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The Libyan (Vietnam) Syndrome by Vladimir Fedoruk
[I]t seems like the US forces have stuck in Libya for long, like it is in Afghanistan and Iraq and, if we take some glance back into history, like it was in Vietnam. It becomes increasingly clear by the day that the NATO bombings are not helping to solve the Libyan conflict…. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info SCF: NATO to take its time in Libya Stop Nato: Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 6, 2011 Global Research: The Libyan (Vietnam) Syndrome Global Research: LIBYA: NATO IS ONE STEP FROM A GROUND WAR RT: Medvedev discusses Libya with African Union chairman Continue reading
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Empire or Republic. How the Empire Destroys its Own People By Prof. James Petras
On May 29, 2011, President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri , the site of a devastating tornado that killed 140 and pronounced it a terrible “tragedy”. But were the deaths the inevitable result of ‘natural events’ beyond the human intervention? Coincidentally the same week Afghan President Karzai condemned the killing of a family of 14 by… Continue reading
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Libya: NATO's War Of Aggression Against A Sovereign African State By Obi Nwakanma
The use of Western troops in Africa – particularly in the case of France – the use of its paratroopers, first in Ivory Coast, and now in Libya, represents a new strategic declaration of war against Africa, the African interest, and the African continent. In NATO’s disregard of AU, there is without doubt a remanifestation… Continue reading
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Global Research TV (GRTV): See the World Through an Independent Lens
The team at Global Research is very proud to welcome you to Global Research TV (GRTV), and hopes you will use it to supplement the articles you have come to rely on to be aware and stay informed on the political, economic and social forces shaping the world we live in. Continue reading
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Libya says NATO raids killed 718 civilians By Imed Lamloum
Libya has accused NATO of killing 718 civilians and wounding 4,067 in 10 weeks of air strikes, as African efforts for a truce stalled and Italy said Muammar Gaddafi’s regime is ‘finished.’ Continue reading
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"No Shred of Evidence", Iran Building Nukes, Ex Head of IAEA Says By Sherwood Ross
The former Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a new published report that he had not seen “a shred of evidence” that Iran was “building nuclear-weapons facilities and using enriched materials.” Continue reading
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Western Libya Portrait is not What is being Painted by Mainstream Media By Wayne Madsen
Western media reports continue to indicate that Libyan rebels trying to oust Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi from power, backed by daily NATO air strikes, are gaining ground in western Libya but during a six-hour drive from the Tunisian border to Tripoli, the Libyan capital, this reporter saw no signs of Libyan rebel successes in western… Continue reading
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Libya And Ivory Coast: NATO Reverts To Law Of The Jungle In Africa By He Wenping
NATO bombers have reminded us once again that for the power-politics era, the law of the jungle still applies. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 4-5 June 2011
5 June 2011 — williambowles.info 5 June 2011 Global Research: Libya: NATO’s War Of Aggression Against A Sovereign African State Morning Star: Hague follows Apaches to Libya Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: June 5, 2011 Morning Star: Libya war is an inhuman sham Craig Murray: Trouble Abroad for Clegg BBC: Hague ‘inspired’ by Libyan rebels… Continue reading
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Who Will Take the Radioactive Rods from Fukushima? By Yoichi Shimatsu
The decommissioning of the Fukushima 1 nuclear plant is delayed by a single problem: Where to dispose of the uranium fuel rods? Many of those rods are extremely radioactive and partially melted, and some contain highly lethal plutonium. Continue reading
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“Boots on the Ground”: Sarkozy and Cameron Prepare to Land in Libya: Powerful Naval Strike Group enters Mediterranean By Manlio Dinucci
At the end of the G8 summit, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that he would visit Benghazi with the British Prime Minister David Cameron, since “we think alike,” essentially they agree that they “cannot negotiate with Gadhafi.” President Barack Obama expressed the same thought: “We will not relent until the people of Libya are… Continue reading
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The Secret Wars of the Saudi-Israeli Alliance By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Tel Aviv, Washington and NATO are taking advantage of the upheavals in the Arab World. Not only are they fighting against the legitimate aspirations of the Arab people, they are manipulating the Arab geo-political landscape as part of their strategy to control Eurasia. Continue reading
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The Anglo-American Military Axis: West Backs Holy Alliance For Control Of Arab World And Persian Gulf By Rick Rozoff
The standard-bearers of Anglo-American imperialism in the current epoch, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron, met in London on May 25 to discuss the world’s two ongoing wars of aggression, those in Afghanistan and Libya, both under the command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization dominated by Washington and London. Continue reading
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NATO Defies Africa By Intensifying Bombardment Of Libya By Tichaona Chifamba
In essence, the leaders’ demand for a ceasefire is of no consequence as the western powers have so far simply ignored it, in the same way the French helped remove former Cote d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo, despite African resistance to foreign military intervention. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 26-27 May 2011
27 May 2011 — williambowles.info 27 May 2011 Mathaba: NATO Defies Africa By Intensifying Bombardment Of Libya Morning Star: Cameron escalates Libya war Dissident Voice: The International Criminal Court: A Help or a Hindrance? Morning Star: A blatant shift to overt war Mathaba: Day 70: Updates on War Against Libya and Africa, May 27 BBC:… Continue reading
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9/11 AND AMERICA’S “WAR ON TERRORISM”By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
The livelihood of millions of people throughout the World is at stake. It is my sincere hope that the truth will prevail and that the understanding provided in this detailed study will serve the cause of World peace. This objective, however, can only be reached by revealing the falsehoods behind America’s “War on Terrorism” and… Continue reading
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Media Fabrications: Libyan Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem Did Not Defect By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
From the start of the war on Libya, psychological warfare has been been used by the Obama Administration and their NATO allies. Systematic use of the media and the creation of internal divisions through rumours and fabrications has been part of the Libya PsyOp. Continue reading
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Syria – What’s behind the protests? By Joyce Chediac
Protests against Western client regimes, such as those in Egypt and Tunisia that have so severely squeezed the workers, have the potential to liberate the people from crushing poverty and repression. However, the situations in Libya and Syria are somewhat different. Continue reading
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