Washington Times:
Libyan rebels say condoms and Viagra found on soldiers loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi are proof of a campaign of rape waged by the Libyan dictator to terrorize male and female opponents.
Hospitals are dealing with an increase in the number of cases of sexual assault, said rebels and doctors interviewed by The Washington Times since the start of the uprising last month.
A doctor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of concern for his safety, said Viagra and condoms had been found in the clothes of pro-Gadhafi soldiers killed in battle and those captured alive.
Almost all of the victims of sexual assault have told doctors that they were attacked by the regime’s soldiers.
A resident of Benghazi, who is close to the rebels, said Viagra and condoms were found on each of the soldiers captured last week when Gadhafi loyalists advanced to the outskirts of the rebel stronghold in the east.
Before they were seized, the soldiers taunted residents over a bullhorn, said the Benghazi resident who asked not to be identified.
“They were talking on the mic and saying, ‘Tell your women to get out of the houses naked if you don’t want us to kill you,’ ” he added.
Residents of the capital, Tripoli, and Ajdabiya, a city in the east, made similar claims.
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Rape is a strategic weapon used by some African tribes, but usually they are more primitive than the Libyans. Obviously Qaddafi shares their sense of primitive warfare. Last week we saw one woman dragged away while complaining of rape by government forces. She is one of the brave who is willing to speak out about the atrocities of Qaddafi forces.
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