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Tag Archives: intervention
Humanitarianism, the new code of hypocrisy
Suffice it to say that in today’s world, zealous declarations about protecting civilians and humanitarian intervention is the newest cipher for Western strategic operations. When Obama, Sarkozy, and their allies make broad claims about saving humanity from evil, they are … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Gaddafi, hypocrisy, intervention, Obama, oil, rebels, Richard Falk, war
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No-fly zone: reasons for (Gilbert Achcar interview)
Gilbert Achcar gives cogent arguments in favor of the no-fly zone. This should be read as a counter-weight to the arguments I presented in my earlier post criticizing the UN Security Council invasion. His reasoning is clear and persuasive: 1) … Continue reading
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Tagged Achcar, Gaddafi, intervention, no-fly zone, oil
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Libyan intervention: humanitarianism or imposing regime change?
Update: From aljazeera’s Libya liveblog: 4:00pm Civilians have been hit in the bombardment of sites in Libya, says Russia – which called for an immediate end to the strikes. A foreign ministry spokesman said: In that respect we call on … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting and unlabelled
Tagged intervention, Libya: will it be revolution?, no-fly zone, Obama
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