February 29, 2012
last edits June 19
Announcing the launch of:
Logo by me - hopefully adequate and not too corny.
http://ciwclibya.org/
Sub-posts:
(the lead up to forming the group)
- shed massacre follow-up work
- the big investigation group thing
- Report: A Question Mark Over Yarmouk
(The following content may be re-arranged into new posts in time)
CIWCL signatories as of June 19 (alphabetical):
- Stewart Dredge,
Edinburgh, Scotland
- Maximilian Forte
associate
professor of anthropology, Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
- Petri Krohn
Chairman, Finland without Nazism
Helsinki, Finland
- Adam J. Larson
blog administrator: libyancivilwar.blogspot.com
Spokane, USA
- Peter Schönfeld, Cologne, Germany
- Myra St. Clair, Spokane, USA
Active Members: Krohn, Larson, Schönfeld
Others have expressed interest in signing/joining/helping, but haven't yet submitted a formal signature. One is momentarily de-listed, one perhaps permanently.
Good luck with this latest campaign. The type of work on this blog is vital and much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteHey thanks, we need it. I'm not getting things done quickly enough. There are people on death row in Libya who didn't commit the crimes that need saved. If you have anything to add to the effort, feel free to e-mail me caustic_logic at symbol yahoo dotcom.
Deleteagreed this needed in order to tell the world what' really going on in Libya.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of which i found this video of the rebels destroying a christian cementory it's disturbing who know's want they got planned for Christian in Libya that are alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9WkrEo1O6k&feature=channel_video_title
Man, have I been side-tracked. Thanks, Sam.
DeleteThe video:I hear they attacked a graveyard of mostly British soldiers killed there in WWII.So the religion part isn't the only obvious motive. Some of the headstones seem hard to kick over. At 1:06 the one being just pulled out of the ground had a star of David on it. The one next to it, a cross.
Personally, I can't get all worked up about graves-they're long dead. But many others would be appalled. Not enough to deman regime change, that all comes down to how they share Libya's (and Africa's) oil.
http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_64475.shtml
ReplyDeletehttp://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_64418.shtml
http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_64401.shtml
One Year On. Why we attacked Libya
Editor's Note: Axis of Logic columnist T.J. Coles begins his series on the destruction of Libya after one year of occupation of that country with an analysis of England's role, examining the reasons that belie the myth of a 'humanitarian war." In his letter, introducing this article he states: "I don't forget Britain's war crimes, and in this era of 'information' people move on too quickly."
http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_64476.shtml?utm_source=feedburner
DeleteLibya One Year On (Part 4): Opened for Business: the corporate takeover
I like to add some organisations who provided evidence of warcrimes in Libiya and I like others to do so too.
ReplyDeleteNo idea whether the admins like it ?
NATO crimes in Libya
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1189728&l=b4036e1c71&id=297509086955875
International Coalition to Ensure NATO Accountability -ICENA has been formed: it seeks accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It is committed to the prosecution of those who violate the human rights of civilians.
Their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/ICENA.ORG
Their website: http://icena.org/index.php
Their twitter account: @IcenaOrg
Trailer for a documentary on last year's imperialist assault on LibyaRT@Libya_SOS
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1fAj3VVas18
Ishmahil Blagrove , filmmaker , activist
Trailer for a documentary on last year's imperialist assault on Libya, during which a sovereign nation was hijacked by the West and their local henchmen under the guise of bringing "freedom and democracy" to the country.
http://libyasos.blogspot.com/p/opposition.html
ReplyDeleteRebels crimes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhe8IRGagtE&feature=related
NATO crimes in Libya
http://libyadiary.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/this-is-the-libya-360-archive/
ReplyDeleteWe will be clearing all articles from 2011 into this space to make room for more presentations in the coming year.
Links to archived 2011 articles will be found here.
Visit the Viva Libya Archive for all articles and information pertaining to Libya’s political prisoners, human rights reports, legal cases, campaigns and NATO war crimes.
http://libya360.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/founding-declaration-of-the-libyan-popular-national-liberation-movement/
DeleteFOUNDING DECLARATION OF THE LIBYAN POPULAR NATIONAL MOVEMENT [ENGLISH AND ARABIC]
As a result, we are re-organising ourselves outside Libya in an inclusive political movement that would encompass all Libyans who understand the terrible reality of Libya and insist that only through a genuine and radical change can Libyans avoid the danger of another civil war funded and maintained by foreign agendas.
