Jean Bricmont and Diana Johnstone Last March, a coalition of Western powers and Arab autocracies banded together to sponsor what was billed as a short little military operation to “protect Libyan civilians”. On March 17, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1973 which gave that particular “coalition of the willing” the green light to start…
Category: Imperialism
The Real Aims Of Imperialism In Libya
West to continue bombing through Ramadan amid divisions in NATO and their allies Abayomi Azikiwe Pan-African News Wire Muslim countries and communities internationally began the celebration of the Holy Month of Ramadan on August 1. Inside of the North African state of Libya where the majority of the population is Islamic, the month began in…
Anti-Empire Report: Arguing Libya
William Blum On July 9 I took part in a demonstration in front of the White House, the theme of which was “Stop Bombing Libya”. The last time I had taken part in a protest against US bombing of a foreign country, which the White House was selling as “humanitarian intervention”, as they are now,…
The Motives And The True Cost Of The War Against Sovereign Libya
Charles Abugre Libya 360° A wicked blow to Africa, the invasion of Libya has little to do with protecting civilians and all to do with strategic interests. Why are these invaders so heartless, asks Charles Abugre The bottom line is war was solely unwarranted. But my greatest sadness and shame was to see the United…
An Imperialist Project To Create Three Libyas
The division of Libya into three separate countries is part of the US-NATO imperial design. It is part of a project shared by the U.S., Britain, Italy, and France. The NATO war launched against Libya in March 2011 was geared towards the breakup of the country into three separate entities. The NATO led war, however,…
The Labrynthian International Geopolitics Of The Libyan Conflict
Peter Lee. The Asia-Pacific Journal Vol 9, Issue 31 No 1, August 1, 2011 Western self-regard was on full display in a United States headline describing the Libya Contact Group (LCG) meeting in Istanbul over the weekend of July 15. It read: World leaders open Libya talks in Turkey.1 Well, US Secretary of State Hillary…
The Lies Behind The West’s War On Libya
Editorial Comment: This article was first published on Libya 360° in 2011. Following the death of Nelson Mandela and in light of the ongoing struggle in Libya, it is an appropriate time to read these words again. The Lies Behind The West’s War On Libya By Jean-Paul Pougala It was Gaddafi’s Libya that offered all…
Foreign Intervention Behind The Creation Of South Sudan
DOWNLOAD THE MP3 AUDIO of this report TRANSCRIPT Welcome. This is James Corbett of The Corbett Report with your Sunday Update from The Centre for Research on Globalization at globalresearch.ca for this 17th day of July, 2011. And now for the real news. The world welcomed a new nation to the international community last week…
The Old Imperialist Project To Divide Libya In Three Has Been Executed
The division of Libya into three separate countries has been an old imperialist objective of the U.S., Britain, Italy, and France. There have been at least five attempts to divide Libya. The NATO war launched against Libya in 2011 is merely the latest attempt to bring this about. The July 2011 gathering in Istanbul of…
Keith Harmon Snow – The Partitioning Of Sudan
Corbett Report Podcast: Play in new window | Download Writer, photographer, human rights investigator and award-winning journalist Keith Harmon Snow joins us to discuss the real story behind the creation of the new state of South Sudan and what we need to know about western economic, financial, social and military interventionism in the region. To…
Evidence The NATO-Backed “Rebels” Are Terrorists
One month ago Nicolas Sarkozy was bragging that he would offer al-Quathafi either a “first” class or “third” class exit air flight. It’s clear that French voters will next year throw out the warmonger with a Napoleon complex. Black Star News Editorial We still wait for an editorial from The Times condemning the ethnic cleansing…
Why Libya? Why Qadhafi?
Husayn Al-Kurdi Axis of Logic What are the reasons why the US government and its current President Barack Obama and his cabinet, are so vehement in their insistence that Libyan leader Mu’ammar el-Qaddafi “must go”? Why does the American regime insist on Qaddafi’s removal, to the extent of overseeing repeated bombings of his residences and…
