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7 Sep, 2011

The Future of the Libyan revolution – by Dr. Mohamed Elmasry

My two personal contacts with Libya have been at airports and both were shocking.

The first was at Tripoli airport seven years ago. The airport was in a very bad shape considering I was at the capital of an oil rich country. I wondered then why few billion dollars were not spent on the facility.

The second time it was at a London airport’s book store three months ago when I picked up the second edition of a 2005 British book with, “He is a prophet and revolutionary. A seer and fighter,” the reference was to Muammar Al Qathafi and his “vision”. I wondered then how much Al Qathafi paid to get this propaganda published twice, and to whom he paid?

via The Future of the Libyan revolution – by Dr. Mohamed Elmasry.