Phyllis Bennis: Analysis on the No-fly Zone & the Air Strikes Launched By Allied Forces on Libya

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Run time: 07:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv-yJm8kZA4   Posted on YouTube: March 21, 2011 By YouTube Member: mediagrrl9 Views on YouTube: 255   Posted on DU: March 21, 2011 By DU Member: democracy1st Views on DU: 308

 
U.S. and allied forces have launched a second wave of air strikes on Libya to enforce a no-fly zone. Targets have included Libya's air defenses, forces loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi and Gaddafi's fortified compound. The attacks on Libya began on Saturday, the eighth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The Arab League had supported the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya, but Arab League Chief Amr Moussa criticized the U.S.-led air strikes. For analysis, we speak to Phyllis Bennis with New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. "The government is going to great lengths to convince the public and world that we are not leading, but right now, at this beginning stage, there is no question the U.S. is in command," Bennis says.

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