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Gaddafi and Lukashenko – coming in from the cold?
Posted by Andrei Makhovsky and Salah Sarrar
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi found they had plenty in common when they met in Minsk this week.
Both their countries have started to come in from the cold after years of international isolation and sanctions that were imposed on their countries because of their policies. They also share a vision of a multi-polar world to counterbalance U.S. influence.
But despite their efforts to improve ties with the West, they could not avoid a dig at Washington.
Long list of enemies in Syria blast
One of the problems with countries like Syria – secretive and authoritarian – is that whenever a bomb goes off or someone is assassinated, the list of possible suspects is extensive.
One can draw up a long list of enemies who could have plotted and carried out Saturday’s rare car bomb attack on a major road near a Syrian state security complex and an intersection leading to a famous Shi’ite Muslim shrine. The blast, which killed 17 people including a brigadier general and his son, poses another test to Syria’s reputation for keeping a tight grip on dissent and maintaining stability in a troubled area.
High on any list of possible perpetrators are Sunni Salafi jihadis active in Syria now, and who for years were able to cross through the Syrian borders into Iraq to fight U.S. troops. This stopped recently when Damascus tightened its borders following pressure from Iraq and the United States and opted for a policy of detente and moderation starting with indirect peace talks with Israel through Turkish mediation and a diplomatic drive to end its international isolation.
The jihadis, angry at Syria cutting off their routes, relaunching peace talks with the Jewish state and detaining their militants, could have turned their guns against Damascus. And this could have involved a mix of personnel — foreign expertise helping local Islamists.
Gaddafi – No longer “Mad Dog” of Middle East
Once called the “mad dog of the Middle East” by President Ronald Reagan, Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi will meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week.
Senior State Department official David Welch told reporters he had met Gaddafi — “a person of personality and experience” — several times.
“We don’t refer to Colonel Gaddafi in those terms today,” said Welch when asked about Reagan’s derogatory reference.
He anticipated Rice, America’s most senior diplomat, was “quite capable” of meeting with Gaddafi and looking after U.S. interests.
Mr Gaddafi will remain always as “Mad Dog”,he will never change. He is one of the bull leaders of Africa. The only way out to get rid of him is to throw him from ruling the Libian poeple.We Africans hate him very much. We dont even want to hear about him. So,Americans please don’t discuss with him just…..away.
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a Kuwaiti Newspaper named “Al-Seyasah” said today, that Damascus Explosion resulted in the death of a key figure in the Hariri Assassination case, He is the General Abdulkareem Abbas, also the newspaper said that his Son was killed in the explosion too. The Syrian Government quickly cleaned the crime scene. here is the link of the newspaper article just in case you have a guy who knows Arabic next to you to translate it. http://www.dar-al-seyassah.com/news_deta ils.asp?nid=30502&snapt=first%20page