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Comment on Libya’s decentralized rebellion: will it produce a weak state? by mike

mike — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:36:13 +0000

speaking the truth gains respect, distorting the truth does the opposite. I am amazed at the jargon used by journalists, re nato has ‘ softened up’ the loyalists. Nato has relentlessly bombed and therefore slaughtered these people together with innocent civilians whome we should describe as collateral damage. Nato claime justification on the premise of gadaffi’s brutal rule, while intent to state that attempts to recognise a Palestinian state will be subject to ensuring no legal reference can be placed on the history of brutalities carried out by the Israeli military against innocent Palestinians. The west chooses to adopt different moral codes as it suits their financial interests, Lybia was always about removing Gadaffi, the truth has equally been removed in tandem.

Comment on The main factor preventing another 9/11 was not counterterrorism, but simple awareness that another attack could happen by greg bryce

greg bryce — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:50:58 +0000

You are, of course, correct. However, the people demanded reaction and protection. Any politician trying to explain risk assessment realities would have been electorally lynched.

Comment on The main factor preventing another 9/11 was not counterterrorism, but simple awareness that another attack could happen by stanwright

stanwright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:52:39 +0000

Absolutely. That was exactly my reaction. These hijackings exposed a terrible blind spot in our understanding of hijacking but even by flight 93, the fourth hijacked aircraft, that window closed. Ironically, this was likely the death-knell for the other kind of hijacking, also. After that day, no one is ever going to surrender control of an aircraft to any attack short of a pitched battle to the death.

Comment on The main factor preventing another 9/11 was not counterterrorism, but simple awareness that another attack could happen by keith

keith — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:27:59 +0000

The “official” 9/11 story is the biggest conspiracy theory. If Bin Laden was intent on hurting the US A he could have waged a decade of terror on the them and establish himself as a freedom fighter (or Terrorist) for the Arab World. Worldwide shipping is corrupt to the core with tax haven countries devoid of legal or moral principles used to flag many Multi national shipping companies. Leaving it open to whole crews of Fanatic Al Qaeda to be established on board. A ship full of “Timothy McVeigh” explosives or worst a dirty nuke in every major port in the USA would have devastating affects yet tightening security in this area has been pathetic.

Comment on The main factor preventing another 9/11 was not counterterrorism, but simple awareness that another attack could happen by Nicholas Alexander

Nicholas Alexander — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:04:22 +0000

Regardless if it was Al Qaeda or a cover-up conspiracy that seems both rather plausible and extremely unlikely at the same time, the fact made in the article is true. That the buildings came down in what looked like controlled demolitions does not necessarily prove that they were controlled. It is factual however that the invasions, especially Iraq, were not what prevented other attacks being planned or being successful.

Some were, it is true, but people like Richard Reid, the shoe bomber, were stopped mainly due to public awareness and far less effective planning and execution.

A misconception is that the Government protects its citizens, it is probably more true to say that citizens protect their government.

Comment on The main factor preventing another 9/11 was not counterterrorism, but simple awareness that another attack could happen by Don Whitehead

Don Whitehead — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:59:08 +0000

I have serious doubts about how the 9/11 incident happened. First because it is clear the main protagonists were ALL Saudis. secondly because it is now admitted that the Afghan invasion was planned at least one month before 9/11.

It seems that the US establishment already had plans for an anti moslem war before this, and the 9/11 incident gave them a cover story, so the suspicions of some americans that the incident was not what it seemed is understandable.

Comment on The main factor preventing another 9/11 was not counterterrorism, but simple awareness that another attack could happen by Pachalo Chirwa

Pachalo Chirwa — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:15:01 +0000

Its good to know these news.

Comment on The main factor preventing another 9/11 was not counterterrorism, but simple awareness that another attack could happen by j middleton

j middleton — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:22:56 +0000

I suggest you aquaint yourself with the laws of gravity as propounded by Mr Newton. Buildings do not fall down at freefall speed or near to without good reason…….controlled demolition.

Comment on Feb 27: A provisional government in Benghazi by larye daniel

larye daniel — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:24:57 +0000

there are people who have been paid to fight the libyans.
fighting will only kill Libyans let the people of Libya freely decide their lives
anybody who fought the Libyans would not be tolerated.
we support the freedom of Libya in a proper democracy with all forms of liberties in security and rule of law in all fundamental rights for its people.

Comment on Libya: More on no-flight zones by mike

mike — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:49:06 +0000

The Libyan civil war has reached stalemate. Both sides have dug in and further progress would result in massive death. However this doesn’t mean the war is ended, it’s just resting. The bulk of Ghaddafi ‘s army is made up of foreign mercenaries. This has the advantage of they don’t care about war crimes or killing civilians. It also has the drawback that they are not loyal to anything but a paycheck. Given that the Libyan economy is shut down or in rebel hands (including the oil) this means he’s funding the war from his bank vault. Once that money runs out so will the mercenaries, leaving him hopelessly outnumbered. At this point the oil is the war, who has control of that wins. Ghaddafi knows he’s going to lose if he doesn’t get the oil back so he’ll throw everything he’s got at getting it, regardless of how many die (including his own men, after all they are just foreign mercenaries). The americans are posturing to win influence with the rebels, so as to control the country after the war ends. I don’t expect any actual fighting by US troops/aircraft but they will probably hand out anti-aircraft missiles and bullets while flying aircraft in the vicinity of rebel towns.