Libya
Islamist Libyan Rebels Kill US Ambassador to Libya in Attack on US Consulate
By Matt Spetalnick and Hadeel Al Shalchi (Reuters) – President Barack Obama branded the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans an “outrageous attack” on Wednesday and vowed to track down the perpetrators, while ordering a… Read More ›
Syrian rebels call for no-fly zone
By Hadeel Al Shalchi ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of no-fly zones and safe havens patrolled by foreign forces near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition leader… Read More ›
“Iran and Everything Else” by Michael Parenti
Occasionally individuals complain that I fail to address one subject or another. One Berkeley denizen got in my face and announced: “You leftists ought to become aware of the ecological crisis.” In fact, I had written a number of things… Read More ›
Armed men rally for Islamic law in Libya’s Benghazi
Hundreds of armed Libyan men calling for Islamic law staged a demonstration on Thursday in the eastern city of Benghazi, an AFP photographer said. More than 300 men poured into Benghazi’s iconic Freedom Square, some of them on vehicles mounted… Read More ›
Is “The Dictator” Racist?
Yes. And it’s not that funny either. BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | MAY 17, 2012 In his new movie The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen borrows liberally from the “wacky dictator” cannon established by some of Hollywood’s great comedians. There’s a… Read More ›
Black Africans Put in Zoo, Forced to Eat Libya’s Flag: Obama and NATO’s post-Gaddafi Libya
NewsRescue- Sadly feels like we are back to the early 90′s, when the Darwin racist evolutionary theories were fresh, and Africans were kept in US zoos. Many of us remember the story of Ota Benga, the pigmy from the Bachichiri… Read More ›
In Hiding, Mali President Issues Resignation
Interim President Expected Soon as Junta Also Promises to Step Down by Jason Ditz Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure issued a formal letter of resignation Sunday from his undisclosed hiding place, weeks after being deposed in a military coup. The… Read More ›
As Eastern Libya Calls for Autonomy, A Middle East Analyst Warns of Crisis
by Douglas Mpuga A decision by a group of civic leaders in the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi to declare autonomy from central rule has raised fears that the country might break apart. Some politicians and residents of Benghazi this… Read More ›
Eastern Libya declares autonomy; Libyan leader vows to keep Libya together by force
Eastern Libya declares autonomy Cyrenaica, the eastern region of Libya, has elected a regional congress and declared semi-autonomy from the capital Tripoli. The “blatant call for fragmentation” of the country was condemned by Libya’s ruling NTC. Thousands of major tribal… Read More ›
Syria isn’t the ‘new Bosnia’, despite the narcissistic hopes of the Western commentariat
By Brendan O’Neill Oh no, this is not good, this is not good at all: more and more Western observers are starting to describe Syria as “the new Bosnia”. Which can mean only one thing. The liberal commentariat is on… Read More ›
Western Libya Militias Form Alliance Against Government
Leader of New Federation Lashes NTC for Gadhafi Ties As the nation still suffers the aftershocks from last year’s civil war, the battle lines for the next Libyan Civil War are starting to take shape today, with the announcement that… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 