Libya on Vice

Back Behind Bars with Gaddafi's Would-Be Assassin

Twenty-six years ago, Azeddine Madani would have done anything to escape his cell in Tripoli's notorious Abu Salim prison, but right now he’s wrangling with armed guards in an effort to get back in. We’re here to attend a tribute to Abu Salim’s former political prisoners, part of celebrations marking the two-year anniversary of the Libyan revolution. Full story

Saadi Gaddafi Is Not a War Criminal, "He's a Fun Guy," Says His Bodyguard

"He is a fun guy to be around. Not just for the money. He is very humorous. He can show you a good time—a very good time." Full story

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Libya in Vitro

Last summer, we met Mohammed and Nadia, a couple from Tripoli who had left their distressed home for six months to live in Jordan. They hoped to conceive through in vitro fertilization with the help of one of the country's best doctors, and full backing of the Libyan government, Full story

On the Road with Libya’s Lions of the Desert

The smoke from Taha’s massive cone joint flowed through the cabin of our silver Hummer. The A/C was on high and blew long fingers of smoke to the back seat. We were all mellow. Taha’s aviator sunglasses hid his tiny black eyes as he cranked the volume on the Arabic Reggae beat un… Full story

I Had Tea With Gaddafi's Killer

He shoved an assault rifle in my chest and threatened to kill me. Full story

Good Morning, Sinners... with Warren Ellis

How to Shut Down Internets

After shutting the internet down, most megalomaniac dictators believe they will still be around to turn it back on. They take their future for granted, and believe they only need to hide the corpses it will be built on. Full story

Movie Madness

An amateurish film produced by a 52-year old Israeli-American overtly ridicules Mohammad, depicts him as a woman-hating, overzealous pedophile, a fraud, a womanizer and a madman, and shows him having sex and calling for massacres. Full story

World Peace Update

World Peace Update

Terrorists suck at world peace. Full story

The Hangover News

This weekend nothing really happened, which was weird. Full story

Wow, It's a War

The French have unveiled a butch of side by side to the rescue of Libya’s rebels. But some cynics have suggested that Nicolas Sarkozy’s keenness to batter his former buddy has less to do with his love of world peace than with his love of winning elections at home. Full story