Friday photo: Showing the flag
Libyan embassy staff raise the pre-Muammar al-Qaddafi flag at the Libyan ambassador’s residence in Washington on February 25, 2011. Ambassador Ali Aujali resigned his post February 22.
Libyan embassy staff raise the pre-Muammar al-Qaddafi flag at the Libyan ambassador's residence in Washington on February 25, 2011. Ambassador Ali Aujali resigned his post February 22.
Libyan embassy staff raise the pre-Muammar al-Qaddafi flag at the Libyan ambassador’s residence in Washington on February 25, 2011. Ambassador Ali Aujali resigned his post February 22.
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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