When the good guys are also bad guys
The Globe & Mail has an article today about abuses by Libyan rebels (h/t @geoffreyyork). I think it’s a good piece, and if you’ll indulge…
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Twitter revolutions?
‘Tis the season of revolutions — American independence day, Rwandan independence and liberation days — and right on that timely little wave, I have…
Read MoreEvents that are worth a New York minute — and more
Here are two upcoming events that promise to be interesting and inspiring. If you’re in the City, come on by. If you’re not, tell…
Read MoreWith this death, losing a way of seeing — and being in — the world
Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, two eminent photographers and journalists, were killed yesterday in Libya. I’d learned about Tim’s work from Glenna Gordon, whose…
Read MoreUganda finds easiest Security Council sanctions loophole ever
In order to comply with UN sanctions, Uganda froze the assets of Tropical Bank, “99.6875 percent” owned by Libya, according to Bloomberg. (The other…
Read MoreAnd, 5-0, the ICC gets Libya
The Security Council unanimously voted to refer Libya to the International Criminal Court, for “widespread and systematic attacks” against citizens protesting Qaddafi. (NYT source,…
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