DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Gaddafi's Ukrainian Blonde Nurse Plans To Come Back Home

DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Gaddafi's Ukrainian Blonde Nurse Plans To Come Back Home

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KIEV,

- February 27, 2011:

Ukrainian nurse Galyna Kolotnytska, who takes care of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is expected to return to her native land soon, the Segodnya newspaper said citing her daughter.

"My mother contacted me yesterday. She said she is currently in Tripoli. There are shootings, fights and everything shown by media. She talked to me calmly, asked not to worry about her and said she will be soon back home," Tatyana was quoted by the newspaper as saying.

WikiLeaks described Galyna Kolotnytska, 38, as a 'voluptuous blonde' who follows the Libyan leader in his trips. Gaddafi appears to be reliant on his long-time nurse, as she "knows his routine," the whistleblowing website said citing leaked U.S. cables.

Earlier media reports said the blonde, who is believed to be Gaddafi's lover, had no plans to leave the country as she appears to be at the side with the embattled Libyan leader who is losing his grip on power.

Ukrainian authorities have ordered the evacuation of Ukrainian nationals amid the violent unrest in Libya. Many Ukrainian doctors remain in the country and refuse to return home because they have not collected their wages.

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DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: UN Slaps Sanctions On Libyan Regime

DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: UN Slaps Sanctions On Libyan Regime

*Security Council unanimously orders travel and assets ban on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his inner circle.

*The unanimous UN sanctions targets five members of the Gaddafi family

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Aljazeera.net

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 27, 2011:

The UN Security Council has unanimously imposed travel bans and asset freezes on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, members of his family and inner circle.

Saturday's resolution adopted by the 15-nation council also called for the immediate referral of the deadly crackdown against anti-government demonstrators in Libya to the International Criminal Court in The Hague for investigation and possible prosecution of anyone responsible for killing civilians.

The council demanded an "immediate end to the violence and for steps to address the legitimate demands of the population" in Libya.

It called for Libyan authorities to act "with restraint, respect human rights and international humanitarian law," and facilitate immediate access for international human rights monitors.

The council called for an immediate lifting of restrictions "on all forms of media" and for the safety of foreign nationals to be assured and their departure facilitated.

Under the arms embargo, UN members will take immediate and necessary measures to "prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to Libya ... of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment".

Libya would be prohibited from importing all arms and related material and all UN members should prevent their nationals from exporting them.

The travel ban and assets will target the 68-year-old Libyan leader, his adult children, other family members and top defence and intelligence officials accused of playing a role in the bloodshed.

'Moral support'

Sixteen names are on the sanctions list.

The council said its actions were aimed at "deploring the gross and systematic violation of human rights, including the repression of peaceful demonstrators".

And members expressed concern about civilian deaths, "rejecting unequivocally the incitement to hostility and violence against the civilian population made from the highest level of the Libyan government".

The day was consumed mainly with haggling behind closed doors over language that would refer Libya's violent crackdown on protesters to the International Criminal Court, or ICC, at the Hague.

All 15 nations on the council ultimately approved referring the case to the permanent war crimes tribunal.

Council members did not consider imposing a no-fly zone over Libya, and no UN-sanctioned military action was planned.

The Libyan deputy UN envoy described the adoption of sanctions as "moral support" to those resisting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Ibrahim Dabbashi, one of the first Libyan diplomats to denounce Gaddafi and defect, said the council's move "will help put an end to this fascist regime which is still in existence in Tripoli"

UN sanctions: Who Is Targeted?

