Category Archives: Libya

The Third Presidential Debate

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

So, third debate time, after the first and second. This is primarily a foreign policy debate and follows much the same rules as the first debate a few weeks ago. Romney needs something out of this. The polls are stabilising, … Continue reading →

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Libya: The Dangers Of Intervention And Free Speech

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

It may seem like I only discuss Libya when something bad happens. In that regard, I can only plead my subsistence on what I get to read on a daily basis. A country struggling to exert control after a somewhat … Continue reading →

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The Stupidest Thing I’ve Read This Week (07/04/12)

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

Third place: Someone from the milblog community said this on Twitter: Yeah, no. Two drastically different situations there,  separated by the difference in geographical position, technology, media coverage, room for expansion, openness to new ideas, experience with democracy, religious issues, … Continue reading →

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Syria

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

It has been pointed out that I haven’t said anything about Syria at all, which may seem odd considering the amount of time I spend harping on about Libya. Part of this is a general burnout on such a topic, … Continue reading →

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Libya: Problems In The New Year

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

It has been a while since I last talked about Libya, but a few events and incidents in the past few weeks have brought it back firmly in my mind ( my traditional “wait and see” attitude the other reason … Continue reading →

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Libya: Post “Liberation” Thoughts

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Libya continues to struggle in the aftermath of Ghaddafi’s death. While many have trumpeted the death of the “mad dog” as the end of the Libyan trouble and the beginning of a new free state, I, as ever, remain deeply … Continue reading →

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The Libya Myths

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

To address some of the things I’m seeing and reading today, a sort of “history written by the victors” that is incredibly premature, a distortion of the truth that is sickening in its flag-waving nature. 1. The rebels did not … Continue reading →

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Tripoli Is Not The End

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Due in no small part to NATO support, support that remains up in the air to an extent, the Libyan rebels continue to advance, getting closer and closer to Tripoli. Allow me to continue my patented “rain on the parade” … Continue reading →

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Libya: Crossing The/My Line

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

I am realist. I have little regard for things like treaties or the institutions of international law, the things that are treated as sacred by nations only when it suits them. I roll my eyes when people scream about the legality … Continue reading →

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Air Strike And You’re Out

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

It remains unconfirmed (by trustworthy sources) but if the story is true, that a NATO air strike killed Gaddafi’s younger son Saif and some of his grandkids, it’s all sorts of bad. First and foremost, dead kids are not good. … Continue reading →

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