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The Truth About the Situation in Libya: Cutting through Government Propaganda and Media Lies By Brian Becker
The troops may be disaffected Libyans but the operation is under the control and direction of NATO commanders and western commando units who serve as ‘advisors.’ Their new weapons and billions in funds come from the U.S. and other NATO powers that froze and seized Libya’s assets in Western banks. Continue reading
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Crude Western interests in Libya — RT
The fight is not over in Tripoli, but the carve-up of Libya’s vast oil riches – the biggest in Africa – is already beginning and no doubt the process will not come cheaply for the Libyan people. Continue reading
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Crude Western interests in Libya — RT
The fight is not over in Tripoli, but the carve-up of Libya’s vast oil riches – the biggest in Africa – is already beginning and no doubt the process will not come cheaply for the Libyan people. Continue reading
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Video: 'Western countries fighting for Libya’s oil fields like piranhas' — RT
Months of chaos await Libya if the NATO-led operation in the country topples Muammar Gaddafi, political analyst William Engdahl told RT, but regime change would suit Western oil interests. Continue reading
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Video: ‘Western countries fighting for Libya’s oil fields like piranhas’ — RT
Months of chaos await Libya if the NATO-led operation in the country topples Muammar Gaddafi, political analyst William Engdahl told RT, but regime change would suit Western oil interests. Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 22 August 2011
22 August 2011 — williambowles.info Libya Revolution Puts Obama Administration on Alert for Pitfalls of Transition Fox News AP People celebrate the capture in Tripoli of Muammar al-Qaddafi’s son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, Aug. 22. With another Arab country on the cusp of deposing its leader,… Continue reading
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Video: 'War for Libyan oil planned long ago, no one cares about people'
Susan Lindauer, a journalist and author specializing on American interventions, has never believed the allied forces intervened in Libya out of humanitarian reasons. Great deal of facts and truth behind NATO and Coalition aggression on Libya. Continue reading
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Video: ‘War for Libyan oil planned long ago, no one cares about people’
Susan Lindauer, a journalist and author specializing on American interventions, has never believed the allied forces intervened in Libya out of humanitarian reasons. Great deal of facts and truth behind NATO and Coalition aggression on Libya. Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 28, 2011
28 July 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Asian, African Wars: Italy Extends Funding For Afghan, Libyan Missions NATO Troops Slay Pregnant Afghan Woman, Child, Young Man Kosovo: More Attacks On NATO Forces Kosovo Separatists Flex Muscles, Russia Concerned Canada Spends $3.3 Billion For Arctic Patrol Ships Against Russia Canadian Defence Chief Meets Troops Ahead Of… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks documents shed light on US-backed intervention in Libya By Robert Morgan
US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks expose some of the real reasons and diplomatic tensions behind NATO’s ongoing bombardment of Libya. Far from initiating a ‘humanitarian’ intervention to protect civilians against Muammar Gaddafi’s government, Washington backed the NATO intervention for one reason only—the installation of a regime that better serves the strategic interests of the… Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 27, 2011
27 July 2011 — Stop NATO OPEC Won’t ‘Give NATO Carte Blanche To Bomb Oil-Producing Countries’ U.S. AFRICOM Commander Meets With Egyptian Junta Leader In Cairo U.S. Planning To Maintain Military Bases In Afghanistan? Poland Pushes West’s Eastern Partnership In Caucasus, Ex-USSR Kosovo On Verge Of Armed Conflict Sweden: Protest Held Outside Base Used For… Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 13, 2011
13 July 2011 — Stop NATO 117-Day War: France Extends Libyan Military Mission Poll: 68% Of Israelis Back NATO Membership, 60% NATO Troops In Palestine Georgia: Base To Be Used For Training NATO Militaries Afghanistan: NATO Air Strike Kills Four Civilians In Kunar Province Latvia: French NATO Jet Scrambled On Intercept Mission Commentary: End U.S.… Continue reading
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Getting Used to Life Without Food: Wall Street, BP, Bio-ethanol and the Death of Millions By F. William Engdahl
Our planet has everything we need to produce nutritious natural food to feed the entire world population many times over. This is the case, despite the ravages of industrialized agriculture over the past half century or more. Then, how can it be that our world faces, according to some predictions, the prospect of a decade… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Three Little Words: WikiLeaks, Libya, Oil
‘Libya has some of the biggest and most proven oil reserves — 43.6 billion barrels — outside Saudi Arabia, and some of the best drilling prospects.’ So reported the Washington Post on June 11, in a rare mainstream article which, as we will see, revealed how WikiLeaks exposed the real motives behind the war on… Continue reading
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Predatory Capitalism and War for Oil
Larry Wilkerson: The first Gulf War made me begin to understand that our military strategy was all about oil Continue reading
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US oil deal reveals real reasons behind Libya campaign By Vladimir Gladkov
The first shipment of Libyan oil arrived to the US on June 8th, following a deal signed by the US and the Transitional National Council, the self-proclaimed legitimate government of Libya. The sale finally reveals the true reasons behind the NATO campaign, previously described as an attempt to provide security for Libyan civilians. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Reveals US Wanted to Keep Russia out of Libyan Oil
Kevin Hall of McClatchy Newspapers reports that on April 20 the big Italian oil company Eni put off its deal with Gazprom, the big Russian oil company, connected to its president, Vladimir Putin, put off a deal that would have given Gazprom a big stake in Libyan oil. That’s been an objective of US foreign… Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 5 June 2011
5 June 2011 — williambowles.info British Foreign Secretary Visits Libyan Rebels Voice of America Photo: AP British Foreign Secretary William Hague has arrived in Libya for talks with opposition leaders in the rebel stronghold, Benghazi. Hague is one of the highest-ranking foreign officials to visit the rebel-held territory. … www.voanews.com/english/news/British-Foreign-Secretary-Visits-Libyan-Rebels-123157523.html Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Haiti Cables Paint Stark Picture of U.S. Priorities By Sarah Jaffe
In 1,918 new cables released by WikiLeaks, the United States’ relationship to Haiti is laid bare—the maneuvering, the pressure, and the arrogance. The Nation is partnering with the Haitian weekly newspaper Haïti Liberté to produce several reports based on these cables, illuminating some of the many facets of this complex geopolitical struggle. Continue reading
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