With its finely wrought balustrade, the Doric columns supporting its portico, the Villa Pietri looked like a Roman nobleman’s villa that had somehow been misplaced on the edge of the African continent.
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Libya: Gaddafi Hometown May Be Key to His Destiny
The Next Step in Libya
Libya’s Rebels: Allied Air Strikes Key in Fighting Gaddafi
Libya: Why Gaddafi Has Survived the Rebellion
Viewpoint: How Libya Became a French and British War
Libya: How a No-Fly Zone Can Become a Red Hot Mess
Libya’s monthlong revolt became an international conflict on Saturday as U.S. and British warships fired 110 Tomahawk missiles at 20 military targets in the country, in the first foreign military action ostensibly designed to stop Muammar Gaddafi’s army from inflicting more damage on rebel strongholds and Libyan civilians
Libya: Gaddafi’s Last Stand
Under Air Cover: Can the Rebels Get Their Act Together?
2-Min. Bio: Muammar Gaddafi
Famously dubbed the “mad dog of the Middle East” by former President Ronald Reagan, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has a reputation that has run the gamut from eccentric revolutionary to international pariah over his long career. Often seen swathed in animal skins and surrounded by a posse of virgin female bodyguards, the colorful leader has become as well known for his unusual personality as for his controversial political moves, the latest of which included celebrating convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi’s return to Libya.