ICC: Viagra May Have Been Used by Libyan Army to Conduct Mass Rape

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo is investigating the Libyan army and government on allegations that they organized a "campaign of mass rape" against women supporting the rebels.  The opposition forces have claimed to found Viaga and Viagra-like medication in army barracks that they've seized from the government.  If true, Moreno-Ocampo theorizes that this medication was weaponized and used in a series of orchestrated mass-rapes and gang-rapes coordinated by an as-of-yet unknown figure high up in the army or government.  He said the purpose of his investigation is to find this coordinator and bring him to justice for war-crimes. "We know [the mass rape] happened, the question is who.  Who ordered it?"


Speaking about the medications found at the army bases, Moreno-Ocampo had this to say:
"It's like a machete.  Viagra... it's a tool of massive rape."

Libyan Regime Investigated for War Crimes by International Criminal Court

 The government of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi has been accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court.  Evidence has surfaced that one of his sons was recruiting mercenaries a full month before the popular uprising broke out, implying that the regime was preparing for violence.  There is also evidence that Minister of Intelligence was coordinating the killing of civilians.

International Criminal Court reports that they have been receiving telephone calls from members of the Gadhafi regime expressing a willingness to cooperate with any investigation.

While it is unprecedented that a person be charged with war crimes during an ongoing conflict, the International Criminal Court believes that this is the only way to prevent Gadhafi from committing more atrocities against the Libyan people.

Hiatus Coming

Hello loyal readers,

Author of the blog here, I just wanted to apologize for the brief span of no updates.  It was finals week for me at my university and was distracted with exams, papers, and the like.  After that, I was busy moving back home for the summer.

It saddens me to say, but there will be another hiatus coming in a week or so that will span until early June.  After that, however, I will try to resume the normal once a day update schedule.  Thank you for your patience.

In other news: the American Republican Party primary race is starting to get populated with candidates: thus far the big names include: Donald Trump, obscenely wealthy showman who shows signs of intense egotism; Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and thrice-divorcee (odd for a man running for a party that claims to stand for "family values"); and Ron Paul, a former-Libertarian candidate who's primary concern is the economy.  It certainly is heating up, dear readers. 

As you can probably tell by the tone of the last paragraph, I am less capable of keeping bias out of domestic political news reporting than I am of international events, which is why the latter will always remain the focus of this blog.

Libya Update For Early May

A group from the Libyan opposition, the National Provisional Council will be meeting at the White House National Defense Secretary.

In the viciously contested port city of Misrata, the rebels have made further in roads, but the battle there is far from decided.

Days ago, an airstrike killed several members of Gadhafi's family, including the leader's youngest adult son, Saif.  Colonel Moammar Gadhafi appeared on Libyan State television, showing his people that he was still alive and unscathed from the NATO airstrike.

Pres. Obama Announces the Death of Osama Bin Laden

American President Barak Obama announced at 11:35 EST that Osama bin Laden, founder and leader of the terrorist network Al Qaeda was killed in Pakistan.

He said that in August the CIA approached him and told him that they may have had a credible lead as to his location in Pakistan, a compound deep in the nation.  Last week, Obama authorized a military operation.  A small team of Americans infiltrated the compound, taking care to avoid civilians.  The team took no casualties and killed bin Laden in a firefight.  Two Al Qaeda couriers were also killed, along with one of bin Laden's adult sons.  A woman who was being used as a human shield by Al Qaeda was also shot and killed.   The special forces team retrieved bin Laden's body for DNA testing.

Obama went on to say that this will not mark the end of the struggle against terrorism and that the United States will remain vigilant.  He echoed his predecessor Geroge W. Bush's words that the United States is not at war against Islam.  He commented that bin Laden was a "mass murderer" of Muslims all over the world and in the United States.

Obama said that this was a cooperative counter-terrorism operation with Pakistan and confirmed our continued cooperation with him.  He thanked the American intelligence and counter-terrorism officers for their efforts, as well as United States military servicemen who sacrificed so much to pave the way for this operation.