Libya
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Libya Newslinks 21-23 May 2011
22 May 2011 — williambowles.info 23 May 2011 Dissident Voice: Protecting Us from Our Freedoms: Congress Set to Renew Patriot Act Spy Provisions Morning Star: Rebel death squad body count grows SCF: Moscow claims NATO’s action in Libya inadmissible Global Research: Former U.S. congresswoman McKinney speaks on state TV in Libya BBC: VIDEO: Inside a… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news 22 May, 2011: NATO’s Air War: 7,732 Sorties, 2,975 Combat Missions
22 May, 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Air War: 7,732 Sorties, 2,975 Combat Missions NATO Intensifies Bombing Of Tripoli, Libya’s Main Harbor Obama In Europe To Boost “Global Action” With NATO Allies “Here For The Long Term”: EU Opens Office In Benghazi EU Foreign Ministers Plan Additional Sanctions Against Belarus U.S. To Build New Radar-Evading,… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: May 21, 2011: NATO Provokes Humanitarian Crisis By Bombing Tripoli Port
21 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Libyan Air War: Over 7,500 Flights, Nearly 3,000 Combat Missions Libya: NATO Provokes Humanitarian Crisis By Bombing Tripoli Port Canada Expends Hundreds Of Bombs, $300 Million On Libyan War Russia: NATO Wages War For “Regime Change” In Libya U.S.-NATO European Missile Shield Targets Russia, General Claims Russia Tests… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 20-21 May 2011
21 May 2011 — williambowles.info 21 May 2011 SCF: Moscow thinks NATO seeks regime change in Libya SCF: NATO planes strike military vessels in three Libyan ports RT: What should be on agenda for G8 summit in France? NY speaks Amnesty UK: Obama speech: USA must `learn from mistakes of past` in Middle East and… Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war 20 May 2011: Libya: Under Western Military, Media Siege
20 May 2011 Stop NATO Russia Condemns NATO Strikes, Urges Peacekeeping Force In Libya NATO Warplanes Attack Libyan Ships In Three Ports NATO Bombs Eight Libyan Naval Vessels Libya: Under Western Military, Media Siege NATO Targets Libyan Telecommunications: $1.2 Billion In Damages Continue reading
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The Middle East Revolution: The Empire Strikes Back: Libya Attacked by the US and NATO By Asad Ismi
The Western attack on Libya is motivated mainly by the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions taking those countries out of Washington’s control. This created the need for a military base from which to contain those revolutions, which Libya is perfect for, since it borders both of these countries. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 19-20 May 2011
20 May 2011 — williambowles.info 20 May 2011 Amnesty UK: Obama speech: USA must `learn from mistakes of past` in Middle East and North Africa BBC: Libyan troops ‘shot photographer’ alleges family BBC: VIDEO: Footage of air strikes on Libyan warships SCF: Will NATO Forces Under the UN Flag Take the Jamahiriya’s Place in Libya… Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 19 May 2011: Endgame In Libya
19 May 2011 — Stop NATO Libya: 7,262 NATO Sorties, 2,808 Combat Missions NATO Chief Defends Two-Month-Long War Against Libya George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group En Route To Mediterranean Endgame In Libya Poll: 62% Of Russians Oppose “Aggression Against Sovereign Country” Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 18-19 May 2011: Call for Attacks on Libyan Infrastructure Provides Glimpse of NATO’s Real Motives
19 May 2011 — williambowles.info 19 May 2011 Mathaba: The illegal war in Libya Dissident Voice: The Truth about “Civilized Transitions” Dissident Voice: Support Killing People or Lose Your Job Morning Star: Pro-Gadaffi rally as reporters freed Stop Nato: Updates on Libyan war: May 19 RT: Libya’s crisis can be settled only if both sides… Continue reading
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Call for Attacks on Libyan Infrastructure Provides Glimpse of NATO’s Real Motives By Conn Hallinan
‘The General suggested that NATO should be freed from restraints that precluded attacking infrastructure targets.’ Let us be clear what ‘infrastructure’ means: ‘The fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants and schools’ (Random House Dictionary, Second Edition). Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 18 May 2011
