Thomas C. Mountain: Libya War Lies Worse Than Iraq

The lies used to justify the NATO war against Libya have surpassed those created to justify the invasion of Iraq. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch both had honest observers on the ground for months following the "rebellion" in eastern Libya, and both have repudiated every major change used to justify the NATO war on Libya. According to the Amnesty observer, who is fluent in Arabic, there is NOT one confirmed instance of rape by the pro-Gadaffi fighters, and not even a doctor who knew of one. All the Viagra mass rape stories were pure fabrications. Amnesty could not verify a single "African mercenary" fighting for Gaddafi's story, and the highly charged international satellite television accounts of African mercenaries raping women that were used to panic much of the eastern Libyan population into fleeing their homes were fabrications. There were no confirmed accounts of helicopter gunships attacking civilians, and no jet fighters bombing people, which completely invalidates any justification for the No-Fly Zone in Security Council resolutions used as an excuse for NATO to launch its attacks on Libya. After three months on the ground in rebel-controlled territory, the Amnesty investigator could only confirm 110 deaths in Benghazi, which included Gadaffi supporters. Only 110 dead in Benghazi? Wait a minute, we were told thousands had died here, ten thousand even. No, only 110 lost their lives, including pro-government people.