The New Dark Age

24 August 2011 — williambowles.info

Pro-Gadhafi forces try to halt rebels’ momentum
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — Libyan rebels weathered resistance from pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces in several volatile pockets across Tripoli on Wednesday, and a few dozen journalists kept hostage for days by the strongman’s armed …
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/08/24/libya.war/

Rebuilding the poor oil-rich country of Libya
msnbc.com
By Kari Huus Reporter Let’s imagine that post-Gadhafi Libya avoids
devolving into chaos. For the new leadership, there’s good news and bad
news. The good news is black gold. Libya has some of the finest oil in the
world to generate revenue. …
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44249828/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/

‘Die, Gadhafi’: Libya’s embassies abroad defect
The Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Libyan diplomats and students smashed
portraits of Moammar Gadhafi, shouted “Game over!” and raised the rebel
flag at their Manila embassy Wednesday as part of defections at missions
worldwide underscoring the leader’s rapid …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jzD3rPnSHymwfbN8GX_XLQqefLlw?docId=27a811ae094a4cdc9d463761f758249b

Libya conflict: Trapped among Gaddafi loyalists
BBC News
About 35 foreign nationals are trapped in Tripoli’s Rixos Hotel, one of the
areas where forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi are resisting rebel
attempts to seize full control of the Libyan capital. Most of them are
foreign journalists including the …
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14644953

Obama can’t win for winning in Libya
Washington Post
The question comes to mind in the wake of the Libyan rebels’ successes
against Moammar Gaddafi. It’s remarkable how reluctant Obama’s opponents
are to acknowledge that despite all the predictions that his policy of
limited engagement could never work, …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-cant-win-for-winning-in-libya/2011/08/24/gIQArKsdbJ_story.html

Libya’s rebels face new kind of battle
Financial Times
His fear was a sign of the huge task facing Libya’s rebels as they try to
convert their incomplete victory over Col Gaddafi into not just total
military triumph but also a functioning social life for the country’s
people. After 42 years of capricious …
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8512d70-ce72-11e0-b755-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

China turns to Libya rebels, urges “stable transition”
Reuters
By Chris Buckley BEIJING (Reuters) – China urged a “stable transition of
power” in Libya and said Wednesday it is in contact with the rebel National
Transitional Council, the clearest sign that Beijing has effectively
shifted recognition to forces …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-china-libya-idUSTRE77N2UI20110824

France ready to continue military support to Libya
Palm Beach Post
Mahmoud Jibril, the number two in the National Transitional Council of
Libya, speaks during a press conference in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, Aug.
23, 2011, hours after rebel forces overran Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s
fortified Bab al-Azizya …
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/world/france-ready-to-continue-military-support-to-libya-1781996.html

Obama on Libya: ‘Difficult days ahead’
USA Today
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY President Obama has faith in the rebels who are
on the verge of overthrowing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s government,
but he knows tough times lie ahead for the North African nation. “There are
difficult days ahead. …
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/08/obama-on-libya-difficult-days-ahead/1?csp=34news

Liberating Libya – Reason Magazine
By Jacob Sullum
Presidential presumption and congressional cowardice lift the limits on
military intervention.
http://reason.com/archives/2011/08/24/liberating-libya

Libya: Obama’s Pyrrhic Victory by Justin Raimondo — Antiwar.com
By Justin Raimondo
Next on the outs: Libya’s monarchists, who want to restore one of two
pretenders to the “throne,” The one with the most support, Crown Prince
Sayyid Muhammad al-Rida bin Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi al-Senoussi, is
active in Libyan …
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2011/08/23/libya-obamas-pyrrhic-victory/

CDR Salamander: Libya update
By CDR Salamander
Libya update. I’m pondering over at USNIBlog. at 21:57 · Email This
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Libya. 1 comments: ewok40k said… Well, one thing I’d like to say is that
unless there will …
http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2011/08/libya-update.html

Exulting over Libya
By Philip Weiss
I’ve kept myself from exulting over Libya too much because the left is
divided on Libya, but I’m exultant. There is an old journalistic rule that
a trend requires three events, and Libya consolidates the Arab spring as a
trend.
http://mondoweiss.net/2011/08/exulting-over-libya.html

U.S. Agenda for Libya Must Include Securing of WMD, Arms Stockpiles
By James Phillips
Rebel forces reportedly took control of Muammar Qadhafi’s fortified Bab
al-Aziziya command base in Tripoli today as they further consolidated
control of.
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/08/23/u-s-agenda-for-libya-must-include-securing-of-wmd-arms-stockpiles/

Libyan rebels advance on Tripoli – Los Angeles Times
Rebels pushing toward the Libyan capital, Tripoli, encountered heavy
gunfire as army forces attempted to stall an insurgent offensive that has
gained swift …
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/21/world/la-fgw-libya-tripoli-20110822

Libya – TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime
Congratulations to the Libyan people. Good luck with the future of your
country. …. No Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, or Syria regardless of who is
doing it. …
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2011/8/21/182123/394