3/20: At the day of remembering 8th Anniversary of invading Iraq and massmurder Iraqis. US-UK-France-NATOyet launched anther missile strikes, invasion and mass killings against the peopleof Libya, SHAME ON YOU! Anothershameful day of our history: at the day of 8th anniversary for U.S.invading Iraq, US-UK-France-NATOlunched another missile strikes, invasion and mass killingsagainst the people of Libya!According to Chinese media, the 1st day of the bombing has been caused48 people killed, over 150 people injured. CitizensFor Legitimate Government 19 Mar 2011 --Late Edition http://www.legitgov.org Pentagon:112 cruise missiles launched from US and UK ships and subs, hitting 20 sites 19 Mar 2011 [Now, that's change we can believe in! See, Bushbombed Iraq on 19 March 2003; Obama bombed Libya on 19 March 2011! See the change? --Lori Price] First wave of alliedassault: 112 missiles --The Pentagon spokesman said the success of themission was not immediately clear [*duh*] adding that additional attacks wouldcommence later.19 Mar 2011 The Pentagon says U.S.and British ships and submarines have launched the first phase of a missileassault on Libyan air defenses, firing 112 Tomahawk cruise missiles at morethan 20 targets along the coast. Saturday’s mission was aimed at clearing theway for imposition of a European-led no-fly zone over the North Africancountry. Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, director of the Pentagon’s JointStaff, told reporters the Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from one Britishsubmarine and a number of American destroyers and subs. U.S.Launches Cruise Missiles Against Libyan Air Defenses 19 Mar 2011 The U.S. Navy fires thefirst U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libyan leader's Muammaral-Qaddafi's air defenses Saturday, a military source tells Fox News. The U.S. military strikes clear the way for Europeanand other planes to enforce a no-fly zone designed to ground Qaddafi's airforce and cripple his ability to inflict further violence on rebels, U.S.officials said. Britain strikes Libyanair defences 20 Mar 2011 British missiles have poundedLibyan air defences as military intervention kicked off, with Prime MinisterDavid Cameron urging an end to the "appalling brutality" of MuammarGaddafi's regime. As the action to enforce a UN resolution began, a Britishsubmarine fired Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence targets, as part of anattack with US forces that saw more than 110 missiles fired. The coordinatedattack from ships and submarines hit more than 20 targets onshore as part ofthe action to stop the Libyan leader's forces crushing an uprising, accordingto a top USmilitary officer. US Navy vessels launch missile strike againstGadhafi's limited air defenses in Libya 19 Mar 2011 The U.S.military attacked Moammar Gadhafi's air defenses Saturday with strikes alongthe Libyan coast that were launched by Navy vessels in the Mediterranean. Asenior military official said the assault would unfold in stages and target airdefense installations around Tripoli, thecapital, and a coastal area south of Benghazi.That's the rebel stronghold under attack by Moammar Gadhafi's forces. ThreeUS submarines ready for Libya action - official 19 Mar 2011 The U.S.Navy has three submarines outfitted with Tomahawk missiles in the Mediterraneanprepared to participate in operations against Libya, a U.S. defense officialsaid on Saturday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said threesubmarines, including attack submarines Newport Newsand the Providence,were joined by two Navy ships. The submarines were equipped with Tomahawkmissiles that can cripple aircraft or anti-aircraft defenses in a no-flyoperation, the official said. Clintonwarns Iran over meddling in Persian Gulf [OMG!! Hello, Pot? This isKettle...] 19Mar 2011 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Iran on Saturdayto stop meddling in Bahrain and other Arab states in the Persian Gulf, but alsocalled on the kingdom's leaders not to use force against anti-governmentprotesters. Clinton said the United States"has an abiding commitment to Gulf security" and that "a toppriority is working together with our partners on our shared concerns aboutIranian behavior in the region." Washington and the Civilians of Libya
By Professor Lawrence Davidson March 19, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- Whether you believe thatthe United Nations resolution authorizing extensive intervention in the Libyancivil war is justified or not, and whether you believe that the admittedlyeccentric forty two year rule of Muammar Gadhafi over a complex and fractioustribal society has been cruel or not, there is one thing that all objectiveobservers should be able to agree on. All should agree that the rationale putforth by the United Statesgovernment for supporting the impending NATO intervention, that this action isto be taken to bring about an immediate end to attacks on civilians, is one ofthe biggest acts of hypocrisy in a modern era ridden with hypocrisy. There is, of course, no arguing with the principle put forth. The protection ofcivilians in times of warfare, a moral good in itself, is a requirement ofinternational law. Yet it is a requirement that is almost always ignored. Andno great power has ignored it more than the United States. In Iraq thecivilian death count due to the American invasion may well have approached onemillion. In Afghanistan,again directly due to the war initiated by U.S. intervention, civilian deathsbetween 2007 and 2010 are estimated at about 10,000. In Vietnam, United States military interventionmanaged to reduce the civilian population by about two million. And then there is United Statesprotection of the Israeli process of ethnic cleansing in Palestine. America’shypocrisy as Washington consistently doesnothting about the Israeli blockade of Gazaand the slow reduction of a million and half Gazans to poverty andmalnutrition. And, finally, the unforgettable hypocrisy inherent in U.S. supportfor the 2009 Israeli invasion of that tiny and crowded enclave. The 2009invasion was the most striking example of an outright attack on civilians andcivilian infrastructure since the World War II. And the American governmentsupported every single moment of it. Thus, when President Obama gets up before the TV cameras and tells us thatLibyan civilians have to be protected, when UN ambassador Susan Rice tells usthat the aim of the UN resolution is to safeguard Libya’s civilian populationand bring those who attack civilians, including Gadhafi, before theInternational Criminal Court, a certain sense of nausea starts to gather in thepit of one’s stomach. If Washington wantsregime change in Libya,which is almost certainly the case, government spokespersons ought to just sayit and spare us all a feeling of spiritual despair worthy of Soren Kieregaard! It was Oscar Wilde who once said that "the true hypocrite is the one whoceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity." Ithink that politicians learn, some easier than others, to live their lives likethis. And, as I have said before, the only way they can be successful insharing their delusions with the rest of us is that the majority do not havethe contextual knowledge to analyze and make accurate judgments on theirutterances. The successful hypocrite and his or her ignorant audience go handin hand. Professor Lawrence Davidson Department of History West Chester University [email protected] - www.tothepointanalyses.com ============================================================================== Peace NO WarNetwork http://www.PeaceNOWar.net War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate Not in our Name! And another world is possible! Information forantiwar movements, news across the World, please visit: http://www.PeaceNoWar.net e-mail: [email protected] Tel: (213)403-0131 Please Join PeaceNoWar Listserv, send e-mail to: [email protected] Please Donate to Peace No War Network! Send check pay to: ActionLA/AFGJ ActionLA P.O. Box 751 South Pasadena,CA 91031-0751 (All donations are tax deductible) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
