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Trading in Death & Destruction

Bomb, Build, Benefit: UK joins gold rush in war-torn Libya  

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The economically and morally bankrupt vultures descend on Libya

“There is a gold rush of sorts taking place right now,” The guns in Libya have barely quieted, and NATO’s military assistance to the rebellion that toppled Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi will not end officially until Monday. But a new invasion … Continue reading

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Intercepted phone call: NATO troops on the ground and mass graves in Misrata

US and European troops participated in the invasion of Tripoli and are still stationed there, according to an intercepted telephone call between officials of Libya’s National Transitional Council, the body purporting to represent NATO-allied rebels in the Libyan civil war. … Continue reading

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Moussa Ibrahim: 17, including French and British, captured

(Reuters) – A spokesman for Muammar Gaddafi said on Sunday that 17 “mercenaries,” including what he called French and British “technical experts” have been captured in the Gaddafi bastion of Bani Walid in Libya. “A group was captured in Bani … Continue reading

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The carving up of Libya’s wealth

The starting pistol has been fired on bids by Britain and other western powers to secure a slice of the oil prize in Libya when France said it was “fair and logical” for its companies to benefit. Alain Juppé, the … Continue reading

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Government admits Alan Duncan’s links to company in ‘Libyan oil cell’

The government has admitted that the international development minister, Alan Duncan, took part in meetings between officials operating a Whitehall cell to control the Libyan oil market and Vitol – a company for which Duncan has previously acted as a … Continue reading

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Bill van Auken: NATO is waging a war against Civilians

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NATO Special Forces Illegally Clear Paths For Rebel Forces Attack On Sirte

The soldiers have taken a leading role not only in guiding bombers to blast a path for opposition fighters but also in planning the offensive that broke the six-month Misurata siege, said Mohammed Subka, a communications specialist in the Al … Continue reading

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NATO Special Forces on the Ground

The pretense that the US and its European NATO allies were intervening in Libya to “protect civilians and civilian populated areas from threat of attack,” as stated in the United Nations Security Council resolution, has effectively been abandoned. Behind the … Continue reading

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UK MoD supply chain ‘at risk of collapse’

The supply chain that provides vital equipment to frontline troops is at “critical risk of failure”, MPs have warned in a damning report published today. British forces serving in Afghanistan or around Libya could be hit by shortages within as … Continue reading

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Scots Tory grandee leaves Prime Minister embarrassed after criticism of the attack on Libya

He returned from talks with top regime officials to proclaim that NATO’s bombing campaign was a mistake and the country’s rebels would never succeed. And he slammed Cameron for handing the Libyan Embassy in London to the opposition. The 76-year-old … Continue reading

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Waging a Savage War on Libyan People – Lizzie Phelan

I watched their heartbroken and incensed loved ones bury the 33 children, 32 women and 20 men NATO claimed were likely to be part of the military or “mercenaries”. Most of the population of the Zlitan town Majer turned out … Continue reading

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UK riots: Cameron must go, says Libya

“Cameron and his government must leave after the popular uprising against them and the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by police,” official news agency Jana quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim as saying. “Cameron and his government have lost all … Continue reading

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Libya seeks court injunction to halt handover of embassy properties

Lawyers representing Tripoli were last night preparing to go to the courts for a judicial review preventing the NTC’s envoys from assuming control of the state’s property. The Libyan Embassy in London is due to reopen its doors today under … Continue reading

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Nightly Britain bombs Tripoli. Bar death, what do we achieve?

Britain’s half-war against Libya is careering onward from reckless gesture to full-scale fiasco. As it reaches six months’ duration, every sensibly pessimistic forecast has turned out true and every jingoistic boast false. Even if the desperate and probably illegal tactic … Continue reading

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Cameron will let Gaddafi stay in bid to end Libya campaign quickly

David Cameron has told Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence officials working on Libyan strategy that, following months of stalemate, the time has come to find a way out of the conflict and back a French proposal to allow Gaddafi … Continue reading

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Britain admits Col Gaddafi could stay on

William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, admitted for the first time that Britain could agree to cut short the war before military action had driven Col Gaddafi into exile. The government was forced to embrace a new stance after both France … Continue reading

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Cameron and Zuma differ on how to end Libyan crisis

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Britain, South Africa disagree over next steps in Libya

“Once there was a fight, the AU took a very clear position — that military intervention would not solve the problem. You needed political intervention,” Zuma said. “How must Gaddafi go? Where must he go? Why must he go? These … Continue reading

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