Moammar Gadhafi’s death means no trial that could have been embarrassing for Western governments and oil companies.
What’s Next for U.S.-Libyan Relations?
After Muammar Gaddafi’s demise, the future of Libya’s relationship with the United States remains uncertain.
As Predicted, Gaddafi Ended up in a Hidey Hole Like Saddam
Gaddafi came to Idi Amin in his hour of need.
Gaddafi Just Another Tyrant Who Painted Himself Into a Corner
By burning their bridges, dictators condemn themselves to fight until the bitter end.
Libyan Rebel Forces Continue to Detain Sub-Saharans and Black Libyans
NATO allies working to outmaneuver one another to secure oil contracts in Libya have overshadowed their “responsibility to protect.”
Western Multinationals Enabled Qaddafi’s Suppression of Libyans
Multinationals and their products have been involved in suppressing the Arab Spring and have made hefty profits from providing surveillance capacity, security contracting and arms sales to repressive regimes.
Why Are Some Progressives Gloating over Libya?
One hopes this chapter ends happily for the Libyan people, and certainly the taunts of Libya hawks will be endurable if it does. But no progressive should celebrate yet another circumvention – this one by a Nobel Peace Prize winner, no less – of the mechanisms intended to prevent the wanton and unaccountable waging of war.
Gaddafi’s Whereabouts Unknown — But Is It Too Soon to Declare Victory in Libya?
The success of Libya’s uprising will have a great deal to do with the willingness of its leadership to break its dependency on the U.S. and NATO. In what might or might not be a positive sign in that direction, TNC officials have said they intend to call for United Nations assistance in holding new elections within eight months of taking power. But more immediately, if the U.S. and European countries turn over the billions in frozen Libyan assets directly to the TNC, the question of the breadth of its representation and its legitimacy become even more crucial. Will the TNC, eager to claim the billions of oil money being held by European and U.S. banks, demand that NATO and the U.S. pull back and allow Libya to sort out its own problems and develop its own trajectory for an independent future?
Emira Woods: Libya Must Shape its Own Future
As the Libyan people celebrate freedom from the rule of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, many are wondering what will come next for the North African nation. In an interview at 12:30 PM EDT, Emira Woods, Co-Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, stresses the need for the Libyan people to seize the opportunity to create a political and economic Libya that works for the benefit of all the people of Libya.
“After 42 years of Muammar el-Qaddafi, it is now long overdue for the Libyan people to determine their own destiny,” says Woods. “The question is, can this be a real revolution, where the interests of all the people are heard, are reflected, where the political infrastructure that is put into place is representative of all?”
Libya Must Shape its Own Future
After 42 years of Muammar el-Qaddafi, it is now long overdue for the Libyan people to determine their own destiny.