Mastodawn

#Libya, at the direction of its then-leader #MuammarGaddafi, spent up to €50M funding the 2007 presidential campaign of French politician #NicolasSarkozy
[who was elected and was a key decision-maker in] March 2011 [French intervention] in the Libyan civil war [during which #Gaddafi was killed].

.…#Sarkozy [was sentenced] to five years in prison for criminal association in the Libyan financing case on September 25, 2025.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_financing_in_the_2007_French_presidential_election

Libyan financing in the 2007 French presidential election - Wikipedia

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD 4d ago

Western powers saw an opportunity when the #ArabSpring reached #Libya, since #Gaddafi predictably threatened great violence to maintain power. On #ThisDayInHistory in 2011, the UK, France, & US launched strikes that crippled his military, going far beyond the claimed #NoFlyZone.

Crooks&Liars Mar 8

#OperationEpicFury, #Iran, #IranWar, #MiddleEast, #MiddleEastConflict, #Ayatollah, #AyatollahKhamenei, #Gaddafi, #MuammarGaddafi, #Libya, #SaddamHussein, #Iraq, #PoliticalCartoon, #EditorialCartoon, @Rattoons1776

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/03/dont-lose-your-head-middle-east?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=113137

Don't Lose Your Head In The Middle East

A cartoon for March 8, 2026

Crooks and Liars

Headlines Africa Mar 6

Libyan authorities order the arrest of three suspects in killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRKrpG #Libya #Gaddafi #SaifAlIslam #Assassination #Justice

PugJesus Mar 3

Can't crack open a cold one with the boys no more

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Feb 17

The first #ArabSpring protests in #Libya began in mid-Jan., but they picked up steam in early Feb., and on #ThisDayInHistory in 2011 was the first "day of rage". With its weak official military & well-armed local groups, #Gaddafi's use of mercenaries made the situation dangerous.

Zacks Brother Feb 13

Emails appear to show that #AndrewMountbattenWindsor tried to facilitate a meeting with Colonel Muammar #Gaddafi for Jeffrey #Epstein, at Epstein’s request. The emails were included in the latest dump of #EpsteinFiles released by the US Department of Justice www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...

Exclusive: Former Prince Andre...

Exclusive: Former Prince Andrew tried to facilitate Epstein-Gaddafi meeting

The emails were included in the latest dump of Epstein files from the US Department of Justice, and have been uncovered for the first time by Channel 4 News.

Channel 4 News

PugJesus Feb 12

History repeats itself