Epstein Secrets

ions along with Saddam Hussein. As a cautionary tale, Kissinger and others point not only to Iraq but also to Libya. Kissinger lumped Libya in with Yemen, Somalia and northern Mali as a "blank space" on the map "denoting lawlessness." Yet political scientist Juan Cole, who recently visited Libya, wh

g lawlessness." Yet political scientist Juan Cole, who recently visited Libya, where he expected a fair degree of chaos, reports that in Benghazi, Misrata and Tripoli, "there were no militiamen to be seen, that most things were functioning normally, that there were police at traffic intersections, tha

s liberals need to organise fast in response and to prepare for elections. As for the west, it cannot afford to let the dramas in Libya, Syria and Yemen lead to the neglect of Egypt. For the fate of the Arab Spring still hangs most of all on what happens in the most populous and culturally powerful

April 25, 2011 -- For weeks now forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have been raining all types of ordinance, including cluster bombs, on the city of Misrata with no regard whatsoever for the safety and well being of women, children or the elderly. In Syria, Bashar al-Assad's snipers and soldiers have ki

ue-UN mediator Kofi Annan on June 7. The venue, tiring, and participants are currently under discussion. Trends in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Tuni=ia, and Yemen: • On June 10, opposition groups i= Iraq lacked the necessary 163 votes to pass a no confidence motion=to oust Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after

claiming he had been =rrested by security forces. The National Transition Council regained contr=l of the airport with the help of the militia from Misrata. On June 5, a b=mb exploded outside the US diplomatic office in Benghazi purportedly in re=aliation for the killing of Al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya Al

orces — the latter who were apparently in the chase vehicle that shot at the Israeli convoy. Both the Palestinians and Israelis are investigating. Yemen's Saleh Agrees to Step Down in Return for Immunity Yemen's longtime ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed on Saturday to accept a deal brokered by the G

within seven days. Opposition is also demanding that Saleh step down before any deal takes effect. Libyan Army Suspends Anti-Opposition Attacks in Misrata; US Drones Enter the Action Libyan army troops loyal to Mu'amar Al-Qaddafi on Saturday suspended attacks against rebels in the city of Misrata in o

ue-UN mediator Kofi Annan on June 7. The venue, timing, and participants are currently under discussion. Trends in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Yemen: • On June 10, opposition groups in Iraq lacked the necessary 163 votes to pass a no confidence motion to oust Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after

claiming he had been arrested by security forces. The National Transition Council regained control of the airport with the help of the militia from Misrata. On June 5, a bomb exploded outside the US diplomatic office in Benghazi purportedly in retaliation for the killing of Al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya Al

that will serve the Syrian's own savage regime. The same holds true for Ali Abdullah Saleh, holding out against his people and against the odds in Yemen, whose lawless territory harbors some of the most dangerous members of al Qaeda. The fundamentally important American alliance with Saudi Arabia,

bates himself." President Obama. These patterns of behavior and their consequences have been on horrifying display in the blood-drenched streets of Misrata, Libya, EFTA00585482 3 where the population has begged for more support from NATO and the United States. But they did not begin with Libya, or w