As calls for military intervention in Syria multiply, Maximilian Forte takes us back to the devastation left behind in Libya, site of the previous intervention.
Has enough of the world learned from Libya to stop an attack on Syria?
Articles referenced:
Libya militias, army torturing detainees: watchdogs http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Africa/Libya-militias-army-torturing-detainees-watchdogs/Article1-802677.aspx
Libya fighters-turned-jailors face heat over prisons http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/us-libya-prisons-idUSTRE8190YR20120210
MSF quits prisons in Libya city over "torture" http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/26/us-libya-torture-idUSTRE80P1KN20120126
Most Syrians back President Assad, but you'd never know from western media http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/17/syrians-support-assad-western-propaganda
Syria is not Iraq. And it is not always wrong to intervene http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/10/syria-not-iraq-wrong-intervene?fb_action_ids=10150635619995141&fb_action_types=news.reads&fb_source=other_multiline
Canada urged to pressure Libyaâs new leaders on torture reports http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/canada-urged-to-pressure-libyas-new-leaders-on-torture-reports/article2316388/print/
Interview with Maximilian Forte
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