March 2011
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Stop NATO Updates on Libyan war 20 March 2011
20 March — Stop NATO Heavy Anti-Aircraft Fire, Explosions Heard In Libyan Capital U.S. Stealth Bombers Drop 40 Bombs On Libyan Airfield Norway Provides Six F-16s For Strikes Against Libya Canadian Prime Minister: Strikes On Libya “Act Of War,” Expect Civilian Casualties Russia: NATO Attacks Kill 48 Libyan Civilians, Wound Over 150 Chinese, Russian Foreign Continue reading
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Libya mostly mainstream news links for 20 March 2011
20 March 2011 — creative-i.info Arab League condemns broad bombing campaign in Libya Washington Post (March 19) By Edward Cody, Sunday, March 20, 1:01 PM CAIRO—The Arab League secretary general, Amr Moussa, deplored the broad scope of the US-European bombing campaign in Libya on Sunday and said he would call a new league meeting to Continue reading
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UN Resolution on Libya Allows Invasion
Francis Boyle: UN resolution prohibits occupation but does not stop attack on land Continue reading
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Russia: NATO Attacks Kill 48 Libyan Civilians, Wound Over 150
“The reports say that during air raids on Libya strikes were also delivered on non-military facilities….As a result, 48 civilians are reported dead and over 150 wounded,” the ministry said in a statement. Continue reading
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All Out War on Libya, Surge in the Price of Crude Oil… “Humanitarian Wars are Good for Business”…. Speculators Applaud…. By Michel Chossudovsky
Reports confirm that NATO special forces and military advisers to the rebellion are on the ground in Eastern Libya. Continue reading
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At least 14 dead on bombed east Libya road: Reuters witness
A Reuters correspondent saw a total of at least 14 dead on Sunday around the bombed out military vehicles of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on an east Libya road after Western strikes. Continue reading
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Breaking News: Libyan Hospitals Attacked. Libyan Source: Three French Jets Downed By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
The U.S. and its allies are embarking on another regime change operation. Before they started their attacks on the Libyans, they admitted that there would be civilians casualties in an act of irony. They claim to be acting to save civilians, but they will be killing them. Continue reading
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Libya: Fourth Target Of Western Military Attacks In 12 Years By Robert Bridge
-‘The imposition of a no-fly zone is a military operation. It envisions attacks on aerodromes and air defense systems, not just a ban of flying.’ Continue reading
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The American Dilemma in Libya: To Bomb, Invade, Partition, Or All of the Above By Glen Ford
‘R2P’ – Responsibility to Protect – is the Obama regime’s favored formula for pouring mud in the otherwise clear waters of international law. The philosophy – actually, a political position seeking legal recognition – amounts to a kind of super-power judicial waiver couched in the language of nobles oblige, the obligation of the strong to… Continue reading
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Independent media newslinks and analysis on Libya 19-20 March 2011
20 March 2011 — creative-i.info 20 March 2011 Protecting Libyan Civilians, Not Others The Hypocrisy of the Libyan Conflict Understating Afghan Civilian Deaths PANA, “Attack on Libya Slights African Diplomatic Option” Libya: White House moves towards war, seeking regime change or partition PANA, “AU Calls for Cessation of Hostilities, Beginning of Reform Process in Libya” Continue reading
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Independent media newslinks and analysis on Libya 19-20 March 2011
20 March 2011 — creative-i.info 20 March 2011 Protecting Libyan Civilians, Not Others The Hypocrisy of the Libyan Conflict Understating Afghan Civilian Deaths PANA, “Attack on Libya Slights African Diplomatic Option” Libya: White House moves towards war, seeking regime change or partition PANA, “AU Calls for Cessation of Hostilities, Beginning of Reform Process in Libya” Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 19 March, 2011: War On Libya – Weekend Update
19 March 2011 — Information Clearing House The UN Security Council Has Not Authorized Regime Change in Libya By Robert Naiman Some of the reporting on the Security Council resolution has been misleading. The Security Council has not authorized military action for any purpose. The Security Council has authorized military action necessary to protect civilians. Continue reading
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MAJOR, LONG PLANNED, US GEOSTRATEGIC OFFENSIVE FOR DOMINATION OF AFRICA
Objective of our policy toward Black Africa is to prevent social upheavals which could radically change the political situation throughout the area. – Obama Continue reading
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The West’s Aim in Libya: Interview with Aijaz Ahmad By Prabir Purkayastha
Aijaz Ahmad: The real issue — Gaddafi can live without Benghazi — still is the oil. . . . Continue reading
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The Libyan Rebellion: The West’s Cloak over the Gulf By Sukant Chandan
Fidel Castro was right. The West was planning an attack on a sovereign third world nation imminently: Libya. Nothing like a good old war against brown and black people in Libya by the West to remind oneself of what western civilisation is all about. Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 12-18 March 2011
19 March 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation Crisis in Libya 18.03.2011 | 00:00 | DOLGOV Boris The society in Libya is a patchy conglomerate of clans and tribes, with Sufi orders, particularly the Senusite oder, playing a significant role in organizing their transactions. The Senusite oder enjoys great influence in the country’s east, the homeland Continue reading
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News and analysis from the Independent media on Libya 18-19 March 2011
19 March 2011 — creative-i.info 19 March 2011 Philippines socialists: `No to imperialist intervention in the Libya! Saudi, UAE troops out of Bahrain!’ Libya asks China, Germany to confirm ceasefire World powers in Paris to hammer out Libya plan UN Security Council Resolution Urges Libyans to Kill Libyans UN Security Council on Libya: Killing the Continue reading
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News and analysis from the Independent media on Libya 18-19 March 2011
19 March 2011 — creative-i.info 19 March 2011 Philippines socialists: `No to imperialist intervention in the Libya! Saudi, UAE troops out of Bahrain!’ Libya asks China, Germany to confirm ceasefire World powers in Paris to hammer out Libya plan UN Security Council Resolution Urges Libyans to Kill Libyans UN Security Council on Libya: Killing the Continue reading
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Russian Communist leader slams Moscow’s passive stance on Libya — RT
By refraining from voting on the document, the Russian administration ‘in fact backed NATO’s aggressive ambitions to impose their will everywhere on the globe, which now include Libya,’ Continue reading
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Libya, Hypocrisy and Betrayal by the United Nations By Felicity Arbuthnot
The bombing of Libya will begin on or nearly to the day, of the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the destruction of Iraq, 20th March, in Europe. Continue reading