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Don’t underestimate the UN, Resolution 1970 and its support for Libyan freedom

We have seen from the UN a coordinated, decisive and most importantly unanimous damning of Gaddafi’s regime. The speed at which universal approval for criticism was reached is unprecedented and its potency should not be underrated. Gaddafi has only appeared … Continue reading

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The United Nations Looks Toothless And Impotent As Gaddafi Spills The Blood Of His Own People

Libya has become a killing zone.  Mercenaries acting on behalf of the crazed tyrant Gaddafi are murdering innocent civilians on behalf of a man who will happily kill his own people in order to cling on to power.  Air raids … Continue reading

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The West Must Not Stand Idly By And Watch A Libyan Humanitarian Catastrophe

The wild-eyed rant by Gaddafi on Tuesday afternoon was crazed and demotic.  It would have been comic if this wasn’t a bloody handed dictator, capable of doing anything to keep his hands on power.  We know that he has no … Continue reading

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The Chinese want to know about Big Society

“The Chinese are here and they are asking us how it works” a friend excitedly said over lunch yesterday. The “Chinese” are officials from their government and the “it” is Big Society. Over the last few weeks a number of … Continue reading

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Why caution reigns in the West over Egypt

“Let freedom reign” might be more than a rhetorical tool when it comes to Egypt. The Egyptian people are taking to the streets in a protest against the Mubarak regime. Democracy is a valve for anger but in Egypt this … Continue reading

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