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The Libya Myths

Posted on Aug 22, 2011 by NFB

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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Libya: Crossing The/My Line

Posted on May 8, 2011 by NFB

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 NFB

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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Indefinite Chaos or Cyrenaica

Posted on Apr 28, 2011 by NFB

Looking at what is going on in Libya, I think we’re moving towards a scenario where foreign intervention removes Gaddafi from power, with extreme force. The release of US drones, the commitment to regime change from several nations, the amping … Continue reading →

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Libya: Slouching Towards…Something

Posted on Mar 29, 2011 by NFB

The intervention continues, as the coalition rains death from above and the rebels reverse their previously awful strategic position. Why is it that the west was ok with Gaddafi’s rule for decades, but it is only when the situation becomes … Continue reading →

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Libya: A Growing Mess

Posted on Mar 22, 2011 by NFB

This story of an American plane crashing in Libya – not due to enemy fire, but mechanical problems of all things – is very concerning and a gigantic example of what could go wrong. As it is, the intervention force has … Continue reading →

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The Libyan Ceasefire: No-Fly, No-Drive And No-Clue

Posted on Mar 18, 2011 by NFB

So, we win in Libya right? No, not really. What we have here is a bizarre situation, the eventual outcome of which is mired in uncertainty. Gaddafi is a shrewd enough operator. He knows that with this UN resolution he … Continue reading →

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Intervention In Libya: An Awful Idea

Posted on Mar 17, 2011 by NFB

This is a very bad, very stupid, very emotionally driven idea. The problems are obvious and should be to anyone with the slightest hint of intelligence. -Western air power will kill innocent civilians. -It will cost an extreme amount of … Continue reading →

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