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Qaddafi, Muammar Al- - mooäm-märˈ äl-käd-däˈfē, 1942–, Libyan political leader. He graduated from the Univ. of Libya in 1963 and became an army officer in 1965. In 1969 he formed, along with a group of fellow officers, a secret revolutionary committee and led (1969) a successful coup against the monarchy of Idris I. Qaddafi established himself as Libya's commander in chief and chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council. Blending Arab nationalism, revolutionary socialism, and Islamic orthodoxy, Qaddafi proceeded to run Libya's government as a stridently anti-Western dictatorship. British and American military bases were closed in 1970; in the same year the property of Libya's Italian and Jewish communities was confiscated. The ancient Qur'anic law of cutting off the hands of thieves was reinstituted, gambling and alcoholic beverages were outlawed, and all foreign petroleum assets were nationalized (1973). A fervent Arab nationalist, he sought to unify Libya with other Arab countries, including Egypt and Tunisia, while bitterly opposing Israel. Since Qaddafi took power the Libyan government has been known for its support of many international terrorist and guerrilla organizations, including the Irish Republican Army, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and other extremist Arab and Islamic groups. In 1986 the United States sought to quell Libya's alleged terrorist activities by bombing several sites in Libya. Qaddafi survived, but several of his children were hurt or killed. In 1999, following the turning over of the suspects in the Lockerbie bombing, Qaddafi sought improved relations with Western European nations and issued a denunciation of terrorism. He also was a strong force behind the Organization of African Unity's decision to transform itself into the African Union. His Green Book (2 vol., 1976–80) is a treatise on Islamic socialism. His name is also spelled Moammar El-Gadhafi.

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Libya's Qaddafi: The Politics of Contradiction » Read Now
by Mansour O. El-Kikhia. 218 pgs.

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The Making of a Pariah State: The Adventurist Politics of Muammar Qaddafi » Read Now
by Martin Sicker. 143 pgs.

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The Making of a Pariah State takes the reader behind the flamboyance and apparent irrationality of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to expose his attempt to impose national cohesion on the Arab, Muslim, and Third World elements under his leadership. Addressed to the general reader interested in foreign...
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The Making of a Pariah State takes the reader behind the flamboyance and apparent irrationality of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to expose his attempt to impose national cohesion on the Arab, Muslim, and Third World elements under his leadership. Addressed to the general reader interested in foreign affairs, this timely and unique book provides a coherent framework for understanding why Libya is involved in international terrorism and the danger Qaddafi poses to the Third World and the West.
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Qaddafi, Terrorism and the Origins of the U. S. Attack on Libya » Read Now
by Brian L. Davis. 202 pgs.

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Davis's detailed account demonstrates that Libya was not an arbitrarily selected target but rather a justified one. He examines the context in which the April 15, 1986, U.S. military attack against Libya occurred. The history of U.S.-Libyan relations from the Nixon to the Reagan administration is...
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Davis's detailed account demonstrates that Libya was not an arbitrarily selected target but rather a justified one. He examines the context in which the April 15, 1986, U.S. military attack against Libya occurred. The history of U.S.-Libyan relations from the Nixon to the Reagan administration is covered in detail including the Rome and Vienna massacres and Operation Prairie Fire. A description of the final days leading to the attack include the La Belle Discotheque bombing, the U.S. decision to attack, preparations, the military operation itself, and its aftermath.
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Libya: Qadhafi's Revolution and the Modern State » Read Now
by Lillian Craig Harris. 158 pgs.

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Terrorism's War with America: A History (Chap. 7 "Muammar Qaddafi") » Read Now
by Dennis Piszkiewicz. 203 pgs.

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For most Americans, terrorism made the transformation from theoretical threat to frightening reality on September 11, 2001, yet America has been the target of terrorist acts for over four decades. Piszkiewicz recounts the changing political orientation of terrorists and highlights the challenge that...
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For most Americans, terrorism made the transformation from theoretical threat to frightening reality on September 11, 2001, yet America has been the target of terrorist acts for over four decades. Piszkiewicz recounts the changing political orientation of terrorists and highlights the challenge that faces America and the community of nations in putting terrorists out of business without adopting their tactics.
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Libya since Independence: Oil and State-Building (Chap. 4 "From Kingdom to Republic: The Qadhafi Coup") » Read Now
by Dirk Vandewalle. 226 pgs.

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Qadhafiis Libya: The Limits of Optimism, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by Frank Anderson. 12 pgs.

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Tracking Terror through Africa: Mugabe, Qaddafi and Al-Qaeda, in The National Interest » Read Now
by R. W. Johnson. 12 pgs.
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Breakthrough with Muammar Qaddafi; Libya's Leader Pledges to Give up Weapons of Mass Destruction, Abandon Terror and Renew Ties with America. Can This Man Be Trusted?, in Insight on the News » Read Now
by Kenneth R. Timmerman. 6 pgs.

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