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The damning contradictions of Obama's attack on Libya
Post Date: 2011-03-23 11:18:36 by Happy Quanzaa
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Let's imagine that all goes well in Libya. The rebels, protected by airstrikes, recapture lost territory and sweep into Tripoli. Moammar Gadhafi and his sons one way or the other disappear. Leaders propose a democratic and secular constitution that voters overwhelmingly approve. The first act of the duly elected government is to issue a proclamation of thanks and friendship to the United States, Britain, France and others who prevented Gadhafi's mass slaughter. Well, we can all dream, can't we? But in the cold light of day none of these happy eventualities seems very likely. As one who hopes for success in this enterprise, I am dismayed by the contradictions in the course we ...
Russia may abolish many prison terms
Post Date: 2011-03-23 10:57:23 by Godwinson
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Russia may abolish many prison terms Published: March. 23, 2011 at 9:46 AM MOSCOW, March 23 (UPI) -- Russia is considering dropping or reducing prison terms for many non- violent crimes, government sources say. A bill drafted by the Justice Ministry will be submitted to the Parliament, the State Duma, by the end of this month, a Duma source told Gazeta.ru. The Moscow Times reports the legislation would abolish prison terms for many offenses in favor of alternative punishments. First offenders for some economic crimes will not be jailed if they repay damages six times over. Other minor and first-time convicts would get fines, house arrest or forced labor instead of prison. Drug users ...
Who's in charge? Germans pull forces out of NATO as Libyan coalition falls apart [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-03-23 09:12:31 by Happy Quanzaa
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• Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated • French propose a new political 'committee' to oversee operations • Germany pulls equipment out of NATO coalition over disagreement over campaign's direction • Italians accuse French of backing NATO in exchange for oil contracts • No-fly zone called into question after first wave of strikes 'neutralises' Libyan military machine • U.K. ministers say war could last '30 years' • Italy to 'take back control' of bases used by allies unless NATO leadership put in charge of the mission • Russians tell U.S. to stop ...
Imperialist War Monger Obama Sending Camp Lejeune Marines To Libya
Post Date: 2011-03-23 08:24:33 by Happy Quanzaa
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We've seen Camp Lejuene marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and now they are joining the fight against Libya. 2200 marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or 26th MEU will take part. Their mission is to help end the violence directed at the Libyan people. "In Libya right now they are doing exactly what we need them to do. They are doing what they are told and right now that's protecting Libyan people against Qadhafi forces," said Captain Timothy Patrick, a marine with the 26th MEU. A press release from the 26th MEU reads, in part: "Protecting the innocent and conducting combined operations are what we are designed to do, our forces are doing both as part of ...
If You Say “Protest” On A Phone In China, It Cuts Off Automatically
Post Date: 2011-03-22 23:28:27 by A K A Stone
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China is tightening up its online censorship even more, the Times reports. The story recounts an eye-opening anecdote: a Chinese entrepreneur was on the phone with his girlfriend, and quipped, quoting Shakespeare: “The lady doth protest too much.” Upon the word “protest,” the phonecall cut off. He was speaking in English, but this has also happened to people speaking in Mandarin, so it’s not just a one-off. This and other events like Gmail being blocked in China show that, in the wake of protests in the Middle East and elsewhere, the Chinese government is tightening up its control over the internet even more. (This has Chinese internet stocks rising.) It also ...
Seas Beneath The Sands
Post Date: 2011-03-22 23:22:31 by A K A Stone
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ook at a map of North Africa from Egypt to Algeria. Almost everything outside the Nile Valley and south of the coastal plain appears to be lifeless sand and gravel deserts, spotted here and there with oases and rain-catching massifs of uplifted bedrock. But peer deeper, under the sand, and you will find water. Under the Sahara lie three major aquifers, strata of saturated sandstones and limestones that hold water in their pores like a wet sponge. The easternmost of these, extending over two million square kilometers, underlies all of Egypt west of the Nile, all of eastern Libya, and much of northern Chad and Sudan, and contains 375,000 cubic kilometers of water—the equivalent of 3750 ...
Renewable Solar Energy for Europe from Libya's Desert!
