Daily Archives: July 20, 2012

When justifying imperialist intervention “goes wrong”

*Elements of the following critique could be applied to a number of ‘left’ and ‘anti-war’ organisations including Stop The War Coalition, Counterfire and SWP Stop the War Coalition waving the neo-colonial flag of the Libyan ‘rebels’, marching on the Libyan embassy … Continue reading

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Libyan Elections – Burying The Amnesty Report

Media Lens – Jul 18th 2012 By: David Edwards In January 2005, we described how the British media were united in celebrating Iraq’s ‘first free election in decades’. (Leader, ‘Vote against violence,’ The Guardian, January 7, 2005) The BBC’s main evening news … Continue reading

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