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Barack Obama, CIA, elections, Intelligence, Justice Department, Libya, Middle East, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, United States December 17, 2012

Hillary Clinton and “The Benghazi Triangle”—where careers and reputations vanish without a trace

The Bermuda Triangle is a well-known area where ships have been known to vanish without a trace, and without any cogent explanation. It seems that…

U.S Foreign Relations November 19, 2012

Possible motives for forcing Petraeus resignation

Among the most significant articles to be published in recent days regarding Benghazi and the Petraeus resignation is a Wall Street Journal article posted late…

Barack Obama, CIA, foreign news coverage, France, Intelligence, Libya, Mitt Romney, public diplomacy, religious belief, State Department, Tunisia, U.S. Intervention, United States October 13, 2012

New details on Benghazi attack on consulate, American response

New details about the attack on the American consulate and annex in Benghazi and the American response on the ground on the evening of September…

China, coverage of foreign events, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, extrajudicial execution, France, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, NATO, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State Department, syria, Torture, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, united arab emirates, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, war crimes November 19, 2011

REPRISE: Syria and the Shame of the World

Originally published August 20, 2011 Bashar Al-Assad is pursuing the Libyan solution to civilian demonstrations–turn your tanks and your weapons on the demonstrators, and kill…

Argentina, Chile, human rights, International Law, Libya, NATO, South America, Torture, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S Foreign Relations, United States, Yemen May 28, 2011

Ratko Mladic to join Radovan Karadic in The Hague; Moammar Qaddafi and Bashar al-Assad await similar fates

The capture and imminent extradition of Ratko Mladic, the butcher of Srebrenice, to The Hague where he will join his partner in genocide, crimes against…

U.S Foreign Relations May 11, 2011

Repression in Syria, and the spread of universal ideals throughout the world

NATO and Libya Fortunately, NATO has begun to act more like a powerful military alliance willing to use its power in Libya, and the insurgents…

U.S Foreign Relations May 4, 2011

Negotiating with War Criminals? Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #7 (May 4)

Moammar Qaddafi continues to commit war crimes, attacking a ship in Misurata delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating wounded, while members of the Libya contact group…

Barack Obama, Libya, NATO, U.S. Military, use of force May 2, 2011

If Misurata Falls…: Obama’s Debacle in Libya– Update #6 (May 2)

For the latest developments in the fighting in Libya, see Lin Noueihed (Reuters), “Fighting rages in Libya’s Western Mountains,” Reuters.com, May 2, 2011. ABC News…

Libya May 1, 2011

Fierce Artillery Attacks on Misurata: Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #5 (May 1)

EYES ON THE BALL While overshadowed by the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death–for which President Obama deserves great credit–the war on the ground in…

Africa, Barack Obama, France, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, Libya, NATO, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military April 26, 2011

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…