Venezuela’s Chavez: Libya’s tragedy just beginning with the fall of Gadhafi’s government

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that Libya’s crisis is just beginning with the fall of Moammar Gadhafi’s government.

Chavez has been a staunch defender of Gadhafi throughout the conflict, and he condemned NATO airstrikes and killings of civilians.  Read more...

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Stop NATO's gangsterism: US lawmaker

"If members of the Gaddafi regime are to be held accountable, NATO's top commanders must also be held accountable through the International Criminal Court for all civilian deaths resulting from bombing," Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich was quoted by AFP as saying on Tuesday.

Kucinich denounced NATO for exceeding the UN Security Council resolution which mandated a no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians, stating that the real aim of attacks were “regime change.”  PressTV

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez won't recognize Libya rebels

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Even after rebels breached Muammar al-Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli on Tuesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — a friend and ally of Gaddafi's — said that his country only recognizes "one government" in Libya, "the one led by Muammar Gaddafi."

In a televised cabinet meeting, Chavez accused Western powers of violating international law by aiding the rebels, Reuters reports.  Read more...

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“We must speak truth to power or die!"

Strength to oppose dangerous plots against Africa, Black people is needed now, says Nation of Islam minister
“We must speak truth to power or die! We must not be afraid to tell the truth even if it means we lose our lives because there is nothing more precious in this universe than truth,” said the Nation of Islam's leader while delivering a keynote address at the Millions March in Harlem, where a crowd stretched for blocks down Malcolm X Boulevard.
The gathering in the historic Mecca for Black culture and political thought was organized by the December 12th Movement to demand an end to the U.S.-NATO military assault on Libya, to denounce imperialist moves to recolonize Africa and oppose Mayor Bloomberg's policies activists complain are hurting Blacks.  Final Call...

Minister Farrakhan's address on War against Libya, Africa (Harlem, NY)

Minister Farrakhan Breaks Down The Real Reason The U.S. Went To War With Libyan Leader Muammar Qaddafi… It’s Time To Wake Up People

He then explains that the real reason President Obama  recently led U.S. forces into Libya on a murderous rampage is “…for the oil and natural resources”.
Adding,  “[U.N.] Resolution 1973 did not call for regime change… it did not call for the assassination of a leader… it did not call for bombings, killings and maiming of men, women and children.  It did not call for the robbery of the nation's economy and subsistence, and it did not call for the destruction of the infra-structure of Libya. 
They [U.S.] set up puppet governments and legitimize factions, or groups of rebels, that would serve the objectives of the attacking nations under the noble cause of protecting the people… all this while bombing and wasting the lives of people Amerikkka claims to be so concerned about."  « Hip-Hop Wired

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Libya, where NATO loses its way

It is by now patently obvious that in Libya, NATO has violated every rule in the book, has violated international law, has broken the Geneva Conventions, has breached diplomatic conventions, has insulted the United Nations Organization and fundamentally, has even violated its own charter. Why? In three letters, oil.  Mathaba

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One Third of Libya Turns Out in World Largest March Demanding End to NATO Bombing

1.7 million people, or around 95% of the population of Tripoli, one third of the entire population of Libya, have turned out in perhaps the largest demonstration ever in world history last Friday, to demand an end to the NATO bombings of Libya.  Read more...

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Muammar Gadhafi: Our First Real BLACK President

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan made it very clear to many of us who really didn't want to hear it: President Obama was selected before he was elected, and now it is clearer than ever who selected him and why. On June 15th the man of infinite patience and mercy went over to that warmongering world body of oil thieves and served an eviction notice. It was a tour de force of uncompromising clarity as The Minister—the voice of Allah in our midst—read the “final warning” to the 66-year-old body of terrorists known as the United Nations.  Read more...

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In the Theater of the Absurd: US-NATO Support "Al Qaeda in Libya"

In the Theatre of the Absurd, anything is possible. However, this latest scenario in Libya has taken absurdity to a whole new dimension. A rag-tag bunch of armed, al-Qaeda affiliated tribesmen, being referred to as a ‘pro-democracy movement’ by British State TV (BBC) and other mainstream media outlets, are now being openly armed and trained by the French, British and American governments. This same Coalition of Crusaders, with the support of the Arab League, is fighting alongside the rebels, launching continual bombing raids on targets in Tripoli and beyond, including Muammar Qadhafi’s compound, in a brazen attempt to assassinate the man and re-colonise Libya.  Read more...

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Alex Jones interviews Dr. Webster Tarpley who Reports from Tripoli: Devastation at The Hands of NATO & Obama Continue

Webster Tarpley Reporting from Tripoli

Alex Jones today interviewed Dr. Webster Tarpley who has been in Libya for the past several days. Tarpley is now in Tripoli documenting the devastation being brought about by NATO bombing sorties.

