The United States said progress has been made in combating terrorism across Africa, but that militant groups are still taking advantage of unrest, political instability, and weak governance in several areas of the continent. In an annual report to the U.S. Congress, the State Department said Thursday that counterterrorism efforts by U.S., European, and regional [...]
Report: CIA Tortured Many More Prisoners After 9/11, Shipped Some to Gadhafi
September 6, 2012 | Posted by
A report by Human Rights Watch has revealed evidence of far more waterboarding of detainees after 9/11 under the Bush administration than had previously been acknowledged, including the CIA handing prisoners over to Moammar Gadhafi in Libya, where they were tortured even more. The 154-page report focuses on the experiences of 14 Libyan dissidents, who [...]
Elections Over, Libya’s National Assembly Will Now Have to Govern
July 18, 2012 | Posted by
Now that Libya has successfully completed the first democratic elections in half a century, the nation has to face a task that has proved vexing to countries the world over: governance. After emerging from 42 years of authoritative rule by Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the nation must now figure out how to bring together many different [...]
Libya Holds First Free Elections in 60 Years
July 6, 2012 | Posted by
On Saturday, for the first time in 60 years, Libya will hold free elections. Almost three million Libyans have registered to vote, and will elect 200 of the 1,400 candidates to form a new National Assembly. The assembly will be the country’s temporary government, tasked with developing a new constitution before another set of elections [...]
