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Can the UN give Obama the authority to send US forces in the Libyan War?

By / Leave a Comment / 26 May 2015

Summary:  Many advocates for the war in Libya cite the UN Security Council resolution as giving Obama authority to start a war.  That’s easily shown to be totally false. The Constitution has died of a thousand cuts.  Small cuts.  Each accompanied by rationalizations and soothing words.   At some point it dies.  Perhaps it already has died.   Here …

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Our military attacks Libya. As usual, the contents differ from the label.

By / 1 Comment / 2 June 2013

Summary:   The US has gone to war with Libya, with operations far exceeding a “no fly zone.”   As usual the banter of our geopolitical experts merely provided cover for broader military action, probably for reasons unmentionable to the public. The operations in Libya go far beyond the no fly zone called for by UN Security Council …

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A modest proposal for solving the global food crisis

By / 3 Comments / 4 October 2016

Here is a modest proposal for a small step to help better utilize the world’s food supply:  feed the pets more scraps and less pet food — then donate some of that money to the World Food Program.   I.  “UN to set up task force to tackle global food crisis“, AP (29 April 2008) – …

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