I'm suggesting this article be put under "WOT Politix" since Gaddafi has officially declared it a matter of Jihad.
The article is in German. Google's translation is here.
| Thank you for bringing this to us, Ebbenter Snirt8446. Agreed with your characterization. Has the good colonel done anything like this before, or is this a significant new behaviour? |
As that translation isn't too good, here's a short summary:
In addition to the two Swiss hostages Gaddafi took over 50 additional foreign nationals hostage. They all were employees of Swiss companies in Libya, hailing from Europe, Indonesia and the Philipines.
This has been confirmed by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. These organizations have not received any information concerning the hostages' fate from either Libya, Switzerland or the Swiss companies.
The Swiss companies have kept this matter under wraps because they did not want to compromise the negotiations between Switzerland and Libya or their own business interests. |