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Cockburn in Counterpunch ..

The story that most compellingly illustrates the evil nature of Muammar Gaddafi today is the allegation that he ordered his troops to rape women who oppose him and his acquisition of Viagra-type medicines to encourage them to do so. This tale had been around for some time, but gained credibility when the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said he had evidence that the Libyan leader had personally ordered mass rape. This week the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said she was “deeply concerned” by reports Gaddafi’s troops were engaged in widespread rape as a weapon of war .. so far Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have not found evidence of such mass government-ordered rape despite extensive investigations

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