Posted on 07/10/06
Lost in Libya
In the Country of MenBy Hisham MatarViking Canada, 194 pages, $32In 1952, after centuries of shifting colonial rulers, Libya became an independent monarchy, the first country to achieve independence through the United Nations. In 1969, the king was deposed by one Col. Moammar Gadhafi, "Brother Leader and Guide of the Revolution." Gadhafi instituted a repressive and brutal government not dissimilar to the Taliban in its interpretation of the Koran, including publicly broadcast executions.
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