Whatever is to come, the revolution was a popular one, an expression of the general will, and offers forth untold possibilities.
NATO
Gaddafi’s days are numbered
The moment NATO interviewed in Libya marked the beginning of the end of Colonel Gaddafi’s reign. There are new signs his fall may be imminent, writes Brian Whitaker.
Crikey Conversations: Obama makes up ground on the Russian front
Improving relations with Russia is a classic win-win proposition; it reduces the pressure on the West and also strengthens the more progressive forces in Russia by drawing the country more closely into the European net.
A reality check on Afghanistan
Transition of power in Afghanistan won’t just run on some pre-determined calendar schedule arranged by outside forces. This is a messy and difficult battle and Afghans still need training, writes Russell Robinson.
Europe’s fail is good for the West
Why doesn’t Germany and the EU just bail out Greece? Mainly thanks to a small detail in the German constitution. But it’s good for NATO that the EU is suffering, writes former US ambassador to the UN John R. Bolton.
How journalists are letting NATO get away with murder
NATO and US forces are committing and covering-up atrocities in Afghanistan, but the embedded journalists there are so dependent on them for access and security, nothing is being reported, reveals war reporter Jeremy Starkey in a blistering attack.
The secret global cyber-war between China and the West
Insiders reveal that NATO, the EU and the US are stepping up their online security, in the face of an ever-increasing number of cyber attacks from China — 1.6 billion a month on US government agencies alone.
Crikey Says: Overseas postings: send your critics far, far away
The Prime Minister had big news this morning, announcing Kim Beazley and Brendan Nelson as new ambassadors. Is Mark Latham’s ambassadorial posting due any second now?
Guy Rundle: Afghanistan has descended into a Pulp Fiction mess
Afghanistan is a Tarantino war — pointless, ill-thought, derivative, and organised around senseless violence.
The diplomatic scandal between Russia and NATO
Russia will expel NATO employees in return to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Brussels. The trouble began when an Estonian official tried to deliver secret information to Russia.
Guy Rundle: London plod’s G20 “kettling” boils over
The bolshy British approach to policing its G20 protestors could have resulted in the death of an innocent bystander, writes Guy Rundle.
Guy Rundle: Are allied troops dying for an Afghan man’s right to rape his wife?
We have come to the end-point of the Afghan adventure. After eight years it is over, writes Guy Rundle.
Georgia v Russia: What the papers say
Russia fails to withdraw after a treaty and the US reassesses ties with their old arch rival.
