Daily Archives: March 1, 2011

Report: US Special Forces Arrive In Libya

Military overthrow of Gaddafi nears as US war machine backs rebels Image: Wikimedia Commons Paul Joseph Watson Tuesday, March 1, 2011 US Special Forces have reportedly landed in Libya to train anti-Gaddafi rebels as a western-backed coup d’état in the

Dictator’s son had plans drawn up for $380m superyacht

Teodorin Obiang ordered design of yacht worth three times Equatorial Guinea’s health and education bill, says watchdog David Smith in Johannesburg guardian.co.uk, Monday 28 February 2011 20.02 GMT Article history Teodoro Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea for more than 30

BP fund lawyer to refuse 100,000 Gulf spill disaster claims

Vast majority of 130,000 unsettled claims do not have adequate documentation, says Ken Feinberg Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent The Guardian, Tuesday 1 March 2011 Article history Ken Feinberg has come under pressure from the Obama administration and BP over

China rejects U.S. criticism of journalist harassment

Beijing (CNN) — China rejected American criticism of its treatment of journalists Tuesday, two days after several foreign reporters, including CNN staff, were manhandled by Chinese security forces. “As far as I understand, journalists did not follow relevant procedures in

Bolivia pledges aid to thousands left homeless by ‘mega-mudslide’

(CNN) — Bolivia’s president pledged that his government will build new houses for thousands of people who are homeless after a “mega-mudslide” triggered by heavy rainfall in the nation’s capital, state media reported. Nearly a day of uninterrupted downpours caused

Gaddafi tells the media: ‘All my people love me. They would die to protect me’

Libyan leader laughs off international pressure to step down while speaking to news organisations Ben Quinn The Guardian, Tuesday 1 March 2011 Article history Muammar Gaddafi has insisted that the people of Libya love him and denied during an interview

Do tyrants fear America anymore? President Obama’s timid foreign policy is an embarrassment for a global superpower

By Nile Gardiner Telegraph.co.uk The débacle of Washington’s handling of the Libya issue is symbolic of a wider problem at the heart of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. The fact that it took ten days and at least a thousand

Public-Sector Unions and Their Government Bosses: Partners in Crime

By Michael S. Rozeff Lew Rockwell The 3-day New York City transit strike is a mere eddy in a noxious swamp that is asphyxiating taxpayers in many states and localities. While taxpayers either weren’t looking or were being taken in