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Showing posts with label Liberation. Show all posts
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Quote: Libya's New Leaders Declare Liberation from Gaddafi

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Francois Mori / AP Libyan celebrate after the Muslim Friday prayer at Martyrs Square in Tripoli, Libya, Friday Oct. 21, 2011.

Francois Mori / AP

"This is the humiliating end that God wanted to set as example for anyone who practices the worst forms of injustice ... against their people."

--SALEH EL GHAZAL, a Libyan official, declared his nation's liberation from the tyranny of Gaddafi on Sunday. Tens of thousands gathered in Benghazi for the announcement. Ghazal paid tribute to the fighters who died in the conflict. (via MSNBC)

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