ACCUSATIONS BY LIBYA
Qadhafi, pronounced guhd DAH fee, Muammar Muhammad al-, pronounced moo ahm MAHR moo HAM uhd ahl (1942-...), took over the leadership of Libya's government in 1969. He came to power after he led a military overthrow of Libya's monarchy. He is a colonel and commander in chief of the Libyan armed forces. Other spellings of his name include Gadhafi, Kaddafi, and Qaddafi.
Qadhafi is an outspoken radical leader with a strong belief in Arab unity under Islam, the religion whose followers are called Muslims. He has sought to spread his influence. For example, he has given military and financial aid to revolutionaries and terrorists in many parts of the world. Leaders of many countries denounced him for interfering in other nations' affairs. President Ronald Reagan of the United States accused Qadhafi of aiding international terrorists. In 1986, Reagan ordered U.S. planes to bomb military installations in Libya. In 1992 and 1993, the United Nations (UN) imposed sanctions on Libya for refusing to turn over Libyans suspected of placing bombs on two international civilian flights. In 1999, Libya handed over to UN officials two men suspected of planting the bomb on one of the flights. As a result, the UN suspended its sanctions on Libya.
totalitarian, adjective, noun.adj. of or having to do with a government controlled by one political group which supresses all opposition, often with force, and which controls many aspects of people's lives. A totalitarian government usually regulates what goods are produced by industry, what radio and television programs are broadcast, what books the people may read, and other severe controls on private life. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy had totalitarian systems of government. Ex. In a totalitarian state the goal is to serve the needs of an expanding industrial order and the complexities of a bureaucratic government (Science News Letter). noun a person in favor of totalitarian principles.
totalitarianism, noun.the system, principles, or methods of a totalitarian government. Ex. Nothing is worse than the practice of totalitarianism because nothing that free men do is half so dangerous as the evils which inevitably follow in totalitarianism's wake (K. F. Pople). (SYN) autocracy, dictatorship.
totalitarianize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.to make totalitarian; put under totalitarian control.