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Blurred vision

In March, President Barack Obama, along with other western leaders and mainstream western media outlets, claimed that intervention was necessary to prevent a bloodbath in Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city. Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organisation, subsequently contradicted this appraisal … Continue reading

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Moral dilemma #6

Col Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to “cleanse Libya house by house” until he has crushed the insurrection seeking to sweep him from power. In a televised diatribe lasting over an hour, he has threatened death sentences against anyone who challenges … Continue reading

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