Qaddafi, Muammar

1. A Libyan military officer and political leader of the twentieth century. The ruler of Libya and a militant Arab ( see Arab-Israeli conflict ), Qaddafi is fervently opposed to the influence of the United States in the Mediterranean Sea region, especially its influence on behalf of Israel . The United States has accused Qaddafi of planning terrorism , which he now claims to renounce.

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Libya today is a far more attractive locale for al Qaeda that it was under the regime of Muammar Qaddafi.

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Obama decisively called for Muammar Qaddafi to step aside, but hesitated for months to say the same thing about Assad.

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They even brought historic moments—none more so than my much anticipated visit to Libya to meet with Colonel Muammar Qaddafi.

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So was Mubarek's old nemesis Muammar Qaddafi, who fears he could be next.

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