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Humanitarian Intervention in Libya?

by Adil E. Shamoo | Mar 16, 2011

Unlike the despots in Egypt and Tunisia, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is resisting the popular revolutions sweeping the Arab world. As of this writing, the pro-democracy rebels successfully control Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, and most of the eastern part of the country. Gaddafi still controls most of the military, revolutionary committees, and foreign mercenaries. More importantly, Gaddafi controls the capital city of Tripoli with a population of 2.5 million out of a total population of 6.5 million. Gaddafi is attacking the rebels, taking back Zawiya, Ras Lanof, and pushing forward east to take more rebel areas.

Time for Intervention Running Out

by Jim Lobe | Mar 16, 2011

With Libyan government forces advancing towards the rebel capital of Benghazi, the time for possible military intervention by the U.S. and its NATO or other allies appears to be running short.

Calls for Libya No-Fly Zone an Excuse to Put American Stamp on Arab Revolution?

by Peter Certo | Mar 10, 2011

A no-fly zone would be of little help halting the largely ground-based attacks on Libyan rebels and civilians.

Not Only al Qaeda But West on Outside Looking in at Libyan Opposition

by Russ Wellen | Mar 9, 2011

Al Qaeda has tasked one of its most capable leaders with making inroads into Libya.

Gaddafi’s Ace In The Hole? Algeria (Part 2)

by Rob Prince | Mar 4, 2011

Algeria’s leaders fear that if Gaddafi falls, their hold on power will be that much more fragile.

Neo-Con Hawks Take Flight over Libya

by Jim Lobe | Mar 4, 2011

In a distinct echo of the tactics they pursued to encourage U.S. intervention in the Balkans and Iraq, a familiar clutch of neo-conservatives appealed Friday for the United States and NATO to “immediately” prepare military action to help bring down the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and end the violence that is believed to have killed well over a thousand people in the past week.

WikiLeaks: AFRICOM’s Gen. Ward the Beneficiary of Gaddafi’s Wit and Wisdom

by Michael Busch | Feb 26, 2011

From carving up Switzerland to initiating a multilateral pirate peace process, Gaddafi doesn’t lack for opinions.

No to Military Intervention in Libya

by Adil E. Shamoo | Feb 25, 2011

This escalating rhetoric of military intervention from pundits and the administration toward Libya is not surprising. Libya has oil, and the West needs it. But we should not repeat the mistake of Iraq. The United States – or Europe – should not send troops to Libya except as part of a UN peacekeeping mission.

The Strange Case of Libya

by John Feffer | Feb 16, 2010

He’s a long-serving, unpredictable dictator. He’s invaded countries, sponsored terrorism, trained insurgents, and tried to develop nuclear weapons. His recent debut UN speech went 75 minutes over his allotted time, highlighted several conspiracy theories, and called for President Obama to be installed as president for life. He recently said that civil society has no place in his country – even as a panel headed by his son was preparing a new law legalizing nongovernmental organizations.

Postcard From…Tripoli

by Sarah Leah Whitson | Feb 10, 2010

I recently went to Tripoli, where we held a news conference to release a report about human rights in Libya. That’s right — a public event in Libya’s capital at which Human Rights Watch staff sharply criticized the government led by Muammar el-Gaddafi. Mundane in many countries, in Libya this was a momentous event. But it was only one of the breakthroughs we observed on the trip.