Post Date: 2011-03-22 23:19:00 by A K A Stone
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I was visiting England this summer when it was experiencing very un-seasonal rains leading to heavy flooding in parts of the country. Having just landed from hot Tripoli, I noted how the airport was packed full of Britons wishing to escape the UK summer rain for hot Mediterranean destinations. I was thinking what a funny world we live in. We in Libya wish for more of Britain's rain while the British were seeking our hotter sunnier climate. If only they could transport their rain to irrigate our huge land mass and if only we could send them some sunshine during their summer season! Well, this may not be such an outlandish concept if scientists have their way. The principle of ...
Libya's Qaddafi taps 'fossil water' to irrigate desert farms
Post Date: 2011-03-22 23:12:54 by A K A Stone
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In the middle of the Libyan Desert’s scorched yellow sands, rows of green grapes dangle off vines; almond trees blossom in neat lines, and pear tree orchards stretch into the distance. Libya is one of the driest countries on Earth, bereft of rivers, lakes, and rain. But here the desert is blooming. In the Middle East and North Africa, the quest to turn thousands of miles of desert into arable land has taken a backseat to containing an impending water shortage. While many countries in the region bicker over water rights, Libya has taken it upon itself to change its topography – turning sand into soil. IN PICTURES: Following Qaddafi's fashion The Great Man-Made River, which ...
Libya’s Sea of Fresh Water Beneath the Desert, But Wait, There’s More
Post Date: 2011-03-22 23:07:45 by A K A Stone
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We all know about the obvious oil component to what is happening in Libya, but that’s definitely not he full story. Here are some other factors to keep in mind as the U.S. leads a war in Libya for “humanitarian” reasons. Saudi Aramco, Seas Beneath the Sands: Libya is already pumping water from the Kufra Oasis, in its southeast corner, through a four-meter-diameter pipeline to its thirsty coastal cities. When fully operational, that project will pump some 3.6 million cubic meters per day. Still, at current extraction rates, the aquifer is not likely to be depleted for a thousand years. Christian Science Monitor, Libya’s Qaddafi Taps ‘Fossil Water’ to Irrigate ...
Imperialist war monger Hussein Obama's chopper shoots six Libyan villagers as they welcome pilots of downed Air Force jet
Post Date: 2011-03-22 17:59:09 by Happy Quanzaa
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Six Libyan villagers are recovering in hospital after being shot by American soldiers coming in to rescue the U.S. pilots whose plane crash-landed in a field. The helicopter strafed the ground as it landed in a field outside Benghazi beside the downed U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle which ran into trouble during bombing raid last night. And a handful of locals who had come to greet the pilots were hit - among them a young boy who may have to have a leg amputated because of injuries caused by a bullet wound. The first confirmed casualties of the allied operation, the Channel Four's International Editor Lindsey Hilsum confirmed the civilian casualties. The crew of the fighter plane had ...
Who's On First? NATO wants to know who's going to be left holding the Libyan bag.
Post Date: 2011-03-22 16:05:01 by Happy Quanzaa
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Who's in charge? NATO members squabble over who leads Libyan bombings...and they can't even agree whether to assassinate Gaddafi • Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated • No-fly zone called into question after first wave of strikes 'neutralises' Libyan military machine • Italy to 'take back control' of bases used by allies unless NATO leadership put in charge of the mission • NATO baulks at taking over operation with Turkey and European countries unwilling • Russians tell U.S. to stop bombing in order to protect civilians President Barack Obama, seeking to avoid getting bogged ...
Portugal braces for govt collapse over debt vote
Post Date: 2011-03-22 12:55:01 by Happy Quanzaa
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portugal's government is on the verge of collapse after opposition parties withdrew their support for another round of austerity policies aimed at averting a financial bailout. The expected defeat of the minority government's latest spending plans in a parliamentary vote Wednesday will likely force its resignation and could stall national and European efforts to deal with the continent's protracted debt crisis. The vote comes on the eve of a two-day European Union summit where policymakers are hoping to take new steps to restore investor faith in the fiscal soundness of the 17-nation eurozone, including Portugal. Last year, both Greece and Ireland had ...
