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Video: Exiled Libyan monarchy's Role in Fomenting Libyan War
The Libyan monarchy of King Idris, which was based in Benghazi, was installed by the United States and Britain in the 1950’s to oversee their economic and military interests in North Africa. Libya in 1952, under the leadership of King Idris, had among the lowest standard of living in the world. The Idris monarchy was… Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: August 28, 2011
28 August 2011 — Stop NATO Libya: NATO Sorties Approach 21,000, Combat Sorties 8,000 Cyber Warfare, Armed Extremists, Bribery: Russian General Says NATO Makes Deals With Anyone To Promote Its Aims NATO Provided Special Forces, Air Force For Regime Change Afghan War: At Least 413 NATO Soldiers Killed This Year NATO Tankers Destroyed In Capital… Continue reading
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Video: Libya: on brink of humanitarian disaster
With Tripoli almost completely under rebel control the threat of a humanitarian crisis in the Libyan capital city is growing. There are widespread shortages of fuel, water and electricity, and humanitarian aid supplies are yet to reach the country. Continue reading
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Rebel Assassins Terrorizing Libyans By Stephen Lendman
It’s a truism that where large energy reserves exist, America has imperial plans to control them. Libya is now ground zero. US-led NATO assassins invaded to menace, intimidate, kill, plunder, and cause out-of-control chaos, notably in Tripoli, the struggle’s current epicenter. Continue reading
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Gaddafi extends olive branch? — RT
Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi is ready to negotiate with the rebels to form a transitional government, Moussa Ibrahim, head of Gaddafi’s press service said. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 27 August 2011
27 August 2011 — williambowles.info In Libya, Gas Prices Rise As Rebels Seek Control NPR Libyan rebel leaders say they’re negotiating with regime loyalists in holdout towns. Rebel supporters burn books on the philosophy of Gadhafi in Tripoli on Saturday. Libyan rebel leaders say they’re negotiating with regime loyalists in holdout towns. … http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=139992738&ps=cprs Continue reading
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Libya: Not Over Yet By Charles Glass
The Libyans are lucky that Muammar Gaddafi did not hold out longer. If he had, there might not be much of the country left. Nato long since ran out of military targets, and it had to hit something to get the ragtag rebels into the royal palace before they ended up shooting one another. Continue reading
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Syria fears Libya’s fate By Oleg Gribkov and Natalya Kovalenko
Damascus fears that NATO may redeploy its forces to Syria after the termination of its military campaign in Libya. If this happens, Syria’s prospects for democratic development will be killed stone dead, according to both left-wing and liberal groups of that country’s moderate opposition. Continue reading
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Libya's forced collapse: What does it portend for Africa? By Amengeo Amengeo
What happens in Libya is a harbinger of what the West has in store for Africa. True independence and African unity will not be tolerated. Africa is too rich in resources that the world needs to be allowed to control its own destiny. This war is not just about Gaddafi. It is an opening salvo… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 27 August 2011
27 August 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: Reset The Voice of Russia Julian Assange’s notorious website WikiLeaks has reacted to its falling popularity rating and made public another batch of US State Department cables. Part of these is classified documents, relating to Russia’s relations with this country’s neighbours … http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/27/55256716.html Continue reading
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Bitter clashes on in Libyan capital
The troops that are loyal to Gaddafi, as well as his supporters, have repulsed a rebel attack on the Bu-Salim district of Tripoli, with dozens of rebels and foreign mercenaries fighting against Gaddafi reported killed in the attack. Continue reading
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Video: Comrades to competitors: France and Italy vie for a slice of Libyan pie — RT
The race for Libya’s vast oil wealth is gathering momentum. States who worked together during the NATO airstrikes are now working against each other in the battle to secure lucrative energy contracts. Continue reading
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Video: Comrades to competitors: France and Italy vie for a slice of Libyan pie — RT
The race for Libya’s vast oil wealth is gathering momentum. States who worked together during the NATO airstrikes are now working against each other in the battle to secure lucrative energy contracts. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 26 August 2011
26 August 2011 — williambowles.info Rebels in Libya work to rub out loyalist pockets CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — Opposition and NATO forces took aim at the Gadhafi regime in Tripoli and Sirte on Friday as rebels worked to consolidate their power across strife-torn Libya. British warplanes pounded a… Continue reading
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NATO troops in Libya: No entry, no exit By Konstantin Bogdanov
The saga of Tripoli’s fall and the toppling of the Gaddafi regime in Libya continues. The European allies seem to be launching a new phase of their Libyan operation, one that is marked by even greater military involvement. So far, only one thing is certain: increased activity in terms of technical intelligence gathering and on… Continue reading
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The rape of Libya By Bill Van Auken
The pretense that the US and its European NATO allies were intervening in Libya to ‘protect civilians and civilian populated areas from threat of attack,’ as stated in the United Nations Security Council resolution, has effectively been abandoned. Behind the fig leaf of this resolution the naked imperialist and colonial character of the war has… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 August, 2011: Israeli forces surround Jenin Freedom Theatre for second time in a month; abduct three
25 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Eight Palestinians Killed Thursday; 11 in Two Days IMEMC – Thursday August 25, 2011 – 23:43, Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday evening that two residents were killed when the Israeli Air Force fired a missile at their motorcycle, north of Gaza City.… Continue reading
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Gaddafi manhunt: rebels and NATO close in — RT
British Tornado jets have fired cruise missiles at Colonel Gaddafi’s command and control bunker in his hometown of Sirte, despite previous claims the coalition would not assist rebels in hunting him down. The colonel’s whereabouts are still unknown. Continue reading
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Gaddafi manhunt: rebels and NATO close in — RT
British Tornado jets have fired cruise missiles at Colonel Gaddafi’s command and control bunker in his hometown of Sirte, despite previous claims the coalition would not assist rebels in hunting him down. The colonel’s whereabouts are still unknown. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 25 August 2011: Chavez: Now The War Begins
25 August 2011 — Information Clearing House Lies Unmasked As UK Admits Boots On The Ground Britain’s SAS Leads Hunt For Gaddafi By Thomas Harding, Gordon Rayner, Damien Mcelroy The SAS soldiers, who have been dressed in Arab civilian clothes and carrying the same weapons as the rebels, have been ordered to switch their focus… Continue reading
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