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Africa North
In Libya, a rogues’ gallery of militias prepare for war
2019-04-18
Programs! Gitcher programs right here! You can’t know the players without a program!
[APNEWS] Libya is on the verge of an all-out war involving a rogues’ gallery of militias, many of which are little more than criminal gangs armed with heavy weapons.

The country slid into chaos after the 2011 uprising, in which rebels overthrew and killed longtime dictator Muammar Qadaffy
...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest...
and looted his vast arsenal. Even more weapons have flowed in since then, despite a U.N. arms embargo, as Arab states have backed local allies and Western nations have partnered with militias to combat bandidos gunnies and stem the flow of migrants colonists.
Posted by:Fred

#4  The first prime minister screwed it up.

Instead of getting US and UK help in getting the militias disarmed and out of business, he tried to make nice with them and use them to form a popular government...talk about naïve...

Thank you Hillary for yet another colossal mess in the Middle East and thank you emptysuit for embracing the nonsensical Arab Spring and denying it for what it was.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2019-04-18 13:07  

#3  Oh, boy! Yet Another Calvinball Tournament (YACT)! Just what the region needs to encourage tourism and economic development. Gimme a program and some peanuts!
Posted by: SteveS   2019-04-18 09:55  

#2  Well, we'll get to see the rebirth of War-Lords and what that looks like.
Posted by: AlanC   2019-04-18 08:03  

#1  
Posted by: 3dc   2019-04-18 06:08  

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