18 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Conducts Over 7,000 Air Missions Libya: Dutch F-16s Carry Out 180 Missions Libya Says It Hit NATO Warship Shelling Misrata Libyan Model: NATO Upgrades Urban Warfare Capabilities Russia Opposes Repeat Of Libyan Model In Syria “Isolate Assad Regime”: U.S., NATO Allies Discuss New Syria Sanctions Continue reading
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WikiLeaks cables show that it was all about the oil By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers
In the Wikileaks cables, U.S. diplomats can be found plotting ways to prevent state entities such as Gazprom from taking control of key petroleum facilities, pressing oil companies to adjust their policies to match U.S. foreign policy goals, helping U.S.-based oil companies arrange deals on favorable terms and pressing foreign governments to assist companies that… Continue reading
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NATO’s Secret Ground War in Libya By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
From the outset, the conflict in North Africa was intended to lead into an all out NATO war. The Pentagon and NATO are not only arming the Transitional Council in violation of international law, they also had forces on the ground from the start. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 17-18 May 2011: WikiLeaks Reveals US Wanted to Keep Russia out of Libyan Oil
18 May 2011 — williambowles.info 18 May 2011 Mathaba: WikiLeaks Reveals US Wanted to Keep Russia out of Libyan Oil Socialist Worker: Left to die in the Mediterranean Mathaba: Imperialist bombardment, assault on Libya continues Mathaba: Mass media begin to stop the great lie about Libya and Gaddafi Mathaba: The real reasons for NATO’s attacks… Continue reading
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Stop Nato: Updates on Libyan war: 17 May, 2011
17 May 2011 — Stop NATO Libyan War: Almost 7,000 NATO Military Flights, Over 2,700 Combat Missions China Presses For Immediate Ceasefire In Libya Russia: Libyan War First Litmus Test For NATO’s New Strategic Concept Russian Foreign Minister: West Oversteps UN Resolution In Libya The Real Reasons For NATO’s Attack On Libya Continue reading
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Stop Nato: Updates on Libyan war 16 May 2011
16 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Continues Libyan Air War, Naval Blockade: 6,808 Sorties NATO Bombs Still Claiming Victims: Bishop Calls For Libyan Truce Russia Backs African Union’s Road Map For Libyan Ceasefire Libya: Kwame Nkrumah Foresaw Western Re-Conquest of Africa Question For Caricom On NATO’s War In Libya Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 15-17 May 2011
17 May 2011 — williambowles.info 17 May 2011 RT: Washington sends forth stooges to replace Gaddafi SCF: Russia’s FM to hold talks with Libyan officials RT: Moscow to talk peace with Gaddafi envoys SCF: Tripoli may ask Russia to mediate Libyan conflict – Naumkin Socialist Worker: Chávez and the Arab dictators BBC: Moscow talks for… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 13-15 May 2011
15 May 2011 — williambowles.info 15 May 2011 BBC: VIDEO: Libya: Calls for Nato to ‘up the ante’ Mathaba: Libyan Rats Leaves US Without Further Aid BBC: Nato ‘must widen’ Libya targets 14 May 2011 Stop NATO News: May 14, 2011 Greanville Post: Italy’s role in the war on Libya Global Research: In the Theater… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 12-13 May 2011
13 May 2011 — williambowles.info 13 May 2011 Stop Nato: Radio Interview: NATO’s Attack On Africa Dissident Voice: Freezing Bank Accounts and Free Speech in the USA RT: There will be a “new Libya” – Russian FM Mathaba: Independent Libya News Blogger Silenced: Will Now Publish Via Mathaba BBC: HMS Liverpool comes under attack SCF:… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 10-12 May 2011
12 May 2011 — williambowles.info 12 May 2011 Dandelion Salad: The Truth About Libya By J. Brett Whitesell Greanville Post: Bahrain tries 21 activists on trumped-up charges Stop NATO News: May 11, 2011 BBC: First Gaddafi footage in two weeks RT: Gaddafi appears on TV after two-week absence BBC: VIDEO: Gaddafi appears on Libyan state… Continue reading