Solidarity 215, 7 September 2011

Atrocities by the Libyan rebels? Some consistency, please!

Socialists who, like the AWL, have backed the Libyan rebels against Muammar Qaddafi’s dictatorship should not ignore or downplay reports of atrocities by victorious rebel fighters in Tripoli and elsewhere. Already, those on the left who are determined to prove that there is no difference between the two sides – or even that the rebels are worse than the old regime – are citing such atrocities to back up their arguments. But that does not mean that none of the claims are true. The fact that there have been cold-blooded reprisals against those claimed to be Qaddafi officials and fighters is...

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