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Ibrahim Dabbashi

Former deputy ambassador of Libya to the United Nations. He was the first Libyan ambassador to defect following Gaddafi’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. He now represents the Transitional National Council of Libya.

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Former Libyan Diplomat on His Defection and Call for Intensification of NATO Operations

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