On the day Tripoli fell, the New York Times’ headline — “The Scramble for Access to Libya’s Oil Wealth Begins” — was telling. Finally, and importantly, the ways in which both wars were carried out led to great damage to the victim countries. Like Iraq, Libya saw a huge number of civilian deaths. In over twenty thousand massive “shock and awe” aerial bombardments, major cities and civilian infrastructure were routinely targeted. We cannot allow the crimes of these illegal wars for oil and plunder to be forgotten, and must be as ready as ever to mobilize against future repetitions.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 22, 2021 17:37 UTC