Exposed: The US-Saudi Libya deal

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MD02Ak01.html

You invade Bahrain. We take out Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. This, in short, is the essence of a deal struck between the Barack Obama administration and the House of Saud. Two diplomatic sources at the United Nations independently confirmed that Washington, via Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, gave the go-ahead for Saudi Arabia to invade Bahrain and crush the pro-democracy movement in their neighbor in exchange for a "yes" vote by the Arab League for a no-fly zone over Libya - the main rationale that led to United Nations Security Council resolution 1973.

Daily Show: Mandvi - Odyssey Dawn - Unconstitutional War

The Daily Show - Odyssey Dawn - Unconstitutional War
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http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-21-2011/odyssey-dawn---unconstitutional-war

Government double-speak

"No-fly zone" = flying over and bombing your country.

"Department of Defense" = Department of War.

All is well though, as "collateral damage" will be minimal.

"Collateral damage" = death and injury to innocent civilians.

"We need to destroy the village to save it."  That one is self-explanatory.

UN Security Council Authorizes Libya No-Fly Zone: 10 For 5 Abstain 0 Against

We're going to war fellas.  The UN just OK'd the bombing of Labia, er...I mean Libya.

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/un-security-council-authorizes-libya-no-fly-zone-10-5-abstain-0-against

The vote by the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone on Libya and take "all necessary measures" to protect Libyan civilians from government-led attacks, has passed with a vote of 10 to 5. The vote "will also allow military intervention to enforce the ban, and calls to take "all necessary measures" to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack." The UN Security Council Resolution was backed by 10 countries, enough to pass, while 5 other countries - including Russia, China and Germany - chose to abstain. None voted against.