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Colonel Gaddafi Part 8: The Arab Spring

Real Dictators

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Gaddafi's Abu Salim Massacre

The Abu Salim massacre remained unknown to the wider world. Libyans knew about it after it became public in the 2000s. But for the wider world until 2011, it was largely unknown. Organizing a day of rage was a clever move by Gaddafi and his inner circle. Their actions will spark a chain reaction that will hasten Gaddafi's end.

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