Nobel Committee asked to strip Obama of Peace Prize
Post Date: 2011-03-22 12:05:25 by Happy Quanzaa
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The Bolivian President and a Russian political leader have launched a campaign to revoke Obama's honour after the US attacked Libya. Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader and Vice-Chairman of the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky released a statement today calling for the Nobel Prize Committee to take back the honour bestowed on US President Barack Obama in 2009. Zhirinovsky said the attacks were "another outrageous act of aggression by NATO forces and, in particular, the United States," and that the attacks demonstrated a "colonial policy" with "one goal: to establish control over Libyan oil and the Libyan regime." He said the prize was now hypocritical ...
ChiComs B**ch Slap Barry for Ghaddafi
Post Date: 2011-03-22 12:00:41 by Happy Quanzaa
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China calls for immediate cease-fire in Libya, after days of allied airstrikesChina was one of five countries to abstain from last week's UN vote to allow all necessary measures to stop Gadhafi's assault on rebel-held towns. BEIJING - China called Tuesday for an immediate cease-fire in Libya where the U.S. and European nations have launched punishing airstrikes to enforce a United Nations endorsed no-fly zone. "All parties must immediately cease fire and resolve issues through peaceful means," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a regularly scheduled news conference, citing unconfirmed reports that the airstrikes had caused civilian deaths. China was ...
MOSCOW: Russian Defense Minister B**ch Slaps Obama's Defense Minister Over Libya
Post Date: 2011-03-22 11:51:35 by Happy Quanzaa
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in Russia on Tuesday. Serdyukovcited civilian deaths in the U.S.-led Libyan campaign and said "this shouldn't have been let to happen." During Gates's Visit, Russian Defense MinisterCalls for Immediate Cease-Fire MOSCOW -- In a stinging rebuke of U.S. policy in Libya, the Russian defense minister accused the U.S.-led coalition of killing Libyan civilians through errant air strikes and called for an immediate cease-fire on Tuesday. The comments drew a quick rebuke from visiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who said the Russian criticism was based on "outright lies." ...
Still waiting for moral leadership in Britain: Queen’s cousin speaks to LSN
Post Date: 2011-03-22 09:08:37 by A K A Stone
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ROME, March 21, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Lord Nicholas Windsor, the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Kent and first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, told LifeSiteNews.com earlier this month that patience is required from those waiting for true moral and spiritual leadership to turn the anti-human, anti-life tide in Britain. Lord Windsor sat down with LSN at the annual plenary meeting of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life on February 25th. He spoke at length of his conversion to Catholicism, through the influence of the late Pope John Paul II, and his dedication to the pro-life philosophy. The hope of turning society away from the post-Christian amorality, he said, ...
Obama: Drill, Brazil, Drill!
Post Date: 2011-03-22 08:32:23 by Happy Quanzaa
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Energy Policy: While leaving U.S. oil and jobs in the ground, our itinerant president tells a South American neighbor that we'll help it develop its offshore resources so we can one day import its oil. WHAT?!? With Japan staggered by a natural disaster and a nuclear crisis, cruise missiles launched against Libya in our third Middle East conflict and a majority of U.S. senators complaining about a lack of leadership on the budget, President Obama decided it would be a good time to schmooze with Brazilians. His "What, me worry?" presidency has given both Americans and our allies plenty to worry about. But in the process of making nice with Brazil, Obama made a mind-boggling ...
Mother Jones: Some Wars Are Cool
Post Date: 2011-03-21 18:00:10 by jwpegler
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According to the left-wing Mother Jones, in a column just as Orwellian as anything Bill Kristol has ever written, Obama is awesome because his rationale for killing is so much different from Bush’s: “The United States will join in a multilateral fight for democracy and humanitarian aims when it is in the nation’s interest and when the locals are involved and desire US participation. In short, the Anti-Bush Doctrine.” More hypocrisy from the evil left.
Pooty-Poot Putin stirs the pot: likens U.N. Libya resolution to crusade calls
Post Date: 2011-03-21 08:37:48 by Happy Quanzaa
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VOTKINSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Monday likened the U.N. Security Council resolution supporting military action in Libya to medieval calls for crusades. Putin, in the first major remarks from a Russian leader since a coalition of Western countries began air strikes in Libya, said that Muammar Gaddafi's government fell short of democracy but added that did not justify military intervention. "The resolution is defective and flawed," Putin told workers at a Russian ballistic missile factory. "It allows everything. It resembles medieval calls for crusades." Putin said that interference in other countries' internal affairs has ...
