Libya
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 23 May, 2011: The U.S.: Where Europe Comes to Slum
23 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Killing Our Way To Defeat Obama’s Private Killing Machine By Frontline – PBS They’re known as “JSOC” — Joint Special Operations Command. They report directly to the president and, “operate worldwide based on the legal (or extra-legal) premises of classified presidential directive.” John Nagl, a former counterinsurgency adviser… Continue reading
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NATO airstrikes kill 19 civilians in Tripoli – Libyan TV
NATO airstrikes on Libyan capital, Tripoli, killed at least 19 civilians over the past 24 hours, the Libyan state television reported. Continue reading
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“Libya Is Neither Tunisia nor Egypt” – Samir Amin
Libya Is Neither Tunisia nor Egypt. The (Gaddafi) bloc in power and the forces fighting against it have no analogues in Tunisia or Egypt. Gaddafi has never been anything but a clown whose vacuous thought is reflected in the famous ‘Green Book.’ Continue reading
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NATO Newslinks 24 May 2011: France, NATO to deploy helicopters in Libya
24 May 2011 — williambowles.info NATO Says Blast Kills 4 Service Members in Afghanistan Fox News In a separate incident, NATO says four of its service members have been killed by an explosion in eastern Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO says four of its service members have been killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan.… Continue reading
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Commentary: Libya overshadowed by “Kosovo model” By Wu Liming
In the 21st century, some Western countries take ‘neo-interventionism’ as their standard practice and even try to apply the so-called ‘Kosovo model’ elsewhere in the world. This should ring an alarm bell to the international community. Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: 23 May, 2011: NATO To Deploy Attack Helicopters For Libyan War
23 May 2011 — Stop NATO Libya: Nearly 8,000 NATO Air Missions, Over 3,000 Combat Flights NATO To Deploy Attack Helicopters For Libyan War U.S. Missiles In Europe Can Fuel New Arms Race: Russian Military Chief Four NATO Soldiers Killed In Eastern Afghanistan U.S. Drone Attack Kills At Least Four In Pakistan United Arab Emirates… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 21-23 May 2011
22 May 2011 — williambowles.info 23 May 2011 Dissident Voice: Protecting Us from Our Freedoms: Congress Set to Renew Patriot Act Spy Provisions Morning Star: Rebel death squad body count grows SCF: Moscow claims NATO’s action in Libya inadmissible Global Research: Former U.S. congresswoman McKinney speaks on state TV in Libya BBC: VIDEO: Inside a… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news 22 May, 2011: NATO’s Air War: 7,732 Sorties, 2,975 Combat Missions
22 May, 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Air War: 7,732 Sorties, 2,975 Combat Missions NATO Intensifies Bombing Of Tripoli, Libya’s Main Harbor Obama In Europe To Boost “Global Action” With NATO Allies “Here For The Long Term”: EU Opens Office In Benghazi EU Foreign Ministers Plan Additional Sanctions Against Belarus U.S. To Build New Radar-Evading,… Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: May 21, 2011: NATO Provokes Humanitarian Crisis By Bombing Tripoli Port
21 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Libyan Air War: Over 7,500 Flights, Nearly 3,000 Combat Missions Libya: NATO Provokes Humanitarian Crisis By Bombing Tripoli Port Canada Expends Hundreds Of Bombs, $300 Million On Libyan War Russia: NATO Wages War For “Regime Change” In Libya U.S.-NATO European Missile Shield Targets Russia, General Claims Russia Tests… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 20-21 May 2011
21 May 2011 — williambowles.info 21 May 2011 SCF: Moscow thinks NATO seeks regime change in Libya SCF: NATO planes strike military vessels in three Libyan ports RT: What should be on agenda for G8 summit in France? NY speaks Amnesty UK: Obama speech: USA must `learn from mistakes of past` in Middle East and… Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war 20 May 2011: Libya: Under Western Military, Media Siege
20 May 2011 Stop NATO Russia Condemns NATO Strikes, Urges Peacekeeping Force In Libya NATO Warplanes Attack Libyan Ships In Three Ports NATO Bombs Eight Libyan Naval Vessels Libya: Under Western Military, Media Siege NATO Targets Libyan Telecommunications: $1.2 Billion In Damages Continue reading
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Pirates of the Mediterranean By William Bowles
In a very real (and I hazard a guess, legal) sense the BBC is complicit (as is the rest of the MSM) in the committing of war crimes not only by accepting the idea that force is the only means of resolving conflict, but also by actively promoting this view in its ‘news’ coverage. Continue reading
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The Middle East Revolution: The Empire Strikes Back: Libya Attacked by the US and NATO By Asad Ismi
The Western attack on Libya is motivated mainly by the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions taking those countries out of Washington’s control. This created the need for a military base from which to contain those revolutions, which Libya is perfect for, since it borders both of these countries. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 19-20 May 2011
20 May 2011 — williambowles.info 20 May 2011 Amnesty UK: Obama speech: USA must `learn from mistakes of past` in Middle East and North Africa BBC: Libyan troops ‘shot photographer’ alleges family BBC: VIDEO: Footage of air strikes on Libyan warships SCF: Will NATO Forces Under the UN Flag Take the Jamahiriya’s Place in Libya… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 19 May, 2011: Ron Paul: We'll Occupy Pakistan, Too
19 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Ron Paul: We’ll Occupy Pakistan, Too By JUANA SUMMERS The helicopters that landed in Abbottabad won’t be the last to put American troops on the ground in Pakistan, says Rep. Ron Paul. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28130.htm Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 19 May 2011: Endgame In Libya
19 May 2011 — Stop NATO Libya: 7,262 NATO Sorties, 2,808 Combat Missions NATO Chief Defends Two-Month-Long War Against Libya George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group En Route To Mediterranean Endgame In Libya Poll: 62% Of Russians Oppose “Aggression Against Sovereign Country” Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 18-19 May 2011: Call for Attacks on Libyan Infrastructure Provides Glimpse of NATO’s Real Motives
19 May 2011 — williambowles.info 19 May 2011 Mathaba: The illegal war in Libya Dissident Voice: The Truth about “Civilized Transitions” Dissident Voice: Support Killing People or Lose Your Job Morning Star: Pro-Gadaffi rally as reporters freed Stop Nato: Updates on Libyan war: May 19 RT: Libya’s crisis can be settled only if both sides… Continue reading
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Stop Nato Updates on Libyan war: 18 May 2011
18 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Conducts Over 7,000 Air Missions Libya: Dutch F-16s Carry Out 180 Missions Libya Says It Hit NATO Warship Shelling Misrata Libyan Model: NATO Upgrades Urban Warfare Capabilities Russia Opposes Repeat Of Libyan Model In Syria “Isolate Assad Regime”: U.S., NATO Allies Discuss New Syria Sanctions Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 18 May, 2011: One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street
18 May, 2011 — Information Clearing House Israel and Palestine Here comes your non-violent resistance By The Economist What will it take to make Americans recognise that the real Martin Luther King-style non-violent Palestinian protestors have arrived, and that Israeli soldiers are shooting them with real bullets? www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28120.htm Continue reading
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