Horace Campbell: US, NATO and the Destruction of Libya

NATO claimed that its intervention in Libya was a historic success. But three years later, Libya is in complete chaos

Jesse Franzblau: Libya: A Cautionary Tale

Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya in 2014 is a cautionary tale about the long-term consequences of military intervention

Ramzy Baroud: Haftar Leads A Coup

A General’s Odd War on the Muslim Brotherhood

Seumas Milne: The fruit of Nato’s war in Libya

The dire consequences of the west’s intervention are being felt today in Tripoli and across Africa, from Mali to Nigeria

Nick Turse: Washington Fights Fire With Fire in Libya

How not to end violence in a war-torn land

Owen Jones: Libya Is A Disaster We Helped Create

Today’s Libya is overrun by militias and faces a deteriorating human rights situation

Patrick Cockburn: Libya is Imploding Into Chaos And Violence

World View: Its government has no real power; militias are ever more entrenched, and now the state itself is under threat

Joel Gillin: Libyan Suffering, Western Ignorance

The chaos, lawlessness, and human rights abuses by the U.S./NATO after Gaddafi’s death

Robert Fisk: Is The Hague Making A Mockery Of Justice So The CIA And MI6 Can Save Face?

There’s a spot of skulduggery going on in the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague. Not to put too fine a point upon it, a lot of questions are being asked about why the worshipful judges have, at least publicly, demanded a trial in Europe for Saif el-Islam al-Gaddafi – son of the late Read more…

Richard Falk: Post-Intervention Libya: A Militia State

Two apparently related and revealing incidents have turned public attention briefly back to Libya just after the second anniversary of the NATO intervention that helped anti-Qaddafi rebel forces overthrow his regime. The first incident involved the infringement of Libyan sovereignty by an American special forces operation that seized the alleged al Qaeda operative, Abu Anas Read more…

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