Libya
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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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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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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
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Should talks of intervention in Libya turn into action, it would be illegal, immoral and hypocritical By Richard Falk
What is immediately striking about the bipartisan call in Washington for a no-fly zone and air strikes designed to help rebel forces in Libya is the absence of any concern with the relevance of international law or the authority of the United Nations. Continue reading
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Challenging the Left on Libya By Michael McGehee
It is upsetting to see so many leftists calling for intervention, or a No-fly Zone in Libya, or romanticizing the rebellion to the point of delusion leaving reality unrecognizable. Continue reading
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Britain’s Failed Intel Operation in Libya: Her Majesty’s Bungling “Secret Intelligence Service” By Felicity Arbuthnot
Even by the standards of a near bankcrupt island off Europe, run currently, largely, by a bunch of seemingly gung-ho, out of touch millionaires, the gun boat diplomacy of Messrs Cameron, Fox and Hague (Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Foreign Minister respectively) was a monumental farce of historic proportions. Continue reading
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Western countries advocating intervention as pretext for oil grab – Russian envoy
As the international community continues to debate the role it should take in the Libyan unrest, Russia’s Envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin expresses concern over NATO’s plans for military intervention in the country. Continue reading
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Libya Independent Media Newslinks for 11-12 March 2011
12 March 2011 — creative-i.info Russia objects foreign military intervention in Libya Libyans fear West is more interested in Gaddafi’s money than human rights African Union Declaration on Libya Round up: why a ‘no fly zone’ in Libya must be opposed The Independent: Britain and France alone as EU rejects no-fly zone 11 March 2011… Continue reading
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Libya in the Cross-Hairs of a “Humanitarian War”: A “No-Fly Zone” is Equivalent to an Act of War By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
The interview for Life Week discusses the divergences within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and what no-fly zones entail. It also addresses the roles that the vast energy reserves of Libya and the Chinese influence in Africa also play. It finishes by discussing the effect that the destabilization of Libya could have for Africa. Continue reading
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Libya Independent Media Newslinks
11 March 2011 — creative-i.info 11 March 2011 He may not be socialist, but Gadaffi is anti-imperialist Libya in the Cross-Hairs of a “Humanitarian War”: A “No Fly Zone” is Equivalent to an Act of War Countries reject intervention in Libya as NATO moves warships into Mediterranean Russia urges political dialogue in Libya Gaddafi gaining… Continue reading
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