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The Endgame in Libya: Political Settlement or Boots on the Ground
While air war alone cannot win a conflict, NATO has undoubtedly had an impact. The Libyan army’s arsenal of tanks, armored vehicles, rocket launchers and anti-aircraft missiles have been significantly downgraded. Government forces have adapted their tactics to defend themselves against the relentless pounding from the air. The Libyan military is no longer operating out… Continue reading
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BREAKING NEWS: Libyan Transitional Council Rebels in Total Disarray By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Following the assassination of General Abdel Fattah Al-Younes, the commander of the Transitional Council’s armed forces, further divisions within the rebellion have unfolded; the tide has changed dramatically in Benghazi. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 22-28 July 2011
28 July 2011 — williambowles.info Tough bipartisan questioning by Congress of US policy on Syria Los Angeles Times Republican and Democratic members of a House panel complain that the effort to calibrate a message on Syria has failed to make it clear the US stands with protesters against an oppressive regime. By Paul Richter, Los Continue reading
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Libyan rebels have conceded ground since bombing began By Kim Sengupta
Fresh diplomatic efforts are under way to try to end Libya’s bloody civil war, with the UN special envoy flying to Tripoli to hold talks after Britain followed France in accepting that Muammar Gaddafi cannot be bombed into exile. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 16 July 2011
16 July 2011 — williambowles.info Syria rights group: 41 people were killed in Friday’s protests Ha’aretz By DPA Tags: Syria Bashar Assad Forty-one people were killed in Friday’s mass anti-government protests across Syria that were broken up by security forces using live ammunition, a human rights group said Saturday. The death toll was initially given Continue reading
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Libya Newslinks 13 July 2011
13 July 2011 — williambowles.info Libya campaign duration cannot be predicted, Liam Fox warns Telegraph.co.uk The duration of the Libya campaign cannot be predicted Liam Fox has said, suggesting that military commanders could be preparing for the conflict to last for months. The campaign was originally mandated for 90 days but it is now approaching Continue reading
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“Libyan campaign was staged to start conquering Africa” — RT
The NATO-led intervention in Libya and the unrest in Syria are both steps in a decades-long plan by the US and its allies to completely reshape the face of Africa, believes independent journalist and peace activist Thierry Maysan. Continue reading
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Patrick Cockburn: Don’t believe everything you see and read about Gaddafi
Ever since the Libyan uprising started on 15 February, the foreign media have regurgitated stories of atrocities carried out by Gaddafi’s forces. It is now becoming clear that reputable human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have been unable to find evidence for the worst of these. Continue reading
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After the spring By Sama Ramadami
Sami Ramadani considers the response to the popular uprisings from the region’s dictators and other reactionary forces, as well as the role of imperialism Continue reading
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Deepening Economic and Social Crisis: Will Indignation Salvage Spain? By Pablo Ouziel
In Spain, the elections have come and gone, with the squares full of thousands of people continuing with their shouts of indignation, but so far they have not been heard. The political party PSOE of Zapatero’s ruling socialist government has taken a beating, but the formal democracy in which we live has not changed, and… Continue reading
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Libya Rebels had NATO Weapons from Day 1 | Global Research TV
Libyan rebels from the Feb. 17 armed coup attempt to overthrow the Libyan government had brand new weapons since the first day of the uprising. These weapons were of non-Libyan origin and had already been secretly imported into Libya in advance of Feb. 17. There are millions of dollars worth of technically advanced light and… Continue reading
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Libya Rebels had NATO Weapons from Day 1 | Global Research TV
11 April 2011 — grtv Libyan rebels from the Feb. 17 armed coup attempt to overthrow the Libyan government had brand new weapons since the first day of the uprising. These weapons were of non-Libyan origin and had already been secretly imported into Libya in advance of Feb. 17. There are millions of dollars worth Continue reading
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America’s Libyans By Vijay Prashad
In December 23, 2010, before the Tunisian uprising, Boukhris, Charrani and Mansouri went to Paris to meet with Qaddafi’s old aide-de-camp, Nuri Mesmari, who had defected to the Concorde-Lafayette hotel. Mesmari was singing to the DGSE and Sarkozy about the weaknesses in the Libyan state. His man in Benghazi was Colonel Abdallah Gehani of the… Continue reading
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Jihan Hafiz On Reporting From Libya
Recently returned from Bengazi, Hafiz reports on rebel fighters, supporters and early stages of the Libyan uprising Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Independent Media Newslinks 5-6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info 6 March 2011 Will Qaddafi be physically Eliminated? The Independent: SAS unit ‘held by Libyan rebels’ Racism rears its ugly face in Libya uprising live on TV The Independent: Britain offers covert help to Libyan rebels as fighting kills further 100 BBC: MoD silent on SAS capture report BBC: Gaddafi Continue reading
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Libya: I smell a rat By William Bowles
From the very beginning of the Libyan uprising/coup, call it what you will, something didn’t strike me as ‘right’, events unfolded in a vacuum as if overnight, chaos took over. Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 24 February, 2011
24 February, 2011 — creative-i.info North Africa Libya’s Leader Blames al-Qaida for Protests Voice of America Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has blamed Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida terrorists for the anti-government protests in his country. In a Thursday speech relayed to state television by telephone, he said al-Qaida forces had given “hallucinogenic” drugs to … Continue reading
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