TagsTagsHere's a good piece by Michelle Goldberg on the relentless attempt by the right wing hate machine to smear Occupy Wall Street as "antisemitic:" Occupy Wall Street Isn't Anti-Semitic, But It's Too Leaderless. One of the curses of left-wing politics is the perennial presence of International ANSWER, a front group ...
Occupy Wall Street, Antisemitism, Demonstrations, International ANSWER
Opinions on the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations are all over the ideological map at LGF, so here's another topic-less thread to continue hashing it out in best "General Assembly" manner...
Occupy Wall Street, Demonstrations, Left Wing, Right Wing, Ron Paul, International ANSWER, Bad Craziness
Nicholas Kristof makes some good points about the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, especially on its lack of clearly stated goals: The Bankers and the Revolutionaries. To address that lack, Kristof has some suggestions: Impose a financial transactions tax. This would be a modest tax on financial trades, modeled on the suggestions ...
Watching Muammar Gaddafi's behavior over the years, one thing has been obvious: he's a very strange man. And now, as rebel forces go through his compound in Tripoli, even more evidence is turning up -- like this bizarre photo album with dozens of pictures of his 'darling' Condoleezza Rice. Related: Dictator on ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gaddafi, Tripoli, Revolution, Condoleezza Rice
Libyan rebels broke into Muammar Gaddafi's heavily fortified compound today, but so far there's no word on the whereabouts of the Colonel himself. Meanwhile, the price of oil is climbing. Oil advanced for a second day amid signs that a recovery in Libyan crude production may take longer than expected. Output ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gaddafi, Tripoli, Revolution
Muammar Gaddafi's son suddenly makes a dramatic entrance: The dramatic appearance Monday night of Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam at the Rixos hotel, where the Tripoli-based press corps remains trapped, contradicted the rebels’ assertion the day before that they had captured him and cast into doubt their claim of controlling 80 ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gaddafi, Tripoli, Revolution, War Crimes, Saif Gaddafi
If Muammar Gaddafi had accepted reality and stepped down early on, he probably could have had a relatively comfortable retirement as an ex-dictator. There are countries that specialize in providing havens for problematic suddenly-deposed Maximum Leaders. (Saudi Arabia, I'm looking at you.) Instead, the Colonel went mad dog, slaughtered a lot ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gaddafi, Tripoli, Revolution, War Crimes
Unconfirmed reports on Twitter from multiple sources say that Muammar Gaddafi has been shot dead in Tripoli, but other sources are reporting that he has fled to Algeria. There are also reports that Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured. One thing's clear -- it's the end of the Gaddafi regime. UPDATE ...
Reports from Libya say that the Gaddafi compound in Tripoli has been breached; this could be the last day for the Colonel. Here's a thread to keep up on breaking developments...
A NATO airstrike has reportedly killed Colonel Qaddafi's youngest son, and barely missed the Colonel himself. Colonel Gaddafi himself was in the large residential villa which was hit by the strike, the spokesman added, but was unharmed. His son Saif al-Arab was killed, as well as three of his grandsons. Journalists say ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gaddafi, President Obama, United Nations, Security Council, No-Fly Zone, NATO
In Syria today, government forces opened fire on a funeral procession and on a sit-in demonstration: Syrian Forces Open Fire on Demonstrators in Two Cities. In Dara’a, the security forces fired to disperse a funeral march for some of the 37 people killed in protests across the country a day ...
Here's the transcript of President Obama's speech on Libya, announcing that NATO will be taking over operations, and carefully making the case for humanitarian intervention: Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Libya.
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gaddafi, President Obama, United Nations, Security Council, No-Fly Zone, NATO
There are signs tonight that Muammar Gaddafi may be trying to arrange a safe bail-out for himself and his family. (Reuters) - Members of Muammar Gaddafi's entourage are putting out feelers to seek a ceasefire or safe passage from Libya, according to U.S. and European officials and a businessman close ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gaddafi, President Obama, United Nations, Security Council, No-Fly Zone
John Bolton (another possible GOP presidential candidate) says he knows how to handle Muammar Gaddafi, unlike President Obama who's leading the US into a "quagmire." (Look out! The Q word!) Ironsides Bolton would have gone in with boots on the ground and guns a-blazing the second day of the conflict.
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Oil, Gaddafi, President Obama, United Nations, John Bolton, Arrrh
Admiral Mike Mullen on the air strikes on Libya: Appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday morning, Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that air strikes in Libya had been "so far very effective" but that "it's difficult to know" what would happen to Qaddafi ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Oil, Gaddafi, President Obama, United Nations, Security Council, No-Fly Zone
Here's a thread to discuss Obama’s shift toward military action in Libya. In President Obama's statement today, he stressed that no US ground troops would be deployed to Libya.
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Oil, Gaddafi, President Obama, United Nations, Security Council, No-Fly Zone
The United Nations Security Council, with the backing of the Obama administration, has authorized military force and a no-fly zone around Libya. Update: The U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing military force in Libya passed on Thursday evening, as expected. Ten countries voted in favor, while five countries (Russia, Germany, China, ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Oil, Gaddafi, President Obama, United Nations, Security Council, No-Fly Zone
In the latest news from Libya, fierce fighting is being reported in strategic cities and towns such as the oil export terminal of Brega, as pro-Gaddafi forces try to retake areas seized by rebels. Gaddafi swore today that he would never surrender: "We put our fingers in the eyes of those ...
It's now clear that murderous tyrant Muammar Gaddafi is living on borrowed time. Even his voluptuous blonde Ukrainian nurse is abandoning the Colonel's sinking ship. Click to enlargeGalyna Kolotnytska, described in a diplomatic cable published by Wikileaks as a "voluptuous blond" who "travel[s] everywhere" with Col. Gadhafi, called her family ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Oil, Gaddafi, Ukraine, Nurse, Voluptuous
Today whacked-out Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi blamed the violence in his country on Al Qaeda; he says Osama bin Laden is giving young people some sort of pills. Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday blamed the violence in his country on young people, who he said ...
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Oil, Gaddafi, Al Qaeda, Bad Craziness
[Video removed...] I was hoping for something stronger, but Obama simply issued a standard boilerplate call for Libya to refrain from violence against its citizens.
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Oil, Gaddafi, President Obama, Live Video
At TIME's website, Robert Baer cites an anonymous source who makes the disturbing prediction that Gaddafi may be about to sabotage Libya's oil pipelines. A source close to the Gaddafi regime ... told me the already terrible situation in Libya will get much worse. Among other things, Gaddafi has ordered ...
The rumors that reptilian strongman Muammar Gaddafi had left Libya were untrue; today he gave a long, nearly incoherent speech in which he accused protesters of being on LSD, refused to step down, and vowed to die as a martyr. That could probably be arranged.
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gadafi, Gaddafi, Kadafi, Kadhafi, Gadhafi, Kadaffi
Amid reports that Libyan security forces are using fighter jets and live ammunition on protesters marching on Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli, Libya's deputy ambassador to the United Nations told reporters today that Muammar Gaddafi has declared war on the Libyan people and is committing genocide.
Libya, Protests, Demonstrations, Gadafi, Gaddafi, Kadafi, Kadhafi, Gadhafi, Kadaffi