Libyan Opposition Parties

As you guys know, I've been doing most of researching on domestic issues, primarily opposing views as manifested through publications from opposition parties and the general atmosphere under Qaddaffi via literature. This past week has mostly been the former. Thanks to Ryan for helping me identify the National Front for the Salvation of Libya (NFSL) which, like all opposition parties/groups, is based outside of Libya (Sudan in this case). Their main goal, of course, is to oust Qaddaffi. Their site, http://www.nfsl-libya.com/ has an interesting archive of their publication Al-Inqadh along with links to another website that hosts an archive of a radio show titled Sawt al-Amal (Voice of Hope). I am not sure if Al-Inqadh is still being published as their last issue on the website is from 1998.
There is also the National Conference for the Libyan Opposition (NCLO) formed in 2005 and headed by the NFSL. They're based in London and hold yearly conferences for, well, Libyan opposition. Since their inception they have an Accord that they push for:

The Conference declares that the return to the constitutional legitimacy requires the following actions:

1. The relinquishing of all Colonel Mouamar al-Qadhafi’s revolutionary, political, military and security powers;

2. The formation of a transitional government run by individuals who are recognized of being trustworthy and have the capabilities to run the country for a period no longer than one year, in order to bring the country back into constitutional life; and

3. Establishment of a constitutional and democratic state built on key concepts such as political and cultural diversity and peaceful transition of government powers; a state that guarantees fundamental freedom and human rights, that establishes the rule of law, equality and equal opportunity to all Libyan citizens without any form of discrimination; that protects and develops national resources, and endows balanced foreign relations built on mutual respect.

The Conference calls for the following political, media and legal actions:

1. The political solicitation of Libyans to fund the establishment of an effective way to address the Libyan people.

2. The creation of a legal mechanism to prosecute all members of the Ghaddafi regime who have committed crimes against humanity through the relevant international courts.

http://www.libya-nclo.com/English/tabid/138/language/ar-JO/Default.aspx

I would really like to continue research into these two organizations and see what they're all about, except that their websites are quite limited (both their English and Arabic content). It would probably be more fruitful to dive into the NFSL's archive of publications which starts in 1982.

As a side note, from the Al-Jihad newspaper Ryan found in the library, I do know that it is/was written and published by an M. Fawzy/Fawzi who is based in London. I did search and found someone that may match this M. Fawzy and shot him an email. I have yet to hear anything back.

As of right now, I am not entirely sure on which direction to head. Do I focus on finding more information about these opposition groups and see what the radio archive has to offer (I've listened to some and they're quite interesting) in addition to Al-Inqadh. Or do I keep digging until I find similar groups/publications? What do you guys think? Guess we'll see at the next meeting with Prof. Chaudhry.

~Duso