Sowing chaos : Libya in the wake of humanitarian intervention / by Paolo Sensini.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I 1911-2011: The first centenary of Italy's attack on Libya -- "Liberal" Italy girds for war -- The Sanusis -- The landing forces reach the coastal