'To my Dear Obama, our son', says Gaddafi, defending attack on rebels
Post Date: 2011-03-21 02:33:27 by Happy Quanzaa
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Calling Barack Obama as "our son", Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sent a message to the US President defending his decision to attack the rebels fighting to overthrow him. Gaddafi(68) also wrote a letter to the French and British leaders, and the UN Secretary General, saying the Security Council resolution was "void" and violated the UN charter, warning them that they would "regret" any intervention. "Libya is not for you, Libya is for the Libyans," he said. Details of Gaddafi's letters were released by the Libyan government spokesman at a news conference in Tripoli. Defending his decision to attack rebel cities, Gaddafi told Obama, "Al ...
Bahrain and Iran expel diplomats
Post Date: 2011-03-21 00:31:34 by Paper Boy
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Iran has expelled a Bahraini diplomat in a retaliatory move, amid an ongoing dispute linked to anti-government protests in Bahrain. Earlier, Bahrain had expelled the Iranian charge d'affaires. Tehran has criticised Bahrain's Sunni rulers for using troops from other Gulf states to help control mainly Shia protesters. Bahrain has accused Iran, the main Shia power in the Gulf, of interference in its internal affairs. Both countries withdrew their ambassadors earlier this week. "After the illogical and incomprehensible actions of the Bahrain government, especially expelling one of our diplomats, as a reprisal the attache at Bahrain's embassy has been summoned and told that ...
Building in Gaddafi's compound hit by missile
Post Date: 2011-03-21 00:23:24 by Paper Boy
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TRIPOLI: A missile totally destroyed an administrative building of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's residence in Tripoli. The building, about 50 metres from the tent where Gaddafi generally meets guests, was flattened. It was hit by a missile, Libyan spokesman Moussa Ibrahim told journalists, who were taken to the site by bus. "This was a barbaric bombing which could have hit hundreds of civilians gathered at the residence of Muammar Gaddafi about 400 metres away from the building which was hit," Ibrahim said. He denounced the "contradictions in Western discourses," saying: "Western countries say they want to protect civilians while they bomb the residence ...
Arab League Slams Libya Attacks Amid Reports of Growing Civilian Toll
Post Date: 2011-03-20 14:59:21 by jwpegler
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Having been instrumental in pushing the UN to approve the resolution authorizing the no-fly zone over Libya, the Arab League has found itself quickly regretting its Faustian bargain. Now, with reports of civilian casualties on the rise, they are condemning the massive air strikes by the US, France and Britain. “What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians and not the bombardment of more civilians,” insisted Arab League chief and Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa. The split comes at a time when Western officials are trying to claim broad Arab support for the action. The escalation of the Western ...
US announces Operation Odyssey Dawn is under way: Libya attacks – Sunday 20 March
Post Date: 2011-03-20 10:10:12 by Happy Quanzaa
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Libya attacks under way – Sunday 20 March • US announces Operation Odyssey Dawn is under way • More than 110 Tomahawk missiles fired on Libyan targets • British and French forces in action over Libya • Read a summary of the latest events here • Read our latest news story on the military action • Read our latest live coverage here A Tornado jet takes off from RAF Marham air base in Norfolk, United Kingdom, as theattacks on Libya get under way. Photograph: Chris Radburn/Press Association 12.12pm: A no-fly zone is now officially in place over Libya. The US chair of the Joint chiefs of staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, told the NBC news station that Libyan ...
"Who The Hell Do You Think Your Are?" Farrakhan Blasts Obama For Calling For Qaddafi to Step Down (Video)
Post Date: 2011-03-19 19:36:11 by Happy Quanzaa
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Farrakhan goes on a rant on Chicago radio about Obama calling for Qaddafi to step down, this is from yesterday Louis Farrakhan with radio host Cliff Kelley on WVON-AM 1690 Chicago FARRAKHAN: "I warn my brother do you let these wicked demons move you in a direction that will absolutely ruin your future with your people in Africa and throughout the world...Why don't you organize a group of respected Americans and ask for a meeting with Qaddafi, you can't order him to step down and get out, who the hell do you think you are?
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