Libya
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Franglo-American Attack on Libya Prepared Months in Advance
Mathaba can reveal that documents on the Command Air Defence And Air Operations (France) website show the attack on Libya reached its final stages of planning in early November 2010, which prompted Gaddafi to send his loyal assistant to Paris under pretence of “defection” to feed misinformation to France Continue reading
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Immanuel Wallerstein: The great Libyan distraction
The entire Libyan conflict of the last month — the civil war in Libya, the US-led military action against Gaddafi — is neither about humanitarian intervention nor about the immediate supply of world oil. It is in fact one big distraction — a deliberate distraction — from the principal political struggle in the Arab world. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 1-2 April 2011
2 April 2011 — creative-i.info 2 April 2011 Dissident Voice: Tax-Deductible Invasions Dissident Voice: The Myths That Buttress America’s First National Pastime Stop Nato: Updates on Libyan war: April 2 Links Int’l: Immanuel Wallerstein: The great Libyan distraction Mathaba News: ‘Noble’ War In Libya SCF: Western Air Strike In Libya Kills Multiple Rebels BBC: Gaddafi… Continue reading
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You didn’t need to be an expert on Libya to know which way the wind was blowing By Max Ajl
This is not a nya-nya-I-was-right-you-were-wrong point. Except in the psychedelic hallucinations of former Arab leftists, now heading stage-right destination Christopher Hitchens-ville, and Juan Cole, who should shut up, this intervention will not embolden Arab revolutionaries. Skip the Arab summer. The people running the show in Brussels, Riyadh, Qatar, and Washington want to usher us in… Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: April 1 2011
1 April 2011 — Stop NATO Video And Text: Georgia Versus Libya: West’s Double Standards On War And War Crimes Rasmussen On Global NATO, Sweden, And Libyan And Afghan Wars U.S., British Special Forces Directing Air Strikes From Inside Libya NATO Arms Embargo May Exclude Libyan Rebels, Who Are Already Being Armed African Officials, Experts:… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 31 March – 1 April 2011
1 April 2011 — creative-i.info 1 April 2011 Consortium News: Into the Shifting Sands of Libya Consortium News: Warriors of the Mainstream Media Mathaba News: Fidel Castro on Libya and Gadhafi: Nato, war, lies and business Morning Star: Caat: Last thing the Libyans need is more guns Dissident Voice: Achieving Social Justice Dissident Voice: Obama… Continue reading
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Fidel Castro on Libya and Gadhafi: Nato, war, lies and business
‘The empire is now attempting to turn events around to what Gaddafi has done or not done, because it needs to militarily intervene in Libya and deliver a blow to the revolutionary wave unleashed in the Arab world.’ Continue reading
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Wow That Was Fast! Libyan Rebels Have Already Established A New Central Bank Of Libya
The rebels in Libya are in the middle of a life or death civil war and Moammar Gadhafi is still in power and yet somehow the Libyan rebels have had enough time to establish a new Central Bank of Libya and form a new national oil company. Continue reading
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America’s true reason for attacking Libya becomes clear with new central bank By Kenneth Schortgen Jr
America’s true reason for intervention, and missile attacks against Libya has become very clear today with a sudden creation by the rebels of a new central bank on March 29th. Continue reading
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Russia Opposes West over Arming Libyan Opposition
1st collector for Russia Opposes West over Arming Libyan OppositionFollow my videos on vodpod This video was released by Press TV on 30 March 2011. Cf. “Moscow absolutely disagrees with statements by certain participants in the operation in Libya and their intentions to arm rebels who resisted Muammar Gaddafi’s troops” Continue reading
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Breaking News: Large Explosion Filmed in Libya | Global Research TV
1st collector for Breaking News: Large Explosion Filmed in Libya …Follow my videos on vodpod Large explosion in Libya captured on film by witnesses today, March 31, 2011. The source or location of this footage has not yet been confirmed. The origin of the bombing or the nature of the ordnance used remains to be… Continue reading
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London Conference Plots Imperialist Carve-Up of Libya By Barry Grey
The conference on Libya held Tuesday at London’s Lancaster House was a repulsive exercise in hypocrisy and cynicism. In the name of liberating the Libyan people, the United States and Britain brought together foreign ministers from 40 countries and dignitaries from international organizations such as the United Nations, NATO and the Arab League to sanction… Continue reading
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Can the coalition arm Libya’s rebels?
Can the coalition arm Libya’s rebels?Follow my videos on vodpod With the fortunes of pro and anti-Gaddafi forces changing almost daily, the question of arming the rebels is being repeatedly asked of countries carrying out airstrikes Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 31 March 2011
31 March 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Assumes Full Command Of Libyan War Operations Obama Authorizes Covert Operations In Libya, CIA Already There Poll: Americans Oppose Obama’s Libyan War, Ratings At All-Time Low Defense Minister: NATO’s Libyan Operation Costs Greece $9 Million A Month Venezuela On Libya: No Peace With Bombs, West Eyes Oil Reserves… Continue reading
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The War on Libya: Our Billion Dollar “Turd Sandwich” By David Swanson
So President Obama has been quoted calling his war in Libya a turd sandwich, while Juan Cole calls it philanthropy, and Ed Schultz praises it as vengeance against this month’s Adolph Hitler. The last time we bombed this particular Hitler we took out his daughter, among other people. Continue reading
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The Euro-US War on Libya: Official Lies and Misconceptions of Critics By James Petras and Robin Eastman-Abaya
Following the lead of their imperial powers, most of what passes for the Left in the US and Europe, ranging from Social Democrats, Marxists, Trotskyists,Greens and other assorted progressives, claim they see and support a revolutionary mass uprising of the Libyan people, and not a few have called for military intervention by the imperial powers,… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 30-31 March 2011
31 March 2011 — creative-i.info 31 March 2011 BBC: Libya minister questioned in UK BBC: VIDEO: Rebels struggle with Gaddafi’s forces RT: Washington may arm Al-Qaeda-linked Libyan rebels SCF: CIA feelers in Libya; rebels lose lots of ground SCF: Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels: report SCF: Invasion in Libya: first 12 days of… Continue reading
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Gilbert Achcar: Cruise Missile Marxist? By Pham Binh
When the U.S. and its allies imposed a no-fly zone over Libya, cruise missile liberals at the New York Times and MSNBC jumped for joy. No surprise there. The surprise came when Marxist and self-described anti-imperialist Gilbert Achcar joined them. Continue reading
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Defusing another UN timebomb By Eric Walberg
Turkey’s decision to take the lead in the NATO mission against Libya is a bold example of its determination to play the leading role in the region – and within NATO itself, says Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Concern grows over possible use of depleted uranium in Libya
The likelihood of DU use in Libya has now increased following the deployment and use of A-10 and Harrier AV-8B aircraft. ICBUW calls for pressure to be brought on the US to clarify the situation, and to put DU ammunition beyond use. Continue reading
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