Tag "NATO war against Libya"
The Top Ten Myths in the War Against Libya
by Maximilian C. Forte for Counterpunch Since Colonel Gaddafi has lost his military hold in the war against NATO and the insurgents/rebels/new regime, numerous talking heads have taken to celebrating this war as a “success”. They believe this is a “victory of the Libyan people” and that we should all be celebrating. Others proclaim victory for the “responsibility to protect,” for “humanitarian interventionism,” and condemn the “anti-imperialist left”. Some of
US and al-Qaeda unite against Qaddafi in Libya
(many thanks to I. for pointing me to this article – S) By Yusuf Dhai-Allah for Crescent International online Successive US regimes have claimed that al-Qaeda is their enemy number one and that no effort would be spared in costs or human lives to eliminate it. Does empirical evidence support this claim? Let us examine the facts. The US and its allies are involved in a brutal campaign to oust
What role is al-Qaeda playing in Libya?
Al-Jazeera is biased beyond any hope about the NATO war against Libya, and they are a de-facto active propaganda mouthpiece for pro-NATO Gulf States, but nonetheless, this discussion is interesting as it does reveal that al-Qaeda and Algeria are on a collision course with Libya now playing a role similar to what Pakistan plays in Afghanistan: a safe-heaven for al-Qaeda types. Anyway – listen to the discussion, and “read between
How al-Qaeda got to rule in Tripoli
By Pepe Escobar for the Asia Times online His name is Abdelhakim Belhaj. Some in the Middle East might have, but few in the West and across the world would have heard of him. Time to catch up. Because the story of how an al-Qaeda asset turned out to be the top Libyan military commander in still war-torn Tripoli is bound to shatter – once again – that wilderness of
Al-Qaeda asset leading rebels in Tripoli
An interesting theory about that took place in Bab al-Azizia
Fabri Malek, spokesperson of the Libyan Democratic Party, went on the Iranian Press TV channel and presented an interesting theory about what actually happened in Bab al-Azizia: Malek: It is all over for Gaddafi, there is no doubt about that. What happened is a result of a deal [that] Gaddafi cut with the fundamentalists, with the Islamists, about three weeks ago and Seif al-Islam was telling us about it that
Gaddafi reportedly releases “letter to the world”
Well, its not like I ever doubted that Muammar Gaddafi was crazy, so this is not big news to me. And, frankly, its too long and too discombobulated to publish in its entirety here, but here is the link to the “letter to the world” from the “Leader of the Green Committees Movement” (sic). You can read it here: http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=628250 should that site be taken down by some over-zealous NATO
Qaddafi’s Missing Legions – The Siege of Tripoli
by Franklin Lamb for CounterPunch This observer’s tentative appraisal of Tuesday’s events along the north Tripoli port area as of late afternoon 8/23/11 is that the “65,000 well trained and well-armed troops” hyped Sunday by the Gaddafi government don’t in fact exist and that the pockets of government troops here in Tripoli and across Libya that do, will continue to resist what it views as NATO aggression designed to usurp
Saif al-Islam’s boasting not confirmed by facts on the ground
Okay, maybe al-Jazeera is too biased against the Gaddafi regime to credibly report facts on the ground. But this time the information is also confirmed by Russian and Iranian sources (nevermind the entire Western press corps): the Gaddafi compound in Tripoli has been taken and pro-Gaddafi forces appear to be on the retreat. Whatever the possible tactical moves, there is exactly zero evidence that Saif al-Islam’s boasting about ‘having lured
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi not captured, gives interview, cheered by crowds, claims to control Tripoli
Comment: I have no idea of what is really going on in Tripoli or the rest of Libya. The only thing which is clear is that NATO and its local puppets are lying through their teeth about the reality of the situation. It might well be that tomorrow I will wake up to hear about the complete triumph of the anti-Gaddafi forces. But if what Saif al-Islam says is true,
Why the West is Committed to the Murderous Rebels in Libya
By Patrick Cockburn for The Independent In keeping with the British Government’s well-established record of comical ineptitude in dealing with Libya, William Hague chose to recognise the rebel leaders in Benghazi as the legitimate government of the country at the very moment some of them may have been shooting or torturing to death their chief military commander. The exact circumstances surrounding the killing of General Abdel Fattah Younes remain murky,
Fears of rebel atrocities after Gaddafi troops found dead, mutilated
Reasons behind the West’s attack on Libya
(Thanks to I. for drawing my attention to this excellent article! VS) Crescent International reports: Colonel Muammar Qaddafi is an easy figure to hate. Given his eccentric behaviour, he is the butt of many jokes that are easily conflated into hate against the man and his policies. Qaddafi need not be our favourite tyrant but the West’s attack on his regime as well as the country’s infrastructure is not motivated
You reacted – thanks! Now, what comes next for Libya?
First, I sincerely want to thank you all for your comments in response to my “cage rattling”. I have to tell you that with time I have learned to greatly respect your insights into many topics and since Libya was one country about which I knew the least, your inputs helped me a great deal to make sense of what is going on. Let me repeat here that I never
Rattling your cages! Will anybody react?
After trying more elegant methods, today I have decided to rattle “you’all’s cages” as they say in Florida. This goes against my best judgment, and I am probably going to alienate some of you. Which is too bad, because it is from precisely those of you would might be most displeased by this post which I would like to hear a reaction. Considering all this, I am going to introduce
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi interview on RT
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi interview on RT
Human Rights Organizations Cast Doubt on Libya War Atrocity Allegations & NATO Confirms Efforts to Assassinate Muammar Gaddafi
DemocracyNow reports: The Independent of London reports human rights organizations are beginning to cast doubt on some of the claims of atrocities committed by forces loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi that were used to justify NATO’s war in Libya. Gaddafi’s regime was accused of ordering mass rapes, using foreign mercenaries and employing helicopters against civilian protesters. An investigation by Amnesty International has failed to find evidence for any of these
Human Rights Organizations Cast Doubt on Libya War Atrocity Allegations & NATO Confirms Efforts to Assassinate Muammar Gaddafi
DemocracyNow reports: The Independent of London reports human rights organizations are beginning to cast doubt on some of the claims of atrocities committed by forces loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi that were used to justify NATO’s war in Libya. Gaddafi’s regime was accused of ordering mass rapes, using foreign mercenaries and employing helicopters against civilian protesters. An investigation by Amnesty International has failed to find evidence for any of these