http://globalciviliansforpeace.com/about/
ReplyDeleteGlobal Civilians For Peace In Libya
FACTS, TRUTH, JUSTICE, RECONCILIATION AND PEACE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65rW8fQH1vc
ReplyDeleteNATO-Crimes in Libya 2011 (a few examples, more will follow)
Published on May 27, 2012
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=135gaUCQMtXWrrhWX3IgW3NeAGQw_en_gWEQzjAuNl5k
ReplyDeleteLes Pacifistes de Tunis
We are a group of citizens (mostly women) who have decided to react to the imperialist war and totalitarian, hyper-against Great Libyan Jamahiriya, carried out with the complicity of the Tunisian media and political parties mostly …
For almost a century, opposition to imperialism means to defend without hesitation to all countries around the world (of Zimbabwe in Cuba and Syria in Nicaragua), which would be attacked by one or more power (s) neo (s ). So we are clearly on the side of Syria in the current trial. also defend Iran and Lebanon despite the serious ethical lapses and suicide (“mourn with those wolves” against Libya) from their political leaders . We will never forget the millions of deaths caused by incessant wars of imperialism against the people’s of Asia (especially the 200 000 victims, of which 100,000 deaths fast bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the war against Vietnam, Afghanistan, Pakistan), the people’s of Latin America, Middle East and Africa. We agree with the guidelines humanist Che Guevara and Muammar al-Gaddafi: “Above all, always be able to feel deep inside any injustice committed yourself against anyone anywhere in the world This is quality. or rather a. revolutionary “
Peace activists from Tunisia
http://libyaagainstsuperpowermedia.com/2012/06/10/libya-occupied-dr-mohamed-adel-and-amal-as-the-ntc-nato-teach-the-libyan-people-unlearning-of-direct-democracy/
Communiqué of the International Commission of Jurists for the Defense of the oppressed and exiled Libyans: Libyans under the authority of militias and armed gangs “principle of the commission and duty, the defense of any person on earth oppressed or exiled.
ReplyDeletehttp://libyaagainstsuperpowermedia.com/category/libya/mass-grave/
The Committee notes with regret that NGO and Civil Defence of Human Rights around the world remained silent, in flagrant contradiction to their humanitarian duties, religious and charitable organizations in general, to the suffering experienced by the Libyan people, and this, without worrying about the fact that an overwhelming majority of these people are left without livelihoods, food, medical care, housing and other services and are harassed by armed gangs and militias that carried all day for months, for war crimes and customary law, arbitrary detention, day and night, looting, murder, kidnapping, rape, torture, destruction of homes on the …
Recognizing the importance of attracting the attention of international public opinion on the criminal, committee members decided to organize this conference, legal, humanitarian and information, with the participation of several personalities.
Of Arab Jurists, European and American journalists, writers, representatives of international NGOs for the Defense of Human Rights were present.
Speakers denounced the illegality of this war, and the diversion of resolutions 1971 and 1973, adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations, and particularly emphasized the catastrophic consequences caused. They noted that a climate of terror and chaos has been introduced in all countries and that the Security Council of the United Nations does not seem to matter in the least, the catastrophic consequences of their decisions today covered by the silence of indifference and total, while one-third of innocent people carried off into exile to escape the barbarism.
http://f-se.blogspot.nl/2012/06/f-se-short-list-of-libya-rebels-human.html
ReplyDeleteVia Raising a Lawsuit Against NATO For War Crimes in Libya
A delegation of the Pan-African Solidarity Hague Committee from throughout the African Diaspora made a historic trip to The Hague on June 18 to present a legal petition to Fatou Bensouda of Gambia, the newly appointed chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
ReplyDeleteThe petition demanded that the ICC investigate and prosecute the United States, Britain, France, Italy and other NATO countries for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Africa and its Diaspora, committed in violation of international laws. A press conference was held on the steps of the ICC informing the media of the delegation’s mission.
http://panafricannews.blogspot.be/2012/07/group-charges-nato-with-crimes-against.html
SEPTEMBER 1, 2012 GLOBAL PROTEST DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF LIBYA’S POLITICAL PRISONERS
ReplyDeletehttp://libya360.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/libya-will-rise-again-september-1-2012-global-protest-demanding-the-release-of-libyas-political-prisoners/
The Santos Republic will have a specialized column called Crimes Against Peace to aid those whose voices are being silenced everyday.
