War Lord: Khalifa Haftar and the Future of Libya

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However, more than the first half of the book gives a history of the country from pre Roman times and there onward.

In this book John Oakes traces Libya's colourful history and details the events which shaped Gaddafi's personality, the influences which moulded his career, the security apparatus which kept him in power and the human rights violations he committed. educated in Cornwall, served in the Royal Air Force as a logistics and air movements officer, lived and worked in Libya for eight years and for three years in Fiji and Papua New Guinea.Undoubtedly, the book could be read objectively by a great many readers – who in turn could quite rightly offer differing opinion.

When the oil-rich Kingdom of Libya descended into corruption and irresolution, a young Libyan army officer named Muammar Gaddafi seized power in a brilliant coup on 1 September 1969.

It clearly states or suggests that the book is about the period of Gaddafi’s rule (Pariah State) – post September 1969. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. That leaves 54 pages to commit over 42 years of his infamous and tyrannical rule – and hence his Pariah State.

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar leads an army that controls most of Libya, stands at the gates of Tripoli and is threatening to overthrow the Government of National Accord. Access options Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. com, which started in 2011, is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date resources on Libya on the internet.In early 2011 a popular uprising against Gaddafi, a dictator nicknamed 'Mad Dog' by Ronald Reagan, finally looks as if he might be toppled from power, as the wind of change blows through North Africa and the Middle East. Of Italian colonists, Bedouin tribes, Texan oil barons, the Lockerbie disaster and mass murder in the Abu Salim jail. His latest book, War Lord, examines the events leading up to and following the fighting in Libya triggered by the Arab Spring. The remaining 54 pages are an equal disappointment – in my honest opinion the detail is of little interest and nothing more than a ‘cut and paste’ of information already well known and well documented. By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you.

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