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NATO Refuses Ground Troops for Libya as “Friends” Conference Opens
A NATO official has told Agence France Presse that it is the “firm view” of NATO member states that they reject the idea of sending […]
What the UN Can and Cannot do for Libya
China and some others have been pushing for a strong United Nations role in Libya, presumably in an attempt to forestall a continuation of the […]
Qaddafi reportedly South of Tripoli as Algeria offers Family Members Safe Passage
An Italian news service, Ansa, reported Monday that Muammar Qaddafi, his eldest son Saif, and another son, Saadi (a military commander during the failed attempt […]
Lockerbie Bomber in Coma in Tripoli, as retreating Qaddafi Troops use Human Shields
CNN’s intrepid Nic Robertson gets the scoop. He discovered that Abdel Basit Ali Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber, is in a coma in a villa […]
Rebels Consolidate Control over Tripoli as Qaddafi’s Mass Killings Discovered
The systematic war crimes of the Qaddafi regime continue to be uncovered, with the discovery Saturday in Tripoli of the charred remains of nearly 60 […]
Fall of Tripoli Echoes Loudly in Damascus
Protesters in Syria have cheered on the revolutionaries in Libya, and the fall of Tripoli to a popular uprising last Saturday and Sunday gave new […]
Hurricanes and Global Warming
With the approach of Hurricane Irene, climate activists are reminding us that more intensive hurricanes are produced by warmer water, so that global warming over […]
Iraq Adopts Iran’s Backing of Assad
Interview with me, mirrored from The United States Institute of Peace Iran Primer. Q. What impact will the call by the United States and major […]
How to Avoid Bush’s Iraq Mistakes in Libya
The illegal American invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation was so epochal a catastrophe that it spawned a negative phrase in Arabic, “to Iraqize” or […]
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