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously imposed "biting sanctions" on Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, and four of the most influential members of his immediate family. Resolution 1970 included a travel ban and asset freeze on the following Libyan figures: [GALLO/GETTY] Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, took power in 1969 in a bloodless coup. In recent days, Gaddafi has lost control of much of the country as protesters have fought against security forces that remain loyal to him. Many members of his regime - including diplomats, military personnel and members of government - have defected. [Reuters] Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi's second-oldest son, has been accused of inciting violence. He is the second most visible face of the Libyan regime. Saif al-Islam was, until he played a key role in the regime's attempts to suppress the protest movement, viewed as a potential ally by many in the West, who considered him the most inclined to reform and open the country. [EPA] Saadi Gaddafi, the leader's third son, is being targeted for his role as the commander of the country's special forces, which have been cracking down on the protesters. As well as playing a supportive role in his father's government, the leader's third son has also been captain of the Libyan football team. He played for Italy's Perugia club, until he tested positive for performance-inducing steroids after just one match. Khamis Gaddafi, heads the Khamis Brigade, an army special forces brigade that is equipped with sophisticated weaponry. [Libyan TV] Aisha Gaddafi is the leader's only daughter. Few days ago, she denied fleeing the country on Libyan state television. Aisha is a lawyer and was a member of Saddam Hussein's defence team in 2004. The UN dropped her as a goodwill ambassador this week.

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DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Who's Who In Moammar Gadhafi's Family Tree

DTN News - LIBYA UPRISING: Who's Who In Moammar Gadhafi's Family Tree

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 27, 2011: Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi has eight biological children -- seven of them sons -- and two adopted children, most of whom are intimately involved with the running of their father's dictatorship.

Now WikiLeaks, the website devoted to baring secrets, has published assessments by U.S. diplomats in Libya that point to growing anger at the behaviour of some Gadhafi offspring as being part of the excesses that brought fed up and frustrated Libyans boiling into the streets and sparked the blood riots that have been going on for more than a week.

More than 300 people have been killed in the clashes as security forces and the leaked documents say Gadhafi has vowed to fight to the "last drop of blood" to put down the uprising against his 42-year rule of the North African nation.

Pro-Gadhafi gunmen roam the streets and shootings have forced citizens to hide in their homes rather than join the scores of bodies littering the streets of the nation's capital city Tripoli.

The bloody clashes are forcing Libyans to flee the country to escape what they say are ultra-violent methods being used by the security forces to quell the protesting voices.

Among the WikiLeaks documents published is a cable sent a year ago that says: "The family has been in a tailspin recently."

The diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli describe how Gadhafi's children have carved out spheres of influence, seemingly treating the country as their personal fiefdom.

The diplomats also noted that there was intense rivalry among the Gadhafi children, as no clear successor has been named while the dictator's health is allegedly failing.

According to the leaked documents, among the allegations is that Gadhafi's fifth son, Hannibal Gadhafi, who is known for violence and wild partying, paid U.S. music superstar Beyonce $1 millions to ring in 2010 at his private party on the French Caribbean island of St. Barts. Guests included Lindsay Lohan, music mogul Russell Simmons, the band Bon Jovi and Beyonce's husband, multi-millionaire rapper and music mogul Jay-Z.

• Eldest son Muhammad al-Gadhafi runs the Libyan Olympic Committee and is a huge influence in the country's telecommunications sphere.

• Second son Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gadhafi is an architect and the Gadhafi who has been seen on television recently threatening that a civil war could develop from the current crisis. He is seen as a possible successor to his father. Aged 38, he runs a charity which has been involved in negotiating freedom for hostages taken by Islamic militants. He has a PhD from the London School of Economics and speaks English fluently. He is widely seen as belonging to a camp that aims to open Libya's economy. He left the country in 2006 after a clash with his father and criticizing his regime, but returned two years later. He has said he has no interested in inheriting his father's mantle.

• The third eldest, Saadi Gadhafi, 36, is a soccer fanatic and was signed on various professional teams, including one in Italy, but his career did not include first team appearances. He has been reported to be involved in problems outside Libya that involve drugs and alcohol. He was the Libyan national soccer team captain and now runs the Libya Football (Soccer) Federation and is married to the daughter of a military commander. He is said to have an interest in the film industry and to have invested more than $100 million in a film group.

• Gadhafi's fourth son, Muttassim Gadhafi, who is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Libyan army, is now also seen as a possible successor to his father despite once being forced to flee the country in fear of his life when he was accused of being behind a plot to overthrow his father. He returned from Egypt after being forgiven his trespasses and now heads his own army unit. He is also Libya's National Security Advisor and in charge of the country's National Security Council. He is also said to be something of a "party animal," who drinks heavily and rubs shoulders with the rich and famous -- including American pop stars.

