Analysis and observations of the unfolding, Western-orchestrated  disaster that is Libya From ‘Vinyard of the Saker‘ blog – 13 April 2011 To my absolute dismay, what is happening with Libya is a complete remake of what happened in Bosnia.  A quasi-instantaneous armed insurrection, followed by a civil war, followed by a no-fly zone, followed by a peace plan accepted by the “bad guys” and rejected by the “good guys” and now, it appears, followed by the very same Europeans seriously considering sending in “peacekeeping” troops.  They even (re-)created a NATO kangaroo court to judge Gaddafi for his “crimes against humanity” and the rest of the ……. [Full Post]

David Cameron’s Gift of War and Racism, to Them and Us by John Pilger The Euro-American attack on Libya has nothing to do with protecting anyone; only the terminally naive believe such nonsense. It is the West’s response to popular uprisings in strategic, resource-rich regions of the world and the beginning of a war of attrition against the new imperial rival, China. President Barack Obama’s historical distinction is now guaranteed. He is America’s first black president to invade Africa. His assault on Libya is run by the US Africa Command, which was set up in 2007 to secure the continent’s lucrative natural resources from Africa’s ……. [Full Post]

by Gregory Elich Much has been made of the defection of several Libyan officials to the West. We are told that the Muammar Qaddafi is losing support even within his inner circle, and the defections underscore the success of the NATO mission. The Libyan government’s days are numbered, it is averred. The latest defections, by Libyan foreign minister and former intelligence chief Moussa Koussa, and Libyan UN representative Ali Abdessalam Treki, may not have been quite as spontaneous as Western officials would have us to think. “I don’t believe that [Koussa] necessarily decided on his own,” observes former CIA officer Emile Nakleh. “I judge that ……. [Full Post]

Did any of those starry-eyed ‘Humanitarian Interventionists’ NOT expect this? Seriously? Expect a lot more where this came from. It’s called ‘protecting the civilian population’ – NATO style. New York Daily News March 31, 2011 40 civilians reportedly killed in NATO air strikes on Tripoli; Defense Secretary to address congress BY Lukas I. Alpert At least 40 civilians have been killed in NATO air strikes on Tripoli, the Vatican’s top envoy to Libya said Thursday. “They are killing dozens of civilians,” said Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli. “In the Tajoura neighborhood, around 40 civilians were killed, and a house with a family inside collapsed.” “In the ……. [Full Post]

By Patrick Martin 28 March 2011 The Libyan National Council, the Benghazi-based group that speaks for the rebel forces fighting the Gaddafi regime, has appointed a long-time CIA collaborator to head its military operations. The selection of Khalifa Hifter, a former colonel in the Libyan army, was reported by McClatchy Newspapers Thursday and the new military chief was interviewed by a correspondent for ABC News on Sunday night. Hifter’s arrival in Benghazi was first reported by Al Jazeera on March 14, followed by a flattering portrait in the virulently pro-war British tabloid the Daily Mail on March 19. The Daily Mail described Hifter as one ……. [Full Post]