Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Washington’s puppet regime in Libya teeters on the brink

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Monday, November 18, 2013

Washington’s puppet regime in Libya teeters on the brink

Click here to access article by Jean Shaoul from World Socialist Web Site.

The author describes current conditions in the Empire's latest failed state.

On Friday, the Misrata militia fired on thousands of demonstrators, including women and children, killing 43 and wounding over 500. The demonstrators were calling for the government to rein in the militias as they marched to the Misrata brigades’ headquarters at Ghargour. The central government’s weak forces only arrived long after the violence erupted.

Witnesses said anti-aircraft weapons were fired at peaceful demonstrators carrying white flags and placards.

Meanwhile, according to the NY Times the Empire's Africa Command is considering training (referred to as "counter-terrorism" training) Libya's military to give the puppet government improved capability of suppressing any rebellion by its citizens.