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Libya: Demonization and Self-determination By Sara Flounders
But here in the center of the U.S. empire, it is important to refuse to join in the demonization and attacks used to justify atrocities committed by corporate power. Most important: Don’t echo imperialist propaganda in the midst of a war of aggression. Don’t join in a lynch mob being organized by the Pentagon! Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks for 2 July 2011: Nato rules out military intervention in Syria
2 July 2011 — williambowles.info Clinton: Gadhafi’s Threats Will Not Stop NATO in Libya Voice of America Photo: AP US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says NATO will not let Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s threats deter its mission in the country. Clinton made the comments during a visit to Spain Saturday. Libya’s embattled leader threatened Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 1 July 2011
1 July 2011 — williambowles.info Libya’s women-at-arms Washington Post Among Moammar Gaddafi’s most ardent loyalists are a core of Libyan women who have risen to high-profile roles in the police, military and government and credit Gaddafi with giving them greater career avenues than many of their sisters elsewhere in the … http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyas-women-at-arms/2011/06/30/AGM4qVtH_gallery.html Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks for 16 June 2011 NATO Continues airstrikes
NATO Newslinks for 16 June 2011 — williambowles.info NATO Continues Airstrikes Near Qaddafi’s Compound Fox News TRIPOLI, Libya — Hours after NATO airstrikes pounded the area near Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi’s compound again before dawn Thursday, Russia’s envoy to Libya turned up at a bombing site while on a visit to Tripoli for talks on Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 11 June 2011
June 2011 — williambowles.info Qaddafi Forces, Libyan Rebels Battle at Key Oil Port Fox News AP AP June 10: A Libyan rebel fighter arrives at a hospital as others receive treatment in Misrata, Libya. MISRATA, Libya — A Libyan rebel spokesman said opposition forces were battling troops loyal to Muammar al-Qaddafi on Saturday in the Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 10 June 2011: Shaky Libya campaign shows NATO’s weaknesses, Gates says
10 June 2011 — williambowles.info 23 killed as fighting again rages in western Libyan city CNN International Misrata, Libya (CNN) — At least 23 people were killed Friday as fighting raged in the western Libyan city of Misrata where forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi attempted to enter from the west and south. Another 78 others Continue reading
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War as a “Humanitarian Endeavor”: NATO’s Libya ‘hope’ strategy is bombing By Gen. Lewis MacKenzie
In a bizarre development, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has said it will extend the campaign for 90 days, surely a first in the history of war when one side ‘extends the contract’ for a set period. Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 9 June 2011: NATO rejects Russia’s missile defence proposals
9 June 2011 — williambowles.info As NATO Bombs Tripoli, World Powers Chart Libya Without Gadhafi Voice of America Photo: AP NATO has launched more airstrikes near the residence of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as global powers gathered to discuss a Libya without him. Loud explosions rocked the Libyan capital Tripoli late Wednesday, with the first Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 8 June 2011
8 June 2011 — williambowles.info SCF: China calls for prompt ceasefire in Libya North Africa NATO Plans for Libya Without Gadhafi Voice of America NATO says it is committed to its military campaign against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and is preparing for a Libya without the authoritarian leader. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 8 June 2011
8 June 2011 — williambowles.info NATO: Time to plan for post-Gadhafi Libya CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: “We will keep up the pressure for as long as it takes.” (CNN) — It is time to start planning for what to do in Libya after leader Moammar Gadhafi’s Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Newslinks 6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info Libyan Rebels Retake Town in West New York Times By JOHN F. BURNS TRIPOLI, Libya — Following a series of NATO airstrikes, rebel forces retook the western mountain town of Yafran on Monday, breaking a month-long siege by forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, news agencies reported. … Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 28 May 2011
28 May 2011 — williambowles.info NATO Targets Tripoli Facility Voice of America Photo: AP NATO says it targeted a vehicle storage area in a complex where leader Moammar Gadhafi sometimes lives. The French news agency (AFP) says white smoke could be seen rising from the blast site. Earlier Saturday, explosions from NATO airstrikes … www.voanews.com/english/news/Explosion-Rattles-Libyan-Capital-122767289.html Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: 25 May, 2011: Latest NATO Air Strikes Kill 19, Wound Over 130 In Tripoli
25 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Ground Troops Likely To Follow Helicopters In Libya Latest NATO Air Strikes Kill 19, Wound Over 130 In Tripoli Russia Condemns Intensified Bombing Of Libya Libya: 8,168 NATO Sorties, 3,133 Strike Missions Obama-Cameron Talks Focus On Libyan, Afghan Wars Afghan War: NATO Death Toll Continues To Rise Continue reading
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Libya Faces Attacks Against Civilian Infrastructures and Tough Information Warfare By Leonid Savin
The present paper grew out of the travel notes I made while traveling across the embattled Libya and watching closely the situation in its western part which stretches from the border with Tunisia to Tripoli. In the process, I attended the “Hands Off Libya!” international conference in Tripoli’s Bab al Bahr Hotel. Continue reading
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Nil Nikandrov – US and NATO in Libya: International banditry turned into legitimate strategy
As of today, Libyan security service seems successful at keeping M. Gadhafi safe amidst the West’s air raids. Targeting him, NATO drones dropped ‘point strikes’ which left schools, hospitals, and shopping malls in ruins, but Libya’s defiant leader remained unharmed. The Libyan security service also manages to shield Gadhafi from the death squads sent by… Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 4-5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info 5 March 2011 What Libya Learned From Egypt Huffington Post (blog) Libya’s nationwide Internet blackout is entering its second full day. From a technical standpoint, it’s clear that this is a very different strategy than the one used by Egypt in the last days of the Mubarak regime. The ultimate Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 1 March 2011
1 March 2011 — creative-i.info Experts Disagree on African Mercenaries in Libya Voice of America Photo: AP Within the first few days of the uprising against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi there were reports he had deployed sub-Saharan African mercenaries against the protesters. There is now a growing backlash of violence against sub-Saharan … www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Experts-Disagree-on-African-Mercenaries-in-Libya-117156253.html Continue reading
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Libya and Imperialism By Sara Flounders
Of all the struggles going on in North Africa and the Middle East right now, the most difficult to unravel is the one in Libya. Continue reading
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