Chaos Capitalism: Turning Your Pain Into Their Profit
By Liam Fox and Gilbert Mercier The challenge is never to fix a problem, not for the profiteer. For them, the challenge is how to make as much money as possible no matter what amount of misery a natural, or man-made, disaster unleashes on humanity. Have you ever wondered why, no matter how much money is […]
Libya’s Intervention: A Message To Autocrats in Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia And Syria
The international coalition implementing the UN resolution 1973 imposing a no-fly zone over Libya started 10 days ago. While the outcome of the military operation is still undetermined and “fluid”, what is perfectly clear is that without the bombing of Gaddafi’s forces the Libyan rebels would have already been crushed. Despite all the uncertainties for […]
Libya: Sometimes It’s Right To Fight!
When your neighbor is being assaulted or abused do you turn up the television set and pretend that you don’t hear? If you come across a child being attacked in the street, do you simply put your head down and walk on by? Or, just as bad, do you stand uselessly by and simply yell […]
Libya: Sarkozy Pulls The Trigger And Sends French War Planes
Latest Updates Coalition Military Assets France will send the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to Libya on Sunday, according to the French minister of defense. The US has F-15 and F-16 fighter jets in Sicily while USS Barry and USS Stout destroyers carrying sea-to-ground missiles are in the Mediterranean. Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and Canada […]
Libya: Imminent Military Strike From France And Britain After UN Passes No-Fly Zone
On Thursday, the 15 members of the UN Security Council passed a resolution imposing a no-fly zone on Libya. The resolution is extensive and also authorizes “all necessary measures” to protect civilians from attacks by Gaddafi’s forces. The resolution would allow air strikes, which are urgently needed to stop Gaddafi’s assault on the Libyan rebels […]
