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Libya: Landmines Planted by Gaddafi Forces Claim Many Lives

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One of Gaddafi's ugly legacies to the Libyan people are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of landmines planted throughout Libya to defend his regime, with 50,000 being cleared so far in just one area near residential homes outside of Tripoli. Most victims of landmines throughout the world are children of course. The amount of weapons and ordnance stockpiled by the regime over the years is truly staggering for such a relatively small population, with new caches, arsenals and warehouses being discovered almost daily.

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Please remember by Archie on Saturday, Oct 1, 2011 at 5:08:31 PM
Doubt that by Mac McKinney on Saturday, Oct 1, 2011 at 5:40:08 PM