Monday, February 13, 2012

The Libyan Model?

Click here to access article by Vijay Prashad from Jadaliyya. 

The widely heralded "victory" in Libya for NATO forces has inspired Empire actors to press on against Syria using the same humanitarian public relations campaign. The author takes a closer look at the alleged and real human rights violations in Libya and followup efforts to hold people accountable. Guess what he found:
The Libyan case demonstrates that the human rights regime was only useful to build up pressure for a UN Security Council resolution and for a NATO military intervention.