middle-east Archive

  • Keith Locke

    The Libyan mess - by Keith Locke



    In March the Greens came out in opposition to the NATO air operations over Libya. We said they would probably prolong Gaddafi’s stay in power by allowing the dictator to present himself as a nationalist, fighting foreign intervention. Four months later we’ve been proved right.   The Western intervention was contrary to the UN Charter and based [...] read more
    July 19, 2011 9:35 am - 12 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    The people of the Middle East need our support - by Keith Locke



    Since Mubarak fell the pro-democracy protests in other Arab countries have mushroomed. In Libya people are braving the bullets of Gaddafi’s thugs. Many have been killed. Today the people of Morocco have joined those in Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Bahrain in challenging their rulers. Many on the streets ask: what are the Western countries [...] read more
    February 21, 2011 1:16 pm - 31 Comments
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    Would John Key send troops to Iran? - by frog



    President Bush is at it again, beating the war drums. This time the boogey-man is Iran, and in his speech today he said Iran threatened the security of all nations and should be confronted “before it’s too late”. It’s an interesting dilemma. First, no-one would like to see more countries get a hold of nuclear weapons. [...] read more
    January 14, 2008 5:10 pm - 62 Comments