By Jorge Capelán and toni solo The intellectual-managerial class of the neocolonial Left sink deeper into a mess of contradictions every time they publish anything about the colonial war against Libya. The latest to have a go is Santiago Alba Rico in his article “Libia, el caos y nosotros” published in Acomodación on September 20th….
Category: Imperialism
President Robert Mugabe’s Speech To The 66th UN General Assembly
Zimbabwe President Robert Gabriel Mugabe on the occasion of the General Debate of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, delivered in New York on September 22, 2011 Mugabe’s 2011 UNGA Speech (Document) Charter of the United Nations, Chapter VII: Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and…
The International Monarchist League Supports NATO Mercenaries
Former Libyan monarchy admit they are behind the Libyan uprising, working with rebels and the NTC AfriSynergy | Sep 20, 2011 The NATO rebels are bickering more and more among themselves and NATO is trying to come to grips with a number of its own special forces being captured in Bani Walid. Most of them…
Cameron, Sarkozy, Pledge More Power To Neo-Colonial Libya
French president Nicolas Sarkozy and British premiere David Cameron have pledged to continue financial and military support for the National Transitional Council. The announcement came during the leaders’ joint visit to Libya. Abayimi Azikiwe, the editor of the Pan-African News Wire, agrees that the visit is aimed at reinforcing the legitimacy of the National Transitional…
NATO’s “Humanitarian” Military Roadmap
SupportLocalScene Conference presentations from The Truth about Libya and NATO’s “Humanitarian” Military Road Map with Cynthia McKinney, Mahdi Nazemroaya and Michel Chossudovsky speak at Friends Place in Toronto, September 9, 2011.
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil And Mahmoud Jibril Have Been Paving The Way For NATO’s Conquest Since 2007
A violent rebellion broke out in Benghazi, Libya on February 15th this year (1). Six days later, Libyan Justice Minister Mustafa Abdul-Jalil resigned to set up an alternative government. On February 27th, the Transitional National Council was established, and on March 5th, this body had declared itself the “sole representative of all Libya”, with Abdul-Jalil…
Libya, Imperialism And The Left
Stephen Gowans. What’s Left While the class character of regimes under siege by Western powers is often explored in analyses of imperialist interventions and is frequently invoked to justify them, it neither explains why capitalist imperialist powers intervene nor stands as a justification for their actions. The relevant consideration in explaining why interventions occur is…
NATO’s War On Libya Is On Attack On African Development
“Africa the key to global economic growth”; this was a refreshingly honest recent headline from the Washington Post, but hardly one that qualifies as ‘news’. African labour and resources- as any decent economic historian will tell you – has been key to global economic growth for centuries. Dan Glazebrook When the Europeans discovered America five…
Khalifa Haftar: CIA Asset
Khalifa Haftar: Washington’s Wager A leading figure among the rebel military leadership, Khalifa Haftar is part of a very small circle of military and political elites that may decide the future of Libya. He continues to wield influence, despite his battlefield failures against Libya’s former legitimate government, especially in eastern Libya. His role is expected…
Yvonne De Vito: Before The War Libya Was Africa’s Switzerland
NATO’s presence in Libya little resembles a humanitarian mission with houses, hospitals and schools being hit. But Libya prospered prior to NATO’s intrusion, Yvonne Di Vito, an activist from Libyanfriends.com told RT. RT: You have been saying that here in Italy the news reports abut what is happening in Libya were very confusing, a lot…
Insurgents Received On The Ground Guidance From CIA, MI6, SAS
Editor’s Note: There is no victory yet for either NATO or the insurgents. The Libyan people will never submit to a government run by the NTC. The insurgents and their incompetent NTC were created and funded by NATO and various intelligence agencies. The Libyan people enjoy direct democracy now. What the imperialists hope for is…
How A Fatal Twitter Message Opened The Door To War Against Libya
Marinella Correggia The mother of all lies was sent to the world through a Twitter message by Al Arabiya, February 23th. A message which makes Qadafi out to be a Hitler, and even more outrageous and cruel: “the repression in Libya has already claimed 10,000 dead and 50,000 injured.” It may be a ballon d’essai…