war-promoting newspaper?
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion fell on the militias and the extremists in their ranks that are fighting the central government in Tripoli for control.
A-ha! The HALLMARK of a COVERT INTELLIGENCE OPERATION FALSE FLAG!
I'll bet it was "Islamists."
Some Libyans blamed Islamic militants seeking to avenge France’s military intervention in Mali to dislodge Al Qaeda-linked forces from the northern part of the West African country.
Related: Bastille Day Parade Marred by Militarism
And now the only thing the newspaper cares about in Mali is the presidential election?
The motive for the attack was not immediately clear....
It is/was to me. Mind-manipulating, agenda-pushing psyops.
French President Francois Hollande called the bombing an assault on all countries engaged in the fight against terrorism....
The Obama administration also condemned the violence, with State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell calling it ‘‘a direct attack on all Libyans who fought a revolution in order to enjoy a democratic future with security and prosperity.’’
When they start doing that you know they were behind it! Methinks they doth protest too much.
Tuesday’s bombing was the first in Tripoli, which has been relatively quiet. However, the eastern city of Benghazi saw a rise in violence last year, including the Sept. 11 attack by militants on the US diplomatic mission that killed US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
I will be tending to Benghazi above a little later.
The explosives-laden car was detonated just outside the French Embassy in Tripoli’s upscale al-Andalus neighborhood early in the morning, before any of its staff arrived, according to Libyan security officials....
Can you see all these clues, Clouseau?
The blast wounded two French guards and ignited a fire at the embassy entrance that engulfed some of the offices inside, the officials said. A Libyan girl who was having breakfast in a nearby house was also hurt, Deputy Prime Minister Awad Barassi said on his official Facebook page.
Did they leave any documents behind, or did they get burned up in the fire?
Two cars parked outside the embassy caught fire and two other nearby buildings were damaged, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Smoke billowed into the sky, and video from the scene showed surrounding houses with scorched walls.
Hollande sent French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to Tripoli to assess the situation and bring home the two wounded French guards.
‘‘This bombing was intended to kill, but France will not bend,’’ Fabius said before he left Paris, adding that France was reinforcing security throughout the Mideast and the Sahel region of Africa.
Aaaaah! The purpose of the false flag: French expansionism in the face of austerity at home.
French institutions in Tripoli, including schools and cultural centers, were ordered to suspend their activities immediately.
The attack presented the Libyan government with hard choices: either act to disband the powerful militias and risk even more widespread lawlessness, or tolerate the occasional violent backlash because the armed groups provide a measure of security.
That's a hell of a choice Obomber freed them to make.
Militias often act in the total absence of state control, making their own arrests and running their own prisons.
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