Posts Tagged: obama libya
Did the US Learn Anything After Libya?
That the US has launched airstrikes against ISIS in Libya should demonstrate once and for all the total disaster of the NATO-led adventure to overthrow Muammar al-Qaddafi in 2011. Libya...
How Obama and Clinton Fueled the Rise of ISIS in Libya
The New York Times and the Russian state news agency Sputnik agree with my new book, Architects of Disaster: The Destruction of Libya, which posits that President Obama's and former...
Obama’s Disengagement is Having Dangerous Consequences
As South Sudan's conflict escalates rapidly toward outright civil war, President Obama has shown precious little interest. He has rightly dispatched military forces to protect...
Raids in Libya and Somalia are Positive Steps, But Not Enough
Last weekend's daring anti-terrorist raids in Somalia and Libya demonstrated once again the extraordinary capabilities of America's special operations forces and intelligence services. Launched almost...
Syria Turmoil in Congress is All Obama’s Doing
By asking Congress to approve using military force against Syria's Assad regime, Barack Obama threw Washington into turmoil. If Congress declines his request, he will face...
Evidence that Muslim Brotherhood Participated in Benghazi Attack
Evidence that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood was directly involved in the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, where Americans including U.S....
Libyan Deputy PM Resigns Amid Ongoing Chaos and Violence
Libya's Deputy Prime Minister Awadh al-Barassi resigned Saturday to protest the dysfunctional nature of the nation's post-Gaddafi government. Libya remains a lot like the Wild West, where...
Why Obama Chose Susan Rice
Politico - Since Rahm Emanuel packed his bags, President Barack Obama has recruited senior staffers who mirror his regimented, stay-in-your-lane style — but his choice...
McCain Says White House Handling of Benghazi Attack Was a ‘Coverup’
Politico - Sen. John McCain on Sunday called the White House's handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the Benghazi consulate in Libya a "cover-up,"...
Obama Says White House Wasn’t Surprised by Syria Strikes
Politico - President Barack Obama has a blunt message for Syrian strongman Bashar Assad and his own critics: I always get my man. Eventually. Obama, who...
State Department ‘Whistleblowers’ to Testify on Benghazi Attack
The Hill - Three State Department officials described by Republicans as "whistleblowers" with damning insider knowledge about the attack on the U.S. mission...
Coptic Christians Describe Torture at Hands of Libyan Extremists
Dozens of Coptic Christians claimed they were tortured while being held in Libya by Islamic militiamen on charges of proselytizing. "They shaved our heads. They threatened...
The Libya Obama Created
Remember all the hoopla the Obama administration engaged in after helping Libya's "freedom fighters" oust (and sodomize and murder) the nation's former president, Muammar Gaddafi?...
Benghazi Bungle: Obama’s Pass-the-Buck Presidency
The Obama administration's national-security leadership vacuum was on full display during the February 7 Senate hearing with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of...