Tarpley contends that several million Libyans are strongly in support of Moamar Qaddafi who has armed them with AK-47's, rocket propelled grenade launchers and other munitions. Gaddafi's millions of supporters according to Tarpley will fight to repel any attempt on the part of NATO to introduce ground troops.  http://tarpley.net/

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Zuma warns against Gaddafi 'assassination'

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President Jacob Zuma has warned Nato against using its military campaign in Libya for the "political assassination" of Muammar Gaddafi.

President Jacob Zuma on Sunday warned Nato against using its military campaign in Libya for the "political assassination" of Muammar Gaddafi, at the start of talks on the war.

South Africa voted for the UN resolution for a no-fly zone over Libya, which Nato uses to justify its campaign, but in some of his sharpest language yet, Zuma warned the alliance against overstepping its mandate.  : News24

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House rebukes Pres. Obama on the Libyan war (to make them look good), but vote to continue funding the illegal conflict - go figure?

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Editors note: This is an obvious set-up, with Pres. Obama being the fall guy.  What since does it make to rebuke the President over his handling of the military intervention (war) on Libya, refusing to authorize the illegal war, but agreeing to fund it?  Funding means authorizing, funding means sanctioning, funding is endorsing the US operation in Libya.  President Obama, a Black man, is being set-up for the big fall.

Farrakhan rebukes U.S., NATO 'blood shedders' on Libya war

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan recently condemned the United Nations, U.S.-sponsored, NATO-led bombing of the North African country of Libya and a "coalition of demons" consisting of duplicitous world governments who have joined attempts to assassinate Col. Muammar Gadhafi.  Minister Farrakhan's words were translated into Arabic and viewed internationally live via Internet webcast in several African nations, including Libya. » FULL STORY

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Full Video: Minister Farrakhan's Press Conference on U.S., NATO War Against Libya

(FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam, held a morning press conference, Wednesday June 15 to address the U.S.-sponsored, NATO-led bombing of Libya, UN-sanctioned military strikes and operations against the North African nation. Also present were, Ramsey Clark, Former U.S. Attorney General and International Activist Cynthia McKinney live from Tripoli, Libya.  Read more...

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Kucinich demands international court probe of Libya mission

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, who on Wednesday went to a U.S. court in an effort to stop President Obama’s troop deployment in Libya, also has told the United Nations and the International Criminal Court to look into whether NATO’s bombing campaign has broken international law.  Full Story »

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Farrakhan press conference on US-sponsored, NATO-led assault on Libya and its dire consequences, Weds., June 15

For Immediate Release
June 13, 2011

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam, will hold a press conference, Wednesday, June 15, addressing the U.S.-sponsored, NATO-led bombing of Libya, UN-sanctioned military strikes and operations against the North African nation.

The press conference will be held at 11 a.m. EST, in the Landmark View Room of the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel One United Nations Plaza (44th Street between 1st and 2nd) in Manhattan.

Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who is on her second fact finding mission to Libya, will address the press conference live from Tripoli on the NATO bombings' impact on civilians. NATO is using huge bunker-buster bombs in Tripoli. Former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark will provide additional insight at the press conference. Also, Viola Plummer, a longtime human rights activist, will participate in the media event.

Working members of the press should register as soon as possible to reserve a seat at this important news event by calling 312 480 9775, or registering online at www.finalcall.com/press. Media check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m. and current media credentials or a letter of assignment are required. Questions about the press conference and special requests should be forwarded to Richard Muhammad, editor in chief of The Final Call Newspaper, at 312 480 9775.

The Press Conference will air live via webcast @ http://www.noi.org/June15/

Contact: Richard B. Muhammad, The Final Call
Cell: 312 480-9775
Email: straightwords4@yahoo.com

Libyan gold rush followed end to sanctions

Some of the world’s most sophisticated banks and investment firms rushed to do business with Moammar Gaddafi’s government in Libya after the United States rescinded the country’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism five years ago, according to an internal financial document obtained by The Washington Post.  - The Washington Post

The legal license President Obama used to justify U.S. military intervention in Libya expired May 20th, it is now an Illegal War

The illegal war in Libya - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation" -- candidate Barack Obama, December, 2007

Illegal war? Congress doesn't care | Gene Healy | Columnists | Washington Examiner

On Friday the 60-day clock ran out, leaving Obama in clear violation of the War Powers Resolution, passed in 1973 to "fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution ... [and] insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities."

It's a Simple Fact: Obama Is Now Waging an Illegal War | World | AlterNet

Regardless of whether one loves or loathes the president, or how one views his intervention in Libya, it is simply a conclusive fact that Barack Obama is now pursuing an illegal conflict. And a timid congress, so inured to our nation's permanent state of war, isn't calling him on its illegality.

Obama’s Folly: The Illegal War in Libya | US Opinion and Editorial Right Side News

For the life of me, I cannot figure out how we missed that little shortcoming of US law. But apparently, we did. And, as a result, Obama just goes ahead and acts as a king would do and issues “commands,” “decrees,” and “edicts.” What’s worse – the Mainstream Media, which lays claim to “watchdog” status for the people, will not call him on it. They just look the other way, totally disregarding illegal and/or unconstitutional actions of the Obama Administration.