Remember when the US bombed Libya and killed Muammar Gadafy's daughter in 1986?

[Freddie Stubbs]

Gadafy daughter who 'died' in 1986 alive

The adopted daughter of Muammar Gadafy, whom he claimed died as an infant in the 1986 US bombing of his Tripoli compound, appears to be alive and worked as a doctor in the Libyan capital, documents discovered by The Irish Times indicate.

A room belonging to Hana Muammar Gadafy in the section of the Bab al-Azizia compound where the Gadafy family lived contained several documents that appear to indicate she grew up to study medicine in Tripoli and took English classes at the British Council in the Libyan capital.

Many Libyans have long doubted the story of Hana’s death, which Gadafy used to bolster the notion that he was a victim of western military aggression.

Among the items discovered by The Irish Times yesterday are an examination paper from a Libyan university medical faculty signed “Hana Muammar Gadafy” in Arabic, and photographs of Hana including one showing her with Gadafy’s blood daughter Aisha. A British Council certificate, dated July 19th, 2007, showed that Hana Muammar Gadafy had achieved an overall A grade in an English language course there.

more: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0826/breaking15.html

[louis-t]

1. Whoa! That's huge.

If it's true.

[EFerrari]

2. He's extra evil so it's fine if NATO hunts him dog like a dog, got it. n/t

[tabasco]

3. Boohoohoo!! Poor Ol' Muammar!!

[EFerrari]

6. Has it never occurred to you that if you say "fuck it" to the rule of law

then supporting a political party is a joke, a hobby like collecting beach glass?

I guess not. :)

[indurancevile]

13. rule of law? oh, you know, it doesn't apply to dictators. they're super-evil.

except for the ones in our pay.

[inna]

15. that's... uh, intelligent and mature.

[indepat]

4. I remember it well as I also remember how the evil Ouda? and Husa? got

eliquidated by the fellas wearing the white hats. :patriot:

[pinboy3niner]

5. See the exclusive story Die Welt did on this before the Bab al-Aziziya discoveries:

Exclusive: Clues That Gaddafi’s Daughter, “Killed” In '86 U.S. Strike, Is Still Alive

http://www.worldcrunch.com/exclusive-clues-gaddafi-s-daughter-killed-86-us-strike-still-alive/3574

[Arctic Dave]

7. Seems like a really big secret to keep for 25 years.

Sounds like a good "let's demonize him" story though. Kinda like the Condi photo book.

[geek tragedy]

8. You're right, he's a progressive hero. Nt

[Arctic Dave]

9. You again. When all you have is bullshit, take hold of any little bit of gossip to make you feel

good about you ignorance.


He's done more to help his country to become prosperous and educated then most countries in Africa and the Middle East, he an asshole.

[pampango]

12. "He's done more to help his country..." - Juan Cole: Not so much.

http://www.juancole.com/2011/08/top-ten-myths-about-the-libya-war.html

1. Qaddafi was a progressive in his domestic policies. While back in the 1970s, Qaddafi was probably more generous in sharing around the oil wealth with the population, buying tractors for farmers, etc., in the past couple of decades that policy changed. He became vindictive against tribes in the east and in the southwest that had crossed him politically, depriving them of their fair share in the country’s resources. And in the past decade and a half, extreme corruption and the rise of post-Soviet-style oligarchs, including Qaddafi and his sons, have discouraged investment and blighted the economy. Workers were strictly controlled and unable to collectively bargain for improvements in their conditions. There was much more poverty and poor infrastructure in Libya than there should have been in an oil state.

[girl gone mad]

10. If he's trying to keep her secret, why would she sign her own name?

[indurancevile]

14. good question. i want to see this daughter.

[Incitatus]

11. Zombie doctors!