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Here is an article I wrote in 2014: Libya's continuing struggle for democracy: http://links.org.au/node/3659 Chris Slee ________________________________ From: Marxism <[email protected]> on behalf of Philip Ferguson via Marxism <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 10 April 2019 1:19:13 PM To: Chris Slee Subject: [Marxism] Libya in the grip of the militias ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. ***************************************************************** While Gaddafi was bad news, what came after i\s a whole new nightmare: In October 2011 the corrupt and repressive regime of Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in Libya by a set of rebel forces backed by NATO. Very quickly the country descended into chaos, broken up into a series of areas run by rival warlords and their militias. The Libyan people have paid a high price for their ‘liberation’. The following article was written a year later, in October 2012, and explains what happened and why. The article has certainly been confirmed by events since. After NATO, another key imperialist institution, the United Nations, began playing a central role in the ongoing chaos. Now a new peace deal is supposed to unite the country behind a single parliament – two parliaments emerged after the overthrow of Gaddafi – and a government has been appointed. The prospects of peace, let alone peace and prosperity, seem very limited however. Once again Western intervention has wreaked havoc. Article at: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2015/12/20/libya-after-gaddafi-the-rule-of-the-militias/ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/chris_w_slee%40hotmail.com _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
