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Will Libya's Revolution Bring About Sharia Law?

Karlos Zurutuza, IPS News. November 16, 2011.

Women and secularists decry the coming introduction of Islamic law in post-Gaddafi Libya

Cornered in Free Libya: Black Refugees Say "We Are Being Treated Like Dogs"

Karlos Zurutuza, IPS News. November 7, 2011.

Not everyone is free in today's free Libya

Turkey's Rising Influence Among Arab Nations

Jacques Couvas, IPS News. November 6, 2011.

Turkey exerts growing influence on the Arab Spring

Is Libya About to Fall Into an Each-Against-All Civil War?

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. September 6, 2011.

NATO's triumph in Libya threatens to spin out of control and into an Iraq-style civil war.

America to the World: We Want Everything -- If You Stand in the Way We'll Kill You

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. September 5, 2011.

Once our seizure of Libyan oil becomes clear it will only ramp up the jihadist hatred for America that has spread like wildfire across the Middle East.

The Untold Story in Libya: How the West Cooked Up the "People's Uprising"

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. September 2, 2011.

Wait! Did the West just engineer the overthrow of another unpopular regime to get at an easy supply of oil?

What Does Gaddafi's Fall Mean for Africa?

Mahmood Mamdani, Al Jazeera English. August 31, 2011.

As global powers become more interested in Africa, interventions will likely become more common.

Is al-Qaeda Taking Over Libya?

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. August 30, 2011.

Is Osama bin Laden laughing in his grave after NATO aided an al-Qaeda takeover in North Africa?

Libyans Find Historic Hope

Karlos Zurutuza, IPS News. August 24, 2011.

Excitement builds as Libya emerges from decades of Gaddafi’s rule.

Libyan Rebels Seize Gadhafi Compound

Voice of AmericaAugust 23, 2011.

Rebel fighters are calling it a major victory over Libyan leader, loyalist troops

Battle Rages For Tripoli

Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyAugust 22, 2011.

Libyan Rebels Enter Central Tripoli, Crowds Celebrate

Aid Agencies Find Libyan Camp Conditions 'Horrific'

Lisa Schlein, Voice of America. August 19, 2011.

In a remote Libyan town, thousands of migrants from Chad and Sudan live in wretched conditions, suffer from attacks by bandits, and are desperate to leave.

Obama Administration Line on Libya: If We Don't Call It War, We Don't Need Permission From Congress

Jonathan Schell, TomDispatch.com. June 21, 2011.

The Obama administration insists that we're not making war on Libya; in its evasion of the War Powers Act, is it declaring war on the word "war"?

3 Massive World Events That Will Change Your Life

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. June 5, 2011.

Crucial developments taking place in 2011 are changing the way we are likely to live on this planet for the foreseeable future.

The Wild War to Protect Bluefin Tuna In Libyan Waters, and Obama's Troubling Role

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. June 1, 2011.

The waters off Libya are a NATO no-fly zone, which is good news to poachers: No inspectors. No surveillance.

Are We Living in Post-Legal America?

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. May 30, 2011.

At least in terms of what used to be called "foreign policy," and more recently "national security," the United States is now a post-legal society.

It's a Simple Fact: Obama Is Now Waging an Illegal War

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 23, 2011.

The question is whether anyone in Congress will find the will to do something about it.

'We Don't Want Our Revolution Stolen': On the Ground in Libya

Anjali Kamat, AlterNet. May 22, 2011.

Libyans understand that their aspirations for freedom and justice might coincide with the cynical motives of empire.

Obama's Big Mideast Speech: Hits the Right Notes, Not a Whole Lot of Substance

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 19, 2011.

Obama offered plenty of airy rhetoric about advancing our "values," but actions speak louder than words and the world continues to await some tangible results.

Deaths of Gaddafi's Son and Grandchildren Reinforce Doubts about Nato's UN Mandate in Libya

Julian Borger, Ian Traynor, Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian. May 1, 2011.

NATO is being accused of overstepping the UN security council resolution.

How the 'Humanitarian' Intervention in Libya Made Our World Infinitely More Dangerous

Conn Hallinan, Foreign Policy in Focus. April 26, 2011.

North Korea's lesson from Libya is that if you give up your WMD programs peacefully, you may have lost your best defense from invasion.

Imperial Decline: How Does It Feel to Be Inside a Dying Empire?

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. April 19, 2011.

Could this be what it’s like to watch, paralyzed, as a country on autopilot begins to come apart at the seams while still proclaiming itself “the greatest nation on Earth”?

Has Obama Gone Down the Wrong Road on Terror?

Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com. April 12, 2011.

Whatever Obama's motives in Libya, by conforming to a pre-existing American penchant for using force in the Greater Middle East, this president has chosen the wrong tool.

The Libya Intervention Has Started a Dialogue on Military Spending -- Now Let's Examine the More Expensive, Never-Ending Afghanistan War

William D. Hartung, Huffington Post. April 7, 2011.

To put things in perspective, the likely costs of the Libyan mission are the equivalent of less than four days of spending on the war in Afghanistan.

The Slippery Slope of "Humane Intervention": Why Do Liberals Keep Talking Themselves into War?

Clancy Sigal, AlterNet. April 5, 2011.

Once again, many liberals have bought into American power as a force for good. But it's just another ugly, expensive war we now own