Reply #52: Curious to see what sort of Potemkin village the Gaddafis set up for journos in Tripoli

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glcarlstrom Gregg Carlstrom
Curious to see what sort of Potemkin village the Gaddafis set up for journos in Tripoli. http://j.mp/f7nBi1
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Gaddafi's son denies crackdown; loyalists reportedly continue attacks


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Moammar Gaddafi through the years
Moammar Gaddafi has ruled Libya for more than 40 years. Now, he is strongly rejecting opposition demands that he give up power, as anti-government demonstrators continue to push for his ouster.
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By Leila Fadel, Ernesto Londono and Debbi Wilgoren
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, February 24, 2011; 9:31 AM

BAIDA, LIBYA - ...

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Gaddafi's son, disputed the death tolls that have been reported since the protests began 10 days ago, saying allegations that hundreds have been killed are a "joke."

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The junior Gaddafi said Libya intends to provide Western journalists on Friday access to Tripoli, the capital, and other cities, so they can corroborate the government's claim that the country remains under Gaddafi's control.

The U.S. State Department, citing conversations with Libyan officials, said some members of news organizations CNN, BBC Arabic and al-Arabiya would be allowed into the country, but any reporters who have entered Libya without government permission would be considered al-Qaeda "collaborators."

"The Libyan government said that it was not responsible for the safety of these journalists, who risked immediate arrest on the full range of possible immigration charges," the State Department warning said.

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