Muammar al-Gaddafi
McCain vs McCain on Gaddafi
Senator McCain in 2009: Senator McCain in 2011: This is another classic example of the United State's contradictory and hypocritical stance on foreign leaders. In 2009, Gaddafi was an 'interesting man' apparently worthy of obtaining American military hardware as an 'important ...read more
Gaddafi's Brutal End and his Confused Legacy
The autopsy report from Libya: Muammar Gaddafi's body has a bullet in the head and a bullet in the abdomen, a medical source told Reuters on Sunday. Earlier, a doctor involved in an overnight autopsy on the former Libyan leader's body told Reuters he had died from a gunshot ...read more
Photo of Gaddafi Dead
After spending months on the run, this is apparently how it ended for Muammar Gaddafi: Libyan officials and most media outlets are confirming that the above photo is legitimate, and that Gaddafi is indeed dead. However, the White House has yet to confirm the former Libyan ...read more
Not So Quick on Libya
Glenn Greenwald tears into progressives heralding the victory in Libya as a symbol of Obama's foreign policy wisdom: I'm genuinely astounded at the pervasive willingness to view what has happened in Libya as some sort of grand triumph even though virtually none of the ...read more
Understanding the Libyan Crisis
Matt Osborne has done a brilliant analysis of the Libyan crisis that is definitely worth reading in full. His conclusion: Two myths should be put to rest. First, the idea that Libya’s war originated as anything but a native conflict is nothing but paranoid speculation. ...read more
End is Nigh for Gaddafi
It appears that rebel groups in Libya have check mated the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi by taking key cities and advancing on the capital Tripoli. After some ferocious fighting, Gaddafi has nowhere to turn and the end is undeniably nigh. Reports the BBC: Heavy fighting is ...read more