The New Dark Age

21 October 2011 — williambowles.info

21 October 2011
THE ROVING EYE : A peek at the new Libya
Asia Times Online Today at Noon
Welcome to the new Libya. Islamist militias will turn the lives of Libyan women into a living hell. Hundreds of thousands of Sub-Saharan Africans – those who could not escape – will be ruthlessly persecuted. Libya’s natural wealth will be plundered. That collection of anti-aircraft missiles appropriated by Islamists will be a supremely convincing reason for the ‘war on terror’ in northern Africa to become eternal. There will be blood. – Pepe Escobar (Oct 21, ’11)

The ‘great game’ in Syria
Asia Times Online Today at Noon
The West sees the Syria ‘game’ as a natural successor to its purported success in Libya and as key to a grand refashioning of the Middle East, while Saudi Arabia sees an overthrow in Damascus as striking at the heart of nemesis Iran. However, as the regime refuses to collapse and the opposition council stutters, the allies could be tempted into mobilizing forces of radicalization that will likely return to haunt them. – Alastair Crooke (Oct 21, ’11)

Libya plans secret Gaddafi burial
BBC News Today at 09:45
Libyan authorities plan a secret burial within the next few hours for ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, following his capture and death.

Circuses Without Bread
Craig Murray Today at 09:36
The barefaced lie about Gadaffi being killed in the crossfire bodes ill for the openness, transparency and good government we can expect to see now in Libya. But today I am worrying about the effect on our society of human death as entertainment. I have never been an apologist for Gadaffi, but if his regime tortured and murdered, the remedy is not to torture and murder him – even the Nazis were given due process.

Muammar Qaddafi’s “opulent living” — where is the proof?
Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 09:01
Mainstream media fail to prove their claim that the Libyan leader ‘stole the wealth of the country’ but on the contrary, show us that they think we are all stupid.

Guts but no glory: Gaddafi images over-the-top
Russiatoday.ru Today at 07:27
Libya is turning a new page in its history following the killing of ousted dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. But the footage of Gaddafi’s dead and broken body was so graphic; some are wondering why it was broadcast for…

Gaddafi fatally shot in head on way to hospital – de facto Libyan PM
Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 07:08

Liberated Libya: No offence, it’s just business
Russiatoday.ru Today at 06:52
Many Libyans are celebrating the death of a dictator and Western leaders are hailing a transition to democracy. However, that outcome is not inevitable. While NATO is now expected to end its bombing of Libya, their…

Gaddafi was ‘killed in crossfire’
BBC News Today at 05:42
Libya’s Col Gaddafi was shot dead during a gun battle, the acting prime minister says.

Libyan war can go on without Gaddafi – Russia’s envoy
Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 05:32

Horace Campbell, “The Assassination of Gaddafi”
MRZine.org Today at 03:39
The news of the killing of Colonel Gaddafi in the battle to take Sirte marked one more episode in this NATO war in Libya and North Africa. The killing has all of the hallmarks of a coordinated assassination, synchronised between NATO aircraft and forces on the ground. . . .

The US power grab in Africa
Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Today at 03:01
Washington couldn’t care less about the ‘responsibility to protect’ civilians; the only thing that matters is the excuse to ‘protect’ Libya’s and Africa’s wealth for its own interests.

Pan Am 103 Verdict: Justice or Politics?
Consortiumnews.com Today at 01:39
From the Archive: As U.S. policymakers and pundits celebrate the brutal murder of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, his torture and execution are being justified by glib references to his purported role in the Pan Am 103 bombing in 1988.

Through the US Media Lens Darkly
Consortiumnews.com Today at 01:25
From the Archive: U.S. officials are congratulating themselves after NATO aircraft bombed a convoy fleeing the Libyan town of Sirte, leading to the capture and murder of Muammar Gaddafi – the grisly affair justified by Gaddafi’s supposed role in the bombing of Pan Am 103.

VIDEO: Libya celebrates Gaddafi’s death
BBC News Today at 00:08
As reports of Colonel Gaddafi’s death spread thousands of people took to the streets across Libya, firing guns in the air, sounding horns and waving the revolution’s flag.

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Gaddafi – friend turned foe
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 23:02
Today, the world saw images of Libyan rebels celebrating the death of their former leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

VIDEO: Gaddafi’s demise: End of a dictator
BBC News Yesterday at 23:00
Libya’s ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after an assault on his birthplace of Sirte, officials say.

VIDEO: How Gaddafi’s power collapsed
BBC News Yesterday at 22:49
Jeremy Bowen explains how Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s power collapsed in Libya in the wake of the Arab Spring.