ReplyDeleteThis will also help those who need assistance in their strive to correct injustices worldwide through legal action against War Criminals that America is protecting, nurturing and using as their policy experts
http://thesantosrepublic.com/2012/08/a-little-official-list-of-56-neo-con-and-zionist-experts-behind-syria-chaos-guilty-of-libya-and-want-to-destroy-russia-and-china/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
The dead cannot ask for justice,
ReplyDeleteit is the duty of the living to do
“Legal controversies pertaining to the use of force of the UNSC mandate in Libya”
ReplyDeleteUniversity of Amsterdam
Public International Law
July 20th 2012
By Alexander Lipen
Telephone nr: 0031624905709
E-mail: blessed_vortex@yahoo.com
Supervisor: Dr. Jean d’Aspermont
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,
SCANNEDD AND COPIED BY EPHORUS[1] PLAGIARISM CHECK
“LEGAL CONTROVERSIES PERTAINING TO THE USE OF FORCE OF THE UNSC MANDATE IN LIBYA”
INTRODUCTION
IUS AD BELLUM
ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE USE OF THE MANDATE
ARMS SUPPLY TO THE REBELS
IUS IN BELLO
CIVILIANS OR COMBATANTS?
BOMBING CIVIL TARGETS
QUESTION OF INTENTIONALLY TARGETING THE HEAD OF STATE (MUAMMAR GADDAFI)
CONCLUSION: CRITICAL REMARKS
REFERENCE LIST
Introduction
The tragedy of the African continent will remain inscribed in human history.
For centuries Europe colonized enslaved and exploited the African resources.
Even more dramatic are the blood-soaked battles for colonial independence in the 20th century.
Perhaps this is the reason why the European use of force in Libya in the 21st century might leave some with an awkward feeling.
Does the West truly have a right to intervene, after all that has been done previously?
Or does Europe have a duty to intervene after all that has been done to show the “correct ways of liberal democracy”? [2]
On March 19th 2011, a number of NATO countries engaged in a military intervention against Libya as “Operation Odyssey Dawn”.
Claims were made that the event was the most successful mission of the NATO alliance in history. [3]
In accordance with the representatives, the intervention was a necessity to protect human rights, civil lives and democratic development of the country.
In the same time, during the intervention, a number of leading scholars and countries criticized the controversy, pertaining to the legal issues of the use of force. These have risen during the execution of the UN SC mandate.
As the war wages on, both on the ground and on the internet [4], legal scholars of opposite ideologies find themselves caught up in a battle of their own.
The disagreement amongst scholars lies within the interpretation of the UNSC mandate’ permission towards the use of force versus the conformity with the meaning, set forth in the vague terminology.
Specifically, did the actions by foreign states exceed the given mandate and do we have to control the respect of the limits of the mandate?
Once again we may see, that the international law is not always clear: E.g. the practice on recognition, the principle of non-intervention in Civil wars, may provide diverging results within practice and theory.
It is crucial to acknowledge that the way we cope with the circumstances in Libya, is the way in which international law might reflect our future.
The basic premise of independent international law with coherent inter-state equality is that law may not be misused for the interests of the more powerful[5].
Par in parem non habet imperium.
With the case of Libya I tend to analyze whether this remains the case, or are some states “more equal then others”?
In casu, we consider an internal conflict. A civil war waged between a part of the population and the governmental forces.
Yet the international community found a need to intervene in this internal matter, whilst legally justifying the act. [6]
In My thesis I shall analyze the legal issues pertaining to the use of force of the UNSC mandate and the legal controversies resulting consequently.
http://libyasos.blogspot.nl/2012/08/legal-controversies-pertaining-to-use.html
Slouching Towards Sirte: NATO's War on Libya and Africa
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/Slouching-Towards-Sirte-NATOs-Africa/dp/images/1926824520
http://www.amazon.com/Slouching-Towards-Sirte-NATOs-Africa/dp/1926824520
A comprehensive analysis, this book examines all the justifications and myths about the war on Libya and methodically dismantles them.
It delineates the documentary history of events, processes, and decisions that led up to the war while underscoring its resulting consequences. Arguing that NATO’s war is part of a larger process of militarizing U.S. relations with Africa—which sees the development of the Pentagon’s AFRICOM as being in competition with Pan-African initiative—this account shows that Western relations with a “rehabilitated” Libya were shaky at best, mired in distrust, and exhibiting a preference for regime change
ReplyDeletehttp://vimeo.com/51851726#
LIBYA: Race, Empire, and the Invention of Humanitarian Emergency
from Maximilian Forte
http://www.facebook.com/ICENA.ORG
ReplyDeleteMillion signatures to condemn the crimes of NATO and the rebels in Libya
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_10_26/Russia-urges-ICC-to-probe-war-crimes-in-Libya/
" international compaign to gather evidence | الØملة الدولية لجمع الأدلة
http://www.facebook.com/icge2012.org