Seif al-Islam el-Gadhafi has contacted the International Criminal Court at The Hague, and is seeking an airlift out of Libya, where he fears assassination, in favor of a war crimes trial. The International Criminal Court (ICC) said intermediaries had been used in indirect talks with Saif al-Islam. Prosecutors said the court had made it clear [...]
Seif al-Islam el-Gadhafi, Fearing for His Life, Tries to Charter Plane to International Criminal Court |
| By: David Dayen Friday October 28, 2011 8:15 am |
UN Tries Carrot and Stick Approach in Libya |
| By: David Dayen Monday May 16, 2011 9:20 am |
UN envoy to Libya Abdul Ilah al-Khatib held talks in Tripoli aimed at a cease-fire in the two-month conflict, but that seemed very far off. NATO planes continued to bomb Tripoli over the weekend, and government forces continued to shell rebels at the various parts of the front. The stick to the carrot of negotiations [...]



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