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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carolyn who wrote (116203)	10/24/2011 5:49:28 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224713

Qaddafi apparently sodomized after capture ................................................................................... October 24, 2011 cbsnews.com Amid mounting questions about just how and when Muammar Qaddafi died, a GlobalPost analysis of video footage suggests a Libyan fighter sodomized the former dictator after he was captured near Sirte. As GlobalPost reports: A frame by frame analysis of this exclusive GlobalPost video clearly shows the rebel trying to insert some kind of stick or knife into Gaddafi's rear end. GlobalPost correspondent Tracey Shelton said there is some question as to whether the instrument was a knife from the end of a gun, which Libyans call a Bicketti, or a utilitiy tool known as a Becker Knife and Tool, which is popularly known as a BKT. This latest video discovery comes as international and human rights groups call for a formal investigation into how the former Libyan leader was killed. In video clips that have emerged of his capture, Gaddafi can be seen injured but alive. Later he is seen with what appears to be gunshot wounds to his head and chest. According to the Geneva Conventions, however, abuse of prisoners under any circumstance is not permissable. GlobalPost offers four screenshots taken from fairly extensive video of Qaddafi's capture last week. (See video below.) The former leader had been in hiding since rebel fighters toppled the capital city of Tripoli. His death, which came shortly after he was driven away in a truck by opposition forces, has been the subject of much debate. A coroner's report found that he was killed by a bullet to the head, which officials in Libya's transitional government initially claimed was the result of crossfire between revolutionaries and loyalists as Qaddafi was being driven to a hospital. But bowing to growing international pressure, newly installed interim leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil announced Monday that the Transitional National Council had formed a committee to investigate Qaddafi's death (though he also claimed that Qaddafi might have been killed by his own supporters to prevent him from implicating them in his past crimes.) On top of Qaddafi's death, revolutionary forces are also being scrutinized for their treatment of loyalists in general. New York-based Human Rights Watch Monday warned of a "trend of killings, looting and other abuses" after 53 people, apparently Qaddafi loyalists, were found dead in a Sirte hotel. The condition of the bodies suggests they may have been executed. The group has called for an investigation.

To: Carolyn who wrote (116203)	10/25/2011 1:59:23 PM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224713

Carolyn..."Ha! Along with 57 states"... :-) Herman Cain rushes to Limbaugh in all '57 states' Republican candidate buys national ads on No. 1 radio show : October 25, 2011 By Joe Kovacs tampabay.com Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is sure to be heard a lot more in the coming days as he's purchased a 50-state commercial campaign on the No. 1 radio show in America, hosted by Rush Limbaugh. "It's actually 57 states, but who's counting?" joked Limbaugh today, poking fun at Barack Obama's flub during the 2008 campaign when the then-Illinois senator said he had campaigned in 57 states and still had a few more to go. "It doesn't mean that we've endorsed Herman Cain, and it doesn't mean that we're not gonna talk about anybody else," Limbaugh stressed. "[Mitt] Romney can buy some time. Rick Perry can buy some time if they wish. I just don't want anybody to think here that the fact that one of the candidates has purschased time means that we have endorsed or haven't. Well, of course I haven't. I haven't endorsed anybody yet." He added: "We're just business people here and candidate Cain said, 'We want to buy some time on your program.' We said, 'Fine and dandy.'" Limbaugh played one of Cain's ads to give listeners a sample of what they'd be hearing: "Nine-nine-nine means jobs, jobs, jobs. I'm Herman Cain, a candidate for president, and I approve this message, but Obama doesn't. My 9-9-9 plan creates 6 million jobs. Obama doesn't want you to know because he doesn't want me to win. Go to 999MeansJobs.com and help me defeat Obama." The campain said the ad can be run nationally due to an increase in fundraising numbers over the past few weeks. NBC's Andrew Rafferty reported over the weekend that Cain's campaign said it's raising about $1 million a week since Oct. 1. "Both our national and state strategies are buoyed by this ad campaign," said Mark Block, Cain's chief of staff. f