Bragg was supporting Col. Jefferson Davis's regiment at the time, and his bravery earned him the lasting respect of the future Confederate president.
Vladimir E. Shnidke, one of those in the office, told the radio station Ekho Moskvi that the men claimed to represent a group supporting Col. Yuri D. Budanov, an Army colonel convicted last month of murdering a woman in Chechnya.
It appeared to be the defection of a powerful tribe that has supported Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi — a powerful inspiration for the revolts that were then taking shape in the east.
As Britain's Channel 4 News reported, the men were detained shortly after they produced a video report on the militia's revenge attacks on black Libyans they accused of supporting Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces during the war.
CHINGOLA, Zambia — When violent protests erupted in Libya in February, some members of the national soccer team supported Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's regime, including the captain at the time, Tariq Tayib, who called the rebels rats and dogs.
But then a shell exploded just 200 yards from the city's western gate, a reminder that the better-equipped forces supporting Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi could still blast the rebels with impunity from beyond the reach of their surveillance or guns.
Residents from a town outside of Tripoli that had been accused on Libyan news broadcasts of supporting Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, who was captured and killed last month, rallied in the capital Monday to demand an apology for what they called slanderous reports.
Content analysis identified 39 entries supporting CoL behaviours: 6 describe how residents collectively decided CoL meeting format (self-regulation) - ".. residents..... shared out the workload of seeking information (on cases).
Thousands of people marched through Mali's capital to protest the Western-led military intervention in Libya and show their support for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
At least 22 people have been killed in the last week and hundreds more injured in fighting around the city, a one-time bastion of support for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi that has shrugged off the new government's authority.
