New Book On Former Libyan Dictator Gaddafi Lifts Lid On His Brutal Treatment Of Women

Image: The harrowing story is told in the book Gaddafi's Harem by Annick Cojean

The Terrible Truth About Gaddafi's Harem: How Libyan Dictator Kidnapped And Raped Dozens Of Women To Fulfil His Perverted Desires -- Daily Mail

* Harrowing story of schoolgirl abducted by Gaddafi at the age of 15
* She endured almost seven years of rapes, beatings and abuse
* Tyrant claimed to be the great emancipator of women in the Arab world
* In reality he abused women on a massive scale since seizing power
* Even known to take women from their own wedding ceremonies
* New book Gaddafi's Harem lifts lid on dictator's brutal treatment of women

The horror started with the lightest of touches. As the 15-year-old schoolgirl held out the bouquet to the 62-year-old man, he took her free hand and kissed it gently.

The man was Muammar Gaddafi, the dictator of Libya who had seized power 35 years before. His people were forced to call him the Guide, but the rest of the world knew him simply as Colonel Gaddafi.

That morning in April 2004, Gaddafi was visiting a school in his home town of Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast 350 miles east of Tripoli.

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My Comment: It has been almost two years since Gaddafi was killed .... but I suspect that it will take another generation or two before more details on how Gaddafi ruled will be disclosed .... but Annicj Dojean's book is a start.