US deploys warship carrying marines off Libya
• AFPThe United States is deploying an amphibious assault ship with about 1,000 marines off the coast of Libya in case the US embassy must be evacuated, a US defense official said Tuesday.
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Coups and terror are the fruit of NATO's war in Libya
• The GuardianIraq was a blood-drenched disaster and Afghanistan a grinding military and political failure. But Libya was supposed to have been different. NATO's war to overthrow Gaddafi was hailed as the liberal intervention that worked.
Coups and terror are the fruit of Nato's war in Libya
• http://www.theguardian.com, Seumas MilneThe dire consequences of the west's intervention are being felt today in Tripoli and across Africa, from Mali to Nigeria
US Ambassador to Libya Defends General’s Takeover
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzIn a speech at the Stimson Center today, US Ambassador to Libya Deborah Jones sought to downplay the attempted military coup in Libya, arguing that Gen. Khalifa Hifter never said he “wants to be in charge,” defending it as an anti-terrorism move.
The Libyan ‘Coincidence’
• antiwarIt’s just a coincidence that Gen. Khalifa Hifter launched his Libyan coup 4 days after the US deployed 200 troops to Sicily – a "crisis response team" sent at the State Department’s request. Another coincidence: US-backed
Libyan Military Splinters as Rivals Prepare for Civil War
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzGovt Courts Islamist Militias as Last Chance to Retain Power
U.S. moves more forces closer to Libya as unrest grows
• ReutersThe United States has increased the number of Marines and aircraft stationed in Sicily who could be called upon to evacuate Americans from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli as unrest in Libya grows, two U.S. officials said on Monday.
Gunmen loyal to ex-general storm Libyan parliament, demand suspension
• ReutersHeavily armed gunmen stormed Libya's parliament on Sunday demanding its suspension and claiming loyalty to a renegade army general who has vowed to purge the country of Islamist militants.
Gunmen attack Libya's parliament
• Al JazerraSeveral people have been wounded when armed men stormed Libya's parliament in the capital, Tripoli, causing lawmakers to postpone the selection of a new prime minister. Omar Hmeidan, a spokesman, told the Reuters news agency that Tuesday's attack
After deal, Libya's ports prepare to load oil tankers
• ReutersLibya's Zueitina oil port prepared on Monday to load crude into tankers after the government reached a deal with rebels to reopen four terminals that insurgents have occupied since the summer.
US Navy Attacks, Captures Libyan Oil Tanker
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzUS: Large Number of Commandos Seized Ship
Libyan rebels warn of 'war' if navy attacks oil tanker
• ReutersArmed protesters in Libya traded threats with the government in a tense stand-off over the unauthorized sale of oil from a rebel-held port. A North Korean-flagged tanker loaded $36 million of crude oil will be bombed if it tries to leave.
Western countries alarmed as Libya slides towards chaos
• ReutersWestern countries voiced concern that tensions in Libya could slip out of control in the absence of a functioning political system. After the fall of Gaddafi, the oil-rich North African state is struggling to contain violence between rival forces, wi
The Secret War in Libya
• http://www.unz.com, By Eric DraitserThe Truth of the Green Resistance
'Core' Al-Qaeda not behind Benghazi attack: US
• AFPShe was speaking after the New York Times published a lengthy investigation which found no evidence that the Al-Qaeda network had direct involvement in the attack, in which ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed.
Libyan Leaders Give McCain Award, Vote in Sharia Law
• http://ronpaulinstitute.org, by Daniel McAdamsSenator John McCain is in Libya, where he was "honored" to receive an award from the Libyan military Chief of Staff.
Anarchy at door, West starts to rebuild Libyan army
• ReutersTwo years after NATO missiles helped rebels drive out Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is under siege from former rebel fighters who now flex their military muscle to make demands on the state, seize oilfields and squabble over post-war spoils.
Kerry commits US to Libya stabilization efforts
• AFP"We talked to the prime minister today about the things we can do together -- the United Kingdom and the United States and its other friends -- in order to help Libya to achieve the stability that it needs," he told a press conference.
Assassination pushes Libya towards civil war two years after Gaddafi's death
• The GuardianLibya marks the second anniversary of the death of Muammar Gaddafi with the country on the brink of a new civil war and fighting raging in the eastern city of Benghazi, birthplace of its Arab spring revolution.
Libya premier briefly abducted in sign of chaos
• APLibyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan was kidnapped by gunmen who snatched him from his hotel and held him for several hours Thursday in apparent retaliation for a U.S. special forces raid that captured an al-Qaida suspect in the capital last weekend.
Violence, Instability, Torture and Deaths in Libya
Stephen LendmanLibya
Libya condemns U.S. raid and kidnapping of one of its citizens
• Washington PostThe Libyan government on Sunday condemned what it called the “kidnapping” of one of its citizens who was taken into custody outside his home in Tripoli in a highly unusual covert operation carried out by the U.S. military.
Special report: We all thought Libya had moved on – it has, but into lawlessness and ruin
• independent.co.ukLibya has plunged unnoticed into its worst political and economic crisis since the defeat of Gaddafi
Petraeus email objected to Benghazi talking points
• MyFoxDC.ComPetraeus apparently was displeased by the removal of so much of the material his analysts initially had proposed for release. The talking points were sent to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to prepare her for an appearance on news shows on Sunday, Sept. 1
Benghazi Emails Directly Contradict White House Claims
• The Weekly StandardThe White House on Wednesday released 94 pages of emails between top administration and intelligence officials who helped shape the talking points about the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that the CIA would provide to policymakers in both the legislativ
Benghazi e-mails released by White House
• Washington PostThe Obama administration released 100 pages of emails Wednesday that reveal differences between intelligence analysts and State Department officials over how to describe the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. post in Benghazi, Libya.
The New Libya Is Free, if You Don’t Count the Jailed Journalists
• Rober Beckhusen via WIRED.comBeing a journalist under the autocratic rule of Libyan dictator Moammar Qadhafi was an exercise in choice: between promoting state propaganda and spending time in jail.
Trial set for Gadhafi son, brother-in-law
• upi.comThe war crimes trial of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son and brother-in-law will take place within a month, officials said Saturday.
US State Dept made 'grievous mistake' over Benghazi-Senate report
• ReutersThe State Department made a "grievous mistake" in keeping the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly alarming threat assessments in the weeks before a deadly attack by militants, a Senate committee said on Monday.
State Depart official who 'resigned' after Libya findings never left...
• New York PostBenghazi penalties are bogus
