Nadia Rifaat-wife of Fayez Serraj- is not "a close relative" of Gaddafi's first wife. Nor a relative at all in any shape or form. Whatever your politics:
is it acceptable to lie about his wife or any woman? No
Is it accetable to lie about Serraj or any man? No #unprofessional
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📽️⚡️Clip #6 from my interview with @alsyaaq: How can America help #Libya?
1. Dismantle the militia cartel in the capital. Read more about them here: swp-berlin.org/en/publication… 2. Enforce oversight on CBL 3. Remove all foreign mercenaries 4. Ensure free and fair elections in Dec.
The following is an excellent thread giving but a snapshot of what I like to call the "crime-terror-government nexus" in #Libya and how public funds were used to finance terrorist organizations that terrorized Libyans and the American missions too.
Speaking of #Libya's frozen funds, meet Imaad Zuberi. Only one among many vultures: "What follows is the swampy tale of a man who thought he knew how Washington really worked — and how his dream of becoming a D.C. insider turned into a legal" nightmare." politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
I expect @Reuters to update and correct their article accordingly. Perhaps next time, they can also engage in the old school tradition of fact-checking before serving as an amplifier for the delusions of a corrupt politician who has a record of lies as long as his convoy. #Libya
While this latest proliferation of fake news is a damning testimony on how GNA figures have long and comfortably relied on outlets and hacks to regurgitate their lies, I can't help but find this particular piece of theatre to be absolutely comic:
2) 2015: "Publicly, western powers..support the..UN-mediated talks..between the democratically elected government now based in Tubruq+the Islamist and Misurata-backed coalition of militias+political groups that seized control of the capital last August" ft.com/content/d6bc14…
With "Operation Dawn" capturing #Tripoli+dividing #Libya, this militia alliance armed by #Qatar+#Turkey coerced the toothless GNA to appoint Bashaga as Interior Minister of a UN-recognized gov -illustrating how violent coups translate to political coup. libyaherald.com/2018/10/08/ser…
Indeed, in the past few yrs, @NYT has proven itself so diligent+reliable in publishing such transparent pieces of propaganda at the expense of its reputation that the Qatari state channel @AlJazeera has just announced it struck a deal axios.com/al-jazeera-lic…
Highlights from @nytimes's crash: "New York Times opinion contributor..arrested earlier this month and charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent of the Iranian government acknowledges that he was paid by the Iranian mission.." algemeiner.com/2021/01/25/new…
Context: They kept their embassy open to arm and assist the Islamist Operation Dawn militia alliance that staged a violent coup in 2014 that forced the parliament and all other embassies to leave, organize weapons and mercenary trafficking and of course, the occupation of #Libya.
Indeed, not only did he grant Libyans the right to "travel freely", he also enabled domestic and international terrorists to travel freely and created a notorious Jihadi Highway between #Syria and #Libya. africanexus.org/libya/fuel-fac…
Flashback to "Operation Dawn," the #Turkey and #Qatar backed Islamist militias that overtook the American embassy and began its reigh of terror in #Libya. Bashaga -along with Sadiq Ghartiani and Salah Badi -was one of the architects of this coup. bbc.com/news/av/world-…