World-News

Drone warfare is fraught with danger

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Sheldon Richman

10/24/11

One can understand why Libyans would celebrate the end of the Qaddafi dictatorship. But the American people should nonetheless be concerned about what the U.S. government did in North Africa. On the day Qaddafi was killed, the New York Times reported that 'the death ... is the latest victory for a new American approach to war: few if any troops on the ground, the heavy use of air power, including drones, and, at least in the case of Libya, a reliance on allies.' The Times noted that this minimalist strategy was not in favor a few months ago...

http://www.fff.org/comment/com1110v.asp



Another potential quagmire on the horizon

Independent Institute
by Ivan Eland

10/21/11

Disregarding American public sentiment - weariness of years of war in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya and robust drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia - President Barack Obama is now involving the United States in another potential quagmire, this time in Central Africa...

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=3173


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Libya destroyed: next stop Syria and then Iran
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/war-is-a-racket/libya-destroyed-next-stop-syria-and-then-iran.html

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Next Stop Syria and Then Iran

Former 4-star U.S General Admits to America Foreign Policy Coup

By Wesley Clark

Former four star general and NATO commander Wesley Clark talks about the neocon plan to invade seven countries in five years. Included in the plan was an attack on Libya.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29129.htm



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Wesley+Clark
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=neocons
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=foreign+policy
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Libya
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Gaddafi
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Iraq
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Pakistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Yemen
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Somalia
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Syria
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/topics/Iran/
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=drone
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Sheldon+Richman
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Ivan+Eland
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