• The fifth eldest, Hannibal Gadhafi, once worked for General National Maritime Transport Company, a company that specializes in Libyan oil exports. He has earned a reputation for being volatile after being involved in a series of violent incidents throughout Europe, including allegations of assaults on his wife, and incidents of attacks on other people in which both he and his wife Aline were allegedly involved.

• Gadhafi's two youngest sons are Saif Al Arab, who reportedly spends most of his time in Germany and of whom not much is heard, and

• Khamis, who is a Russian-trained police officer in Libya and in charge of a special forces unit. He is reportedly in charge of the suppression of protests in Benghazi, a major Libyan city, in which several protesters were killed.

• Gadhafi's only daughter is Ayesha al-Gadhafi, a lawyer who had joined the defence team of executed former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and that of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who became famous for throwing his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a 2008 press conference in Baghdad. She married a cousin of her father in 2006.

• His adopted daughter, Hanna, was killed when the United States bombed Libya in 1986.

• His adopted son, Milad Abuztaia Al-Gadhafi, is also his nephew. This son is said to have saved Moammar Gadhafi 's life when the U.S. warplanes bombed the family compound in April 1986, the same incident that killed Hanna.

• Another family member, Abdullah Senussi, who is married to the sister of Moammar Gadhafi's second wife Sofija Farkas, is said to be the country's head of military intelligence.

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Libya Is Concluding Deal For 14 Rafales Fighters With France: Report / Deal Near On Sale Of 14 Rafales To Libya

Libya Is Concluding Deal For 14 Rafales Fighters With France: Report / Deal Near On Sale Of 14 Rafales To Libya

(NSI News Source Info) PARIS - March 20, 2009: Commercial and technical negotiations on a sale of 14 French Rafale fighter jets to Libya have been largely completed, and politics will dictate the timing of any announcement of a deal, an industry executive said March 19. "The negotiations are done, more or less," the executive said. The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engined delta-wing highly agile multi-role fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. The Rafale is being produced both for land-based use with the French Air Force and for carrier-based naval operations with the French Navy. It has also been marketed for export. While several countries have expressed interest in the Rafale, there have been no foreign sales as of yet. Asked when a deal would be announced, the executive said, "It's politics, it's always politics." Col. Muammar Khaddafi, the Libyan head of state, signed an agreement granting six months' exclusive negotiations for the Rafale when he visited Paris in December 2007. Human rights organizations criticized the visit by the Libyan leader and the prospective arms sales. The Rafales expected to be sold to Tripoli would be similar to the F3 standard entering service in the French Air Force, capable of aerial combat and ground strikes. The weapons package is being negotiated separately. MBDA, the European missile firm that supplies weapons for the Rafale, declined comment. France has yet to sell the Rafale to a foreign customer, although the aircraft is flying in a handful of competitions. "Negotiations are still going on with Libya," Jacques-Emmanuel Lajugie, the head of the international division of the Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA), said March 17. The talks were lasting as long as expected, he said. The DGA is the French government's military procurement office. MBDA CEO Antoine Bouvier said separately March 17 that he expected a large export sale for missiles tied to the Rafale this year or next, as well as weapons for the FREMM frigate, a new warship being built for France and Italy. There are concerns that the economic crisis will hit defense spending in Brazil and Greece, where the Rafale is competing for orders, the industry executive said. Switzerland has completed a series of flight trials of the Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon and Sweden's Gripen as part of a tender to replace F-5 fighter jets. It is expected to take six months to evaluate the data from the tests. India also is looking to buy 126 new warplanes, but that competition is expected to take a long time, even by military procurement timetables, industry executives said. Dassault is looking for customers to buy the Mirage 2000-9 aircraft that the United Arab Emirates intends to replace with Rafales, Chief Executive Charles Edelstenne said March 19. A first delivery of the Rafale to the UAE would not be before 2012, and the UAE Air Force would probably need about three year's time to train aircrews on the new aircraft. "We have time to prospect," he said. DGA Chief Executive Laurent Collet-Billon said March 17 that the French Air Force would not be taking the Mirage 2000-9s from the UAE.