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Libyan conflict: General Abdel Fattah Younes, rebel military leader

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A closer look at the leader of Libya's rebel forces, a man who was once Colonel Gaddafi's right hand man. Plus, we climb aboard the humanitarian ship carrying the wounded out of the besieged city of Misrata. Finally, an unusual exhibition in Morocco, which is using proverbs to stamp out institutional fraud.

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((Should Arms the Rebles))

by Anonyme - 12/04/2011 - 16:15

The opposition Rebles in deep of needs heavy weapons and all
military equipments inorder they can thown out the regime of
Muammar Gadhafi and his family, hope that three country can
speed up the process to supply the arms and some training, the
France can help training, to encourging Britain and US agreed

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