nicholas pelham

See Libya burn. We helped set it afire.

Summary:  In 2011 our hawks confidently led us to intervene in Libya, supporting the overthrow of Colonel Qaddafi. As was quite obvious even then, we were again supporting Islamic fundamentalists destroying a secular regime, again unleashing chaos from which nothing good can result. Journalist and Middle East specialist Nicolas Pelham walks us through a Libya …

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Our geopolitical experts see the world with the innocent eyes of children (that’s a bad thing)

Summary:  A child-like simplicity and innocence is the common element of the articles by our geopolitical experts advocating US military intervention in Libya.  Here we examine them, and contrast them with detailed reports from Libya.  This is the fourth in the series about Libya; links to previous chapters appear at the end. What are the common assumptions …

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