Muammar Gaddafi's air force has been decimated, and the allies are shifting their attacks to Libyan ground troops. But will the rebels be victorious-and will Gaddafi go? Max Boot, George Friedman, and more analysts weigh in.
For the sixth straight day, the U.S. and its allies attacked military forces loyal to Libyan Col. Muammar Gaddafi as part of the no-fly zone that the White House said was intended to protect Libyan civilians . By Wednesday, the coalition had reportedly decimated the bulk of Gaddafi's air force as well as his air-defense systems. Yet government loyalists did not appear to be pulling back, and as the allies shifted their attention toward Libyan ground troops, which are trying to capture various rebel strongholds, some analysts told Newsweek that the no-fly zone would not be enough to oust Gaddafi from power. Others said the coalition had not prepared adequately for the potential fall of the regime,...
For the sixth straight day, the U.S. and its allies attacked military forces loyal to Libyan Col. Muammar Gaddafi as part of the no-fly zone that the White House said was intended to protect Libyan civilians . By Wednesday, the coalition had reportedly decimated the bulk of Gaddafi's air force as well as his air-defense systems. Yet government loyalists did not appear to be pulling back, and as the allies shifted their attention toward Libyan ground troops, which are trying to capture various rebel strongholds, some analysts told Newsweek that the no-fly zone would not be enough to oust Gaddafi from power. Others said the coalition had not prepared adequately for the potential fall of the regime,...
- 3/24/2011
- by R.M. Schneiderman
- The Daily Beast
The world of genetically modified agriculture has become so contentious that a judge ordered Monsanto seedlings to be removed from the soil this week. U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White issued the ruling after Monsanto ignored his August ruling, which deemed the planting and sale of the company's "Roundup Ready" sugar beets illegal, due to insufficient environmental review from the Usda.
In the earlier case, consumer group Earthjustice claimed that the Usda violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it gave the go-ahead to Monsanto sugar beets in 2005 without preparing an Environmental Impact Statement. After White declared the sugar beets illegal, the Usda rushed out permits allowing companies to produce seeds for future Monsanto sugar beet crops--despite the fact that the crops themselves still had not been reviewed. The Usda defended itself in the latest case by arguing that seedlings have no environmental impact because they are separate from the sugar beet crop cycle.
In the earlier case, consumer group Earthjustice claimed that the Usda violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it gave the go-ahead to Monsanto sugar beets in 2005 without preparing an Environmental Impact Statement. After White declared the sugar beets illegal, the Usda rushed out permits allowing companies to produce seeds for future Monsanto sugar beet crops--despite the fact that the crops themselves still had not been reviewed. The Usda defended itself in the latest case by arguing that seedlings have no environmental impact because they are separate from the sugar beet crop cycle.
- 12/1/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
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