March 2011
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Repression, Resistance and the CIA in Libya
Author Hisham Matar says father secretly jailed by Gaddafi in 1990; was part of organization likely supported by CIA Continue reading
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Books: The Return of the Public (space) By Dan Hind
With the destruction of our traditional forms of political expression, we have no collective voice, no public space that we can call our own. Instead, at best we have ‘single issues’ but no sense of the collective. ‘The Return of the Public’ explains how this came to be and offers a way out. Important and… Continue reading
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Reflections of Fidel: NATO’s inevitable war (Part II)
In high-level meetings between Libya and NATO leaders, none of the latter had any problems with Gaddafi. The country was a secure source of high-quality oil, gas and even potassium supplies. The problems which arose between them in the early decades had been overcome. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 8 March, 2011: Why is Hillary Clinton Not Defending the Rights of Saudi Protesters?
8 March, 2011 — Information Clearing House Top 14 Justifications For An Invasion Of Libya By End Of The American Dream For decades the U.S. has looked upon the suffering of millions of Africans with indifference but now they are trying to convince us that it is a “moral imperative” that we intervene in the Continue reading
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Four must read articles on Libya
Four excellent articles on the Imperial ramp-up to war on Libya Continue reading
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Point Of No Return: U.S. And NATO Prepare For War With Libya By Rick Rozoff
March 7 was a pivotal moment in plans by Western powers to launch military operations against Libya. Continue reading
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Libya and the Return of Humanitarian Imperialism By Jean Bricmont
The whole gang is back: The parties of the European Left (grouping the ‘moderate’ European communist parties), the ‘Green’ José Bové, now allied with Daniel Cohn-Bendit, who has never seen a US-NATO war he didn’t like, various Trotkyist groups and of course Bernard-Henry Lévy and Bernard Kouchner, all calling for some sort of ‘humanitarian intervention’… Continue reading
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Another NATO Intervention? Libya: Is This Kosovo All Over Again? By Diana Johnstone
Less than a dozen years after NATO bombed Yugoslavia into pieces, detaching the province of Kosovo from Serbia, there are signs that the military alliance is gearing up for another victorious little ‘humanitarian war’, this time against Libya. The differences are, of course, enormous. But let’s look at some of the disturbing similarities. Continue reading
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Pentagon Propaganda Sways US Opinion of Libya | Global Research TV
War Correspondent Keith Harmon Snow says there is a psychological operation performed by the Pentagon to persuade the American people through propaganda one way or the other. Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 8 March 2011
8 March 2011 — creative-i.info Goldman Says Saudi Arabia is Misleading the World About Oil Production – Wall Street Journal (blog) By James Herron Goldman Sachs has accused Saudi Arabia, the world’s most important oil supplier, of misleading the world about its oil production since late last year. If true, this allegation would mean that Continue reading
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Oman Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 8 March 2011
8 March 2011 — creative-i.info Protests to continue in Oman – UPI.com US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted by Omani Sultan Qaboos at the Bait Al Baraka Palace in Muscat, Oman, December 5, 2010. UPI/Jerry Morrison/DOD MUSCAT, Oman, March 8 (UPI) — Protesters in Oman said they plan to continue their peaceful … Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 8 March 2011
8 March 2011 — creative-i.info Why Libya’s Qaddafi could survive like Saddam in 1991 – Christian Science Monitor Rather than the euphoric victories in Tunisia and Egypt, Libya’s conflict now evokes another uprising: Iraqis’ 1991 failed bid to overthrow Saddam Hussein, who ruled for another 12 years. The Kingdom of Libya flag is placed in Continue reading
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Public Communications vs. Mass Communications By Dan Hind
The archetype of mass communication is a broadcast that delivers one unanswerable voice to millions of listeners. There is little or no scope for individuals to answer back to the messages they receive. Indeed in a mass society perfectly realized even private dissent carries penalties and open disagreement is forbidden. Continue reading
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Charles Mingus Live at Montreux ‘Good Bye Pork Pie Hat’
Charles Mingus, band leader and bass; Don Pullen, piano; George Adams, tenor saxophone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone; Benny Bailey, trumpet; and Danny Richmond, drums, recroded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975. Continue reading
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Let’s talk with women from Gaza, Pakistan, Egypt & Iraq!
Code Pink invites you to discover for yourself what is unfolding in the Middle East in a special Global Room for Women teleconference series that will touch you deeply and give you courage, insight and resolve to live your own dignity. Sign-up for our Series of 9 interactive calls with four engaging women building peace… Continue reading
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To no-fly or not to no-fly Libya — RT
In the event the no-fly zone resolution is presented to the Security Council, it may not go down particularly well. Russia has a veto on the UN Security Council and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated on Monday that Moscow is against any foreign intervention in the situation in Libya. Continue reading
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Tripoli under fire in media information war — RT
It is not completely clear now who is in control of which territories. Al Jazeera earlier reported bombings in the Libyan capital. However, people on the streets of Tripoli say that media coverage of events is far from objective. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 7 March, 2011: Dirar Abu Seesi Kidnapped by Mossad, Now in Israeli Prison, Censor Gagged Reporting Story
7 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli settlers and soldiers attack Palestinians near Nablus: 10 Palestinians, 1 settler injured IMEMC – Monday March 07, 2011 – 19:02, According to local sources, a large group of armed Israeli settlers invaded Qusra village, near the city of Nablus in the northern West Continue reading
The New Dark Age 