World-News

By Alan J. Kuperman

EVIDENCE IS now in that President Barack Obama grossly exaggerated the humanitarian threat to justify military action in Libya.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27889.htm



Libya and Sarkozy aims to rule NATO?

By RT

France and the UK want to step up the assault on Colonel Gaddafi, and are considering arming the rebels. For more, RT talks to Johan Galtung, rector of the Transcend Peace University.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27890.htm



Civilians have been killed by NATO air raids on Tripoli

Witnesses speak of four explosions, anti-aircraft missiles returning fire and have seen smoke rising from the south east of the city. One of these explosions came from the vicinity of Gaddafis Bab al-Aziza bunker.

http://bit.ly/huuFrs



Obamas broken Libya promises

Statements last month from the president and his defense secretary about the U.S. role in Libya have not held up.

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/04/14/libya_broken_promises



World leaders slam West war in Libya

In their summit meeting in southern China, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa unanimously condemned the Libya bombings, AFP reported Thursday.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/174742.html



U.S. Keeps Quiet over Repression

While his administration has become ever more outspoken against repression in Syria and Yemen - not to mention Libya, where Obama has called for regime change - it has remained remarkably restrained about the escalating crackdown by the Sunni monarchy against the majority Shia population and prominent pro-democracy figures.

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55248


From Information Clearing House

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NATO: Libya Mission Will Last 'As Long As Necessary'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/04/14-8

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Gadhafis fate, and our own

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

04/15/11

Gadhafis efforts to establish himself as the African Napoleon ended in disaster, just as the American conquest of Iraq and Afghanistan is every day proving itself to have been a colossal waste of human lives and resources. In Libya, before the rebellion, Gadhafi would brook no criticism of his foreign adventurism, just as in todays Washington any effort to get us out of Iraq and Afghanistan and/or cut the military budget is met with cries of 'Impossible!' and shortly ruled out of order...

http://tinyurl.com/3cenqoc


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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