COMMON DREAMS– President Obama failed to seek a declaration of war before ordering U.S. attacks on Libya. Now, he faces a challenge under the War Powers Resolution.By any reasonable reading of the Constitution, that was a violation of the provision in the founding document that requires the executive to attain authorization from Congress before launching military adventures abroad. But presidents … Read More
RT– Several countries, including France and Italy, have already recognized the Benghazi-based National Transitional Council as the legitimate power in Libya, so it is just a matter of time before Washington follows. So far the US has not granted full diplomatic recognition to the newly-formed council of the Libyan opposition, but described it as “legitimate and credible” – and it … Read More
TARPLEY.NET– After two weeks of imperialist attack, Libya is being mangled by al Qaeda terrorists, civil war, NATO air raids, cruise missiles, Predator drones, and C-130 gunships – all made possible by the CIA-backed al Qaeda rebels of Cyrenaica. US, British, French, and Dutch commandos have taken leadership of the rebel forces, and are arming them with modern weapons in flagrant … Read More
BBC– Armed US Predator drones are set to carry out missions in Libya, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said. Mr Gates said their use had been authorised by President Barack Obama and would give “precision capability” to the military operation. US drones are already used to target militants along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Libyan rebels have been battling Col Gaddafi’s … Read More
Media Roots Radio- Libya, Nuclear Power, Religious Environmentalism by Media Roots Robbie and Abby Martin host this edition of Media Roots Radio and cover news about the Libyan bombing, Obama’s newest White House pick, nuclear energy, peak resources, religious environmentalism and the political hijacking of the “green” movement. The above timeline is interactive. Scroll through it to find out more … Read More
