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Freedom's Phoenix Freedom's Phoenix
by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
03/07/11

Many observers claim that the recent overthrow of governments in Northern Africa and the Middle East will result in more liberty for individuals across those regions. I sincerely hope this proves to be true, but history is replete with revolutions that began as a cry for freedom against oppressive governments but ended badly. There are no guarantees that Egyptians, Tunisians or others will be better off after these heralded 'regime changes.' We do know, however, that there conflicts in Africa and the Middle East can be made worse if the US government attempts to intervene and support certain candidates or factions...

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Its Libyas war, not ours

The American Conservative The American Conservative
by Patrick J. Buchanan

03/07/11

The U.N. Security Council has not authorized military action against Libya. No NATO ally has been attacked. Why is Libya not a problem for the Arab League and the African Union, rather than the United States, 5,000 miles away? Last week, the Senate whistled through a nonbinding resolution urging the creation of a no-fly zone. Call it the Sidra Gulf resolution. But what are U.S. senators doing issuing blank checks for war eight years after George W. Bush cashed the last one to commit the historic blunder of invading Iraq? Do these people learn at all from history?

http://www.amconmag.com/blog/2011/03/07/its-libyas-war-not-ours/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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