VIDEO: Britain’s role in Gaddafi’s demise
BBC News Yesterday at 22:36
Former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after an assault on his birthplace of Sirte, Libyan officials have said.

Global reaction to Gaddafi’s death: Justice or Danse Macabre?
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 20:50
Longtime Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi is dead and gruesome images of his killing have been shown by the media worldwide. His death has sparked a jubilant reaction among anti-Gaddafi Libyans and has been welcomed by…

Obama: The Death Of Muammar Gaddafi + Gaddafi’s final moments
Dandelion Salad Yesterday at 20:37
Dandelion Salad PROPAGANDA ALERT! Warning These videos may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience. MiniRtist on Oct 20, 2011 President Obama, On The Death Of Muammar Gaddafi – 10-20-2011 *** democracynow on Oct 20, 2011 As we went to broadcast, the ousted Libyan […]

Civilian cost of NATO victory in Libya
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 19:56
The death of Gaddafi has finally concluded his eight- month stand-off with NATO. But as the alliance and the new Libyan government celebrate the war’s end, the untold numbers killed in the intervention cast a dark…

VIDEO: ‘Gaddafi death ends painful chapter’
BBC News Yesterday at 19:41
Obama: Gaddafi death marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya

Libya opens way to second colonization of Africa?
Russiatoday.ruYesterday at 19:28
With Gaddafi dead, the Libyan people are going to exchange one dictator for another, a neo-liberal NATO one, says Brussels-based international consultant Lode Vanoost.

VIDEO: The story of Gaddafi’s downfall
BBC News Yesterday at 19:03
As Libyans celebrate the death of Col Gaddafi, Bridget Kendall looks at the conflict that brought about his downfall.

VIDEO: Gaddafi ‘an oddball until the end’
BBC News Yesterday at 18:45
Libya’s ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after an assault on his birthplace of Sirte, Libyan officials have confirmed.

US drones bombed Libya more than Pakistan
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 17:53
While Obama insists that the ‘hostilities’ that have erupted between Gaddafi’s regime and rebels necessitated US response with weapons of war in conjunction with NATO — but is by no means a war — American drones have…

Gadaffi killed: not a time to boast
Morning Star Yesterday at 17:08
Anti-war campaigners warned that Libya’s ordeal is far from over as Western powers look to carve up its oil wealth and install a friendly regime in the wake of Muammar Gadaffi’s death today.

NTC forces celebrate Gadaffi’s death
Morning Star Yesterday at 17:04
Libyan Transitional government forces were celebrating the death of Muammar Gadaffi today during the capture of Sirte – the last significant bastion of forces loyal to him.

Wicked Witch of the West goes to Libya
Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Yesterday at 17:01
The image of the Wicked Witch of the West meeting with a gaggle of demonic, murderous, genocidal criminal filth is one that will cause nightmares for years to come, writes Lisa Karpov, traumatised after watching Hillary Clinton’s performance in Tripoli, Libya

Reviving fading reputations:
Morning Star Yesterday at 16:38
No sooner were the first unconfirmed reports of Muammar Gadaffi’s capture – later updated suspiciously to his death – than David Cameron’s spin doctors sought to portray the Libya campaign as his personal triumph.

Cameron: Remember Gaddafi victims
BBC News Yesterday at 15:58
David Cameron says it is a day to remember Col Muammar Gaddafi’s victims, after Libya said the country’s former leader had been killed.

Death of Gadaffi
Craig Murray Yesterday at 15:47
NATO were wrong to bomb Libya and kill so many, but that does not make Gadaffi a good guy. He was not – he was cruel, avaricious, and a dictator and really was mentally unbalanced – I speak as someone who met him.

Curtains drawn on Gaddafi era
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 15:13
The death of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday brings to life the old saying that those who live by the sword, die by the sword. But what did the eight-month civil war mean for one of modern history’s…

In pictures: Anti-Gaddafi forces ‘take city of Sirte’
BBC News Yesterday at 15:04
Libya’s interim authorities claim control

Gaddafi demise leads to questions over contracts
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 15:01
The demise of former Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi raises the questions about whether the new Libyan administration will honor contracts involving Russian companies, which were signed with the Gaddafi government.

AfriSynergy: Libya News October 18 (Video) – Part III
Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts) Yesterday at 15:01
West gives round-up, commentary and analysis on the current Libyan news in the Jewess Hilary Clinton’s war on Africa for European and American bankers using their military alliance ‘NATO’