Archive for 'Libya'
Manipulation: A Case Study
Obama now faces a battle on two fronts: first, to calm things down in the Arab world before the protests spiral out of control; and second, to figure out how to deal with a virulent Islamophobic network at home that is doing all it can to stir up trouble.
Posted by eatbees on 14 Sep 2012 at 04:38 under Egypt, Extremism, Libya, Politics, Religion.
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Tragedy All Around
The U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, is dead today. Photos taken by the attackers themselves show not an image of hardened fighters but a group of youths, exulting at what they had done. This only adds to the tragedy in my mind. Did they know they were responsible for the death of a man who had been working for their own freedom just a year before?
Posted by eatbees on 12 Sep 2012 at 12:44 under Extremism, Libya, Politics, Religion.
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