Category Archives: Libya

Jay Janson’s Libya Wrap Up (Part 1)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Thursday, March 31, 2011 War Criminal Obama Killing Civilians in 6 Counties Accuses Gadhafi of Same If Gadhafi is killer of civilians, “it takes one to know one.’ Gadhafi ? Obama? Who is killing? “It’s all in the eye of … Continue reading →

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Jay Janson’s Libya Wrap Up (Part 2)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Thursday, June 16 2011 There Was No Libyan Peaceful Protest, Just Murderous Gangs And Nic Robertson This latest war would seem far fetched, but for CNN boldly leading enough of the rest of corporate owned Western media in public deception … Continue reading →

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Libya and Iraq: The Price of Success

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

By George Friedman In a week when the European crisis continued building, the White House chose publicly to focus on announcements about the end of wars. The death of Moammar Gadhafi was said to mark the end of the war … Continue reading →

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Phyllis Bennis, Africa and the Obama Tragedy

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

[Professor Bennis isn't having any of this either. --Angela, CHA, link monkey] It began the same way, with a home-grown call for protests against a dictatorship responsible for terrible repression, the massacre of prisoners and more. But when Libyan protesters … Continue reading →

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John Pilger, Africa and the Obama Comedy

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

[One can't beat John Pilger for cutting through pap and propaganda --Angela, CHA link monkey.] The Son of Africa Claims a Continent’s Crown Jewels By John Pilger October 19, 2011 “Information Clearing House”http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29461.htm — On 14 October, President Barack Obama … Continue reading →

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Qaddafi’s dead. The war was still not worth it and was illegal.

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

The death of Moammar Qaddafi in Libya marks an end of the dictatorship that lasted for 42 years.  However, there is nothing to celebrate here.  The major international powers, led by the United States, France, and Great Britain through NATO, … Continue reading →

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Fallout in the Sahara: Did the War in Libya Play into the Hands of Al Qaeda?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Again, more unintended consequences from the NATO – Libya war.  A new report according to TIME magazine, The Al Qaeda network in the Islamic Maghreb may have or may soon have access to thousands of unaccounted weapons that once was … Continue reading →

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The Ethics of Drones

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

KIM LAWTON, correspondent: Drones are increasingly becoming some of the most valuable weapons in America’s arsenal. Drone operator speaking on video: This is going to save someone’s life today. LAWTON: Unmanned aircraft such as the Predator and the Reaper can … Continue reading →

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Eisenhower Wouldn’t Have Stood for This (The Military Industrial Complex at 50)

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Remarks at MIC-50 Conference http://mic50.org So, here we are 50 years and 8 months tomorrow from the day on which President Dwight Eisenhower, on his way out of office, warned: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the … Continue reading →

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The Politics of American Militarism

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

The domination of our American military infrastructure and support complex has reached a dominating presence in the American foreign affairs budget.  According to a piece from the Atlantic titled: The Politics of American Militarism: Most Americans would be shocked to … Continue reading →

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A struggle developing between secularists and Islamists in the new Libya

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

NATO’s military involvement may not be over yet in Libya with the latest new development for struggle for control of post Qaddafi Libya. In what is going to be a long struggle for political and social control in the post … Continue reading →

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Aren’t We All Hypocrites?

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

by Joseph M. Cachia I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don’t trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if … Continue reading →

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Recruiting Antiwar Youth

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

The Coachella Valley chapter of Come Home America was busy recruiting antiwar youth at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif. during the college’s “Rush Week” for #AfghanistanTuesday. We also managed to snag an invite to Professor Rebecca Hertsgaard’s … Continue reading →

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Report: Libya rebels scrambling to find lost arsenal of weapons

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

This can be considered as a part of the unintended consequences of NATO’s military campaign in Libya.  A report according to the Los Angeles Times, says that the new National Transitional Council government is scrambling to find tons of lost … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Dennis Kucinich: Come Home America!

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Read Dennis Kucinich’s alternative to President Obama’s speech.

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Do We Ever Learn?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Don’t answer that. Ray of Sunshine Chris Hedges on Libya, “War, as long as you view it through the distorted lens of the corporate media, is not only entertaining, but allows us to confuse state power with personal power. It … Continue reading →

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The Libya civil war is far from over.

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

There is a saying regarding history: those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.  American and NATO forces may be on the verge of repeating history in Libya from the similar experiences in Afghanistan and in Iraq in the … Continue reading →

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Report: Jihadists plot to take over Libya

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

In what could be a disturbing turn of events in Libya for U.S. policy and for stability in North Africa, according to an article from Bill Gertz of the Washington Times titled, Jihadists plot to take over Libya: Jihadists among … Continue reading →

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The Arab Winter as U.S. Doctrine

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

Emboldened by their victory in Libya, the U.S. and its NATO allies have shifted their attention away from Muammar Gaddafi to Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Not content with regime changes in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. has decided to co-opt the … Continue reading →

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Which Countries are Most Reliant on Libya for Oil?

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

Infographic: Which countries are most reliant on Libya for oil? Oh look, the same countries that pushed for NATO’s war in Libya: Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. The very same countries that are now staking claim in … Continue reading →

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