Stephen Gowans. What’s Left NATO’s military intervention in Libya began as an enforcement of a no-fly zone to protect civilians but has quickly morphed into an attack on civilian targets to undermine the morale of Gaddafi loyalists in order to turn them against the country’s leader. NATO has struck Gaddafi’s residence repeatedly, and in recent…
Category: Humanitarian Wars
The War On Libya: The Perpetrators And Manipulators
In this interview, we focus on the war in Libya with political writer Diana Johnstone. She is the author of “Fools Crusade: Yugoslavia, NATO and Western Delusions”. Recently, Diana has written two very revealing articles for counterpunch.org called “Libya another Kosovo – NATO and Coalition Bombs for Peace” and “Why are They Making War on…
The UN An Instrument Of Western Aggression
Ghali Hassan Axis of Logic On 19 March the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) succumbed to the usual threats and coercions by the U.S. and voted to impose a “no-fly” zone and declare war on Libya on the pretext to “protect Libyan civilians” from violence. History shows that the UN does not have a record…
The Euro-US War on Libya: Official Lies and Misconceptions of Critics
James Petras and Robin E. Abaya Introduction Many critics of the ongoing Euro-US wars in the Middle East and, now, North Africa, have based their arguments on clichés and generalizations devoid of fact. The most common line heard in regard to the current US-Euro war on Libya is that it’s “all about oil” – the…
Libya: Imperialists Protecting Profits From An Outbreak Of Peace
Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy sent a message to the African Union in their jointly written April 14 op-ed: They’ll block any attempt to negotiate peace in Libya that doesn’t include Gaddafi’s ouster and the opening of Libya’s economy. Stephen Gowans. What’s Left On April 14 US president Barak Obama, British prime minister David Cameron and…
Striking Parallels Between Libya And Yugoslavia
In the light of war in Libiya many Serbs are drawing parralels with their own drama. Twelve years ago NATO attacked former Yugoslavia under the guise of humanitarian aid. Now history is repeating itself in Libya. Michel Chussodovsky from the Centre for Research on Globalization says the coalition forces in Libya may say humanitarianism is…
The War On Libya: Kosovo Redux
Diana Johnstone Less than a dozen years after NATO bombed Yugoslavia into pieces, detaching the province of Kosovo from Serbia, there are signs that the military alliance is gearing up for another victorious little “humanitarian war”, this time against Libya. The differences are, of course, enormous. But let’s look at some of the disturbing similarities….
US-NATO Threats To Libya’s Sovereignty And Territorial Integrity
Antonia E. Paris. Libya 360° The present situation in Libya is grave, with Philippine attention focused on the thousands of Filipino workers there who are fleeing the turmoil and are in need of immediate repatriation. Almost half of the 26,000 Filipino workers in Libya are in conflict areas, and many of them are technical and…
Genocide In Libya? NATO Invasion Underway. It’s The Oil, Stupid!
The war of intervention in Libya is yet another American illegal adventure, argues Keith Harmon Snow, an independent war correspondent. The objective, he says, secured access to Libya’s significant oil supply, other mineral resources and defense testing. He says the argument of humanitarianism and stopping a “warlord” was a absolute nonsense. If that argument were…
The Noble American Humanitarian, From Iraq To Libya
Michel Collon NATO stands ready to intervene in Libya. Thus, those who bomb civilians in Afghanistan, now want to protect them in Libya. Those who would not lift a finger when Israel massacred Gaza have suddenly developed an immense love for the Arabs! As Henry Kissinger once confessed: “The main powers have no principles, only…
Libya In The Great Game: The Road To A New Partition Of Africa
Manlio Dinucci Benghazi captured, the rebels have lowered the green flag of the Republic of Libya, hoisting in its place the red, black and green banner with crescent and star: the flag of the monarchy of King Idris. The same flag was hoisted by protesters (including those of the Partito democratico and the Rifondazione comunista)…
