By James Petras and Robin E. Abaya 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…
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By Barry Grey: The conference on Libya held Tuesday at London’s Lancaster House was a repulsive exercise in hypocrisy and cynicism. In the name of liberating the Libyan people, the United States and Britain…
By Rick Rozoff: At its summit in Lisbon, Portugal last November the North Atlantic Treaty Organization adopted its first strategic concept for the 21st century, one in keeping with its expansion into not only a…
Libyan government spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, has accused the West of interfering in his country’s affairs without first entering into peaceful dialogue. He made the remarks, in an interview with British broadcaster, Sky News. He said,…
A war on Libya has been on the drawing board of the Pentagon for more than 20 years. On April 14th 1986, Ronald Reagan ordered a series of bombings directed against Libya under “Operation El…
Translated by Peixin Lin: In recent days, countries such as the U.S., France and the U.K. have already conducted many rounds of air strikes against Libya. Following the bombing of the oil pipeline, the deaths…
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations to help rebels in Libya, media reports said here on Wednesday. Obama signed the order, known as…
By José Luís Fiori: The Obama family’s weekend trip to Brazil would have passed into history as a touristic event in Rio and an international courtesy if it hadn’t coincided with Japan’s nuclear disaster…
According to the Xinhua News Agency, France, UK and the U.S. attacked targets in Libya by air and by sea on March 19. According to a statement by Libya State TV, by noon local time…
The first lie President Obama told the world came on Monday as he addressed his nation. He said NATO is taking over command from the US in Libya and that US action is limited to defending civilians who are under attack by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
But the fact is that transferring command to NATO makes no difference. NATO is dominated militarily and politically by the US, thus, the US still commands the destruction of Libya and is still involved in killing civilians with the missiles that are being dropped over the country. America, historically has never allowed its forces to operate in a foreign land under a foreign command – and this will not happen in Libya.