Still, the U.S. probably would be better off with someone other than Gadhafi in power.
By 2011, President Obama was arming Libyan rebels and ordering airstrikes to overthrow Gadhafi.
Before Gadhafi's coup in 1969, Libya was a constitutional monarchy with a parliament, constitution and king.
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Gadhafi is also accused of helping arm Arab militias in Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region.
After the Gadhafi regime fell last year, U.S. officials renewed their call for al Megrahi's imprisonment.
As Moammar Gadhafi was killed and Libya really fell into disarray, his weapons became available.
Many had suspected Gadhafi was hiding in Sirte after revolutionary forces took Tripoli in August.
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Gadhafi's forces, they said, were already in the university campus some 800 meters down the road.
Putin identifies with Assad, former Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi and former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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Kaufman says Justice Minister Amadou wants Gadhafi gone as long as it is done legally.
Gadhafi's troops, South Africa and other Security Council members supported a resolution imposing a no-fly zone.
Gadhafi died after he was captured in his hometown of Sirte on October 20, 2011.
Prior to the overthrow of the Moammar Gadhafi, Libya offered regional investors a high growth opportunity.
But as Libya's NATO-supported rebels closed in on Gadhafi, truckloads of arms left for Northern Mali.
He was referring to NATO's 2011 military intervention in Libya that helped oust dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
Prime Minister Ali Zidan, who served as a diplomat under Gadhafi, may also be among those affected.
Libya had no constitution under Gadhafi and was instead ruled by his political manifesto, the Green Book.
Ammerman said Gadhafi's ouster and death also helped reduce some of his anger at al Megrahi's release.
If Megrahi had not been released, Cohen said, he might have talked when the Gadhafi regime fell.
Keita said Gadhafi had also been given misleading information about the severity of the allegations against him.
Italy is therefore walking a tightrope: It can stand neither with Gadhafi nor too aggressively against him.
The four decades long rule of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi appears to have finally run its course.
Mr. Putin also was badly rattled by the Arab uprising, most of all Gadhafi's fall and murder.
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So when the Libyan people rebelled against Gadhafi in mid-February, our European allies were naturally very concerned.
It may be unlikely that someone worse than Gadhafi would prevail, but history indicates that it is possible.
And it must also be borne in mind that Gadhafi clearly has substantial support as well as opposition.
Following the toppling of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, experts said, Libya also suffers from lax security.
As a revolutionary who overthrew the Libyan monarchy, Gadhafi is said to regard the Saudi monarchy with contempt.
During this period, Gadhafi, long a pariah to Western governments, was reaping the benefits of a newfound acceptance.
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