March 31, 2011
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Uprisings in Southern Africa
30 March, 2011 — The Real News Netywork Firoze Manji: Democratic uprisings brutally suppressed in many African countries Transcript Continue reading
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Can the coalition arm Libya’s rebels?
Can the coalition arm Libya’s rebels?Follow my videos on vodpod With the fortunes of pro and anti-Gaddafi forces changing almost daily, the question of arming the rebels is being repeatedly asked of countries carrying out airstrikes Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 31 March 2011
31 March 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Assumes Full Command Of Libyan War Operations Obama Authorizes Covert Operations In Libya, CIA Already There Poll: Americans Oppose Obama’s Libyan War, Ratings At All-Time Low Defense Minister: NATO’s Libyan Operation Costs Greece $9 Million A Month Venezuela On Libya: No Peace With Bombs, West Eyes Oil Reserves Continue reading
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The War on Libya: Our Billion Dollar “Turd Sandwich” By David Swanson
So President Obama has been quoted calling his war in Libya a turd sandwich, while Juan Cole calls it philanthropy, and Ed Schultz praises it as vengeance against this month’s Adolph Hitler. The last time we bombed this particular Hitler we took out his daughter, among other people. Continue reading
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The Euro-US War on Libya: Official Lies and Misconceptions of Critics By James Petras and Robin Eastman-Abaya
Following the lead of their imperial powers, most of what passes for the Left in the US and Europe, ranging from Social Democrats, Marxists, Trotskyists,Greens and other assorted progressives, claim they see and support a revolutionary mass uprising of the Libyan people, and not a few have called for military intervention by the imperial powers,… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Yemen’s Useful Tyranny – The Forgotten History of Britain’s ‘Dirty War’: Part 1
All revolutions are not equal. While Libya is deemed worthy of the West’s ‘humanitarian intervention’ – express delivery by B-2 bomber, F-15 fighter and cruise missile – protesters elsewhere have been denied such Western largesse. In response to the atrocities in Yemen, for example, Obama has sent mere words. The reason, as one astute commentator… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 30-31 March 2011
31 March 2011 — creative-i.info 31 March 2011 BBC: Libya minister questioned in UK BBC: VIDEO: Rebels struggle with Gaddafi’s forces RT: Washington may arm Al-Qaeda-linked Libyan rebels SCF: CIA feelers in Libya; rebels lose lots of ground SCF: Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels: report SCF: Invasion in Libya: first 12 days of Continue reading
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Gilbert Achcar: Cruise Missile Marxist? By Pham Binh
When the U.S. and its allies imposed a no-fly zone over Libya, cruise missile liberals at the New York Times and MSNBC jumped for joy. No surprise there. The surprise came when Marxist and self-described anti-imperialist Gilbert Achcar joined them. Continue reading
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Defusing another UN timebomb By Eric Walberg
Turkey’s decision to take the lead in the NATO mission against Libya is a bold example of its determination to play the leading role in the region – and within NATO itself, says Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 30-31 March 2011
31 March 2011 — creative-i.info 31 March 2011 BBC: Libya minister questioned in UK BBC: VIDEO: Rebels struggle with Gaddafi’s forces RT: Washington may arm Al-Qaeda-linked Libyan rebels SCF: CIA feelers in Libya; rebels lose lots of ground SCF: Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels: report SCF: Invasion in Libya: first 12 days of Continue reading
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