The Human Cost: Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #3 (April 26)
While the international coaltion hesitates to take decisive action to remove Qaddafi from power, the human cost rises. Qaddafi’s forces unleased artillery attacks on Misrata’s…
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Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #2 (April 23)
Qaddafi’s troops are reported to have withdrawn from the siege of Misurata. See Charles Levinson (Misrata), “Libyan Rebels Drive Army Out of Misrata,” Wall Street…
Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #1 (April 22)
For vivid accounts of what is happening right now in Misurata, see Andrew Malone, “The moment a Libyan sniper targeted two Mailmen, firing a bullet…
While Carthage Burns, Obama Dithers
If we think of Carthage not as Tripoli, but as Libya, our title makes sense. Supremely calculating, President Obama doesn’t seem motivated to do anything…
The Struggle for Democracy in Bolivia, Spain, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Ivory Coast, and Iran
For today’s story, click here. “Trump threatens the rule of law in the United States,” June 16, 2017. For more recent articles on the struggle…