Protecting Civilians in Libya
Letter to the Editor: The Post was wrong when it described NATO’s authority in Libya, based on U.N. Resolution 1973, as “protecting civilians from government forces.”
Expert Available: Phyllis Bennis on Libya’s Future
“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 United States and NATO,” said Bennis in an article on Alternet. She asks, “whether events so far are ultimately a victory for the Libyan people, or for NATO. Given recent models of U.S. and NATO involvement in overthrowing dictatorships, we don’t have a lot of examples of how it can be both.”
Emira Woods: Libya Must Shape its Own Future
Emira Woods takes questions on what can and should come next for Libya.
Ramadan Stops Libyan Rebels Neither From Fighting Gaddafi’s Forces, Nor Among Themselves
Rebel forces claim that they need not observe Ramadan.
Call for Attacks on Libyan Infrastructure Provides Glimpse of NATO’s Real Motives
They’re at obvious odds with the ostensible purpose of the siege — to benefit the Libyan people.
Responsibility to Protect Gives Way to Targeted Assassination and Regime Change in Libya
NATO is shirking “Responsibility to Protect” in favor of regime change in Libya.
WikiLeaks: U.S. Is Just All Right to Jihadists Fighting With Libyan Rebels
Jihadists see a window of opportunity in Libya.
Should We Feel Guilty Over How Sad the Deaths of Hetherington and Hondros Make Us?
Can mourning Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros more deeply than Libyans who are killed be justified?
Confronting the Urge to Urge on the Libyan Intervention
Libya begs the question of how something as benign sounding as humanitarian intervention got such a bad rap.
Will Italy Help Keep U.S. and NATO Airstrikes on Libya From Becoming Another Afghanistan?
There are rumblings that U.S. and NATO airstrikes on Libya might leave both mired in that country.
Regime Change in Libya Could Undermine U.S. Diplomatic Leverage
If giving up nuclear weapons doesn’t immunize a leader from regime change, what does?
US Handing Off Libya From Ourselves to — Ourselves
“In essence, the U.S. runs the show that is taking over running the show.” — AP
Juan Cole Challenges the Left “to Chew Gum and Walk at the Same Time”
Should progressives drop their reflexive opposition to use of force overseas that’s not in the service of national defense?
Libya Intervention Making a Mockery of Political Correctness
Many on the left favor the Libya intervention.
Libya: “R2P” and Humanitarian Intervention Are Concepts Ripe for Exploitation
Can an airstrike ever be humanitarian?