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New Libya leader pledges to impose Sharia law Our new allies in Afghanistan and Iraq have not only imposed radical Islamic groups but denied women and minorities basic rights. I am not sure we can afford any more successes in our foreign policies. Well, as long as as they hire US companies to do reconstruction, [...] Did Obama’s jobs speech have real substance? If he proposed something, will he actually fight for it? Did Republicans discuss genuine issues or was it just a photo op?Is there a front runner? And of course the CIA was busy being pals with Gadaffi and sending prisoners to Libya to be tortured and killed. [...] Misrata rebels (rather sensibly) are protesting a decision by the NTC to install a Gaddafi loyalist as head of security in Tripoli, saying if it happens, they will refuse to obey the NTC. My take: civil war is coming to Libya. The NTC isn’t a real coalition, and the stress fractures are already showing. The [...] Topics last night included: Triumphalist liberals proclaim mission accomplished in Libya even as battles still continue in Tripoli and the National Transitional Council draws up a constitution for a strict Islamist state under sharia law. And then there’s the problem of 1000x more loose weapons than under Saddam. Libya is nowhere near being stable [...] Libya: Assuming the rebels take Tripoli, what comes next? Let’s not forget Dubya’s “mission accomplished” statement on the aircraft carrier when in fact, not much had been accomplished at all. Financial crisis: BofA is in dire shape as are some countries. Bailing out the big banks has made things worse, not better. Hurricane Irene: She [...] Alive in Libya, established in March 2011, is the only source of free and independent news created by Libyan journalists. The project is produced by Small World News‘ Libya bureau, currently based in Benghazi. Utilizing a team of a full-time staff and volunteers located around the world, Alive in Libya produces video and articles focused [...] Surely a few more wars will get us out of the debt crisis. We had a wide-ranging discussion last night, and with greatly enhanced audio as I hosted it via Skype rather than phone. Topics included: Assad is attempting to do to Hama precisely what his father did a few decades ago; demolish it [...] Earlier this week Britain, in an obvious sign of desperation, said they might accept Gaddafi remaining in Libya if he stepped down. A few days ago, the rebel’s military chief was assassinated by Islamist militia members. A Gaddafi spokesperson says this shows the rebels aren’t capable of governing nor is NATO capable of protecting them. [...] Libya’s Opposition Council is accepted by Europe, U.S. as sole government Arming warlords whose loyalties we know nothing about in hopes of ousting a thug seems a doomed strategy with a distinct possibility of nasty blowback from letting powerful weaponry get into the hands of whoever. Libyan rebels abused civilians: Human Rights Watch. [...] Yet the US only intervened in Libya. Why? Some speculations as to real reasons for the invasion of Libya (where western troops are now on the ground.) Libya wanted to go off the dollar for oil sales. Desertec wants the land for their massive solar project in Africa for power to EU and Qadaffi was [...] |  | ||||
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