When things were good between Sarkozy and Gaddafi…
Nato to take control in Libya after US, UK and France reach agreement
? Nato to assume day-to-day military command in Libya
? Obama and Cameron: Substantial progress made
Britain, France and the US have agreed that Nato will take over the military command of the no-fly zone over Libya in a move that represents a setback for Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to diminish the role of the alliance.
Split on Libya averted as Nato given military control
International coalition including Qatar and United Arab Emirates to share oversight of UN-mandated anti-Gaddafi campaign
Bosnia, which came to symbolise Europe’s failure to prevent bloodshed on its doorstep , could provide a model for a new era as the world confronts Muammar Gaddafi.
Turkey accuses France of overstepping UN Libya mandate
The Libyan Revolution is Dead: Notes for an Autopsy
from OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY by Maximilian Forte
Turkey objects to NATO Libya role beyond U.N. limits
Libya: the view from where you are , Paul Rogers
The Libya war has started with full sanction from the United Nations Security Council. This makes it very different from the Iraq war that was launched exactly eight years before in 2003. This time, the coalition that has been put together involves Arab League participants; it expects that the sudden and extensive military action it is undertaking will protect civilians, and might even bring an early end to the Muammar Gaddafi regime.
Humanitarian concerns or oil?
Clouds over Libya
Twitter, Facebook, Libyan war
Australia: Mixed Reactions to Libya Intervention
Written by Kevin Rennie
Thought it was worth capturing some of the early reactions in the Australian blogosphere to the Libya No-Fly Zone and intervention. The Australian government has been a strong supporter of the UN resolution.
Questions raised about U.S. role and goals in Libya
Administration officials and military leaders came under a barrage of questions – raised by members of Congress, outside experts and reporters – about the parameters of U.S. participation and the operation’s goals, especially if Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi does not capitulate.
Why I will vote “no” to Libya action, Graham Allen MP
MAIN FOCUS: The West attacks Gaddafi | 21/03/2011
Western troops have been bombing targets in Libya since Saturday. The Gaddafi regime’s air defences have been destroyed to such an extent that the planned no-fly zone is now a reality. The press approves of the attack but criticises the lack of a peace strategy.
Libya Intervention is creating problems instead of solving them
from cafebabel.com by Ari Rusila
Poppycock, Bahrain-style
The March 21, 2011, article by Ethan Bronner uncritically presents the position of the wealthy Sunni elite in Bahrain. It is interesting to hear their point of view, but the reader might fairly expect that Bronner would weigh the key claims. For instance, in the article that draws largely on an interview with ‘Atif Abdulmalik, a prominent banker, Bronner states:
Obama is dragged into doing the right thing on Libya
Why the president should heed John Kerry’s call for reform in the Middle East.
Yemen: Game Over for Ali Abdullah Saleh?
from Global Voices Online by Afef Abrougui
Video: Time Lapse Mapping the Global Protests and Uprisings
Written by Juliana Rincón Parra
John Caelan from the website The Swamp Post has created a couple of time-lapse videos that map protests from December 18 to March 7, 2011, where the protests and uprisings can be seen spreading out into different countries.
Obama’s muddled message on the Middle East
The drawbacks of intervention in Libya
A ?no fly? in the ointment
For days we have been watching the ebb and flow of frustration protests in Libya, echoing but not matching the overthrow of long-time despots in Tunis and Egypt, but seemingly less capable of driving the longest terminator of all into an exilic tent (though probably outside one of Berlusconi?s mansions rather than above a madrasa in Saudi Arabia). A week ago it looked like ?rebel? forces might march on Tripoli; such was the rhetoric of liberation on the lips of those who took back the streets east and west of the capital and rattled the very tent pegs of the leader?s Tripoli holdout.
Vote No campaign in Egypt
from Osocio Weblog by Marc
Insight into the Middle East Uprisings
AAA member, Dr. William Beeman provides background and insight into the current uprisings in the Middle East during two-part interview with Access Minnesota. The interview was taped prior to the Libyan uprising.
2011-03-21 Crisis of Legitimacy for #Yemen President Worsens as Military Commanders Defect, Diplomats Resign
Medvedev and Putin clash over Libya
Turkish opposition chief calls for immediate end to Libya operations
How Libya made me a ‘mouthpiece of imperialism’
Turkey’s ‘Third Worldism’
Morocco: The Winds of Change
Written by Jillian C. York
For the past month, Moroccans have taken to the streets to call for a reform of the constitution and for the establishment of a democratic parliamentary system. On March 10, the country’s monarch, King Mohammed VI, gave a speech in which he promised revision of the constitution, as well as referendum on further regionalization, guaranteeing the separation of powers and strengthening the role of an elected Prime Minister and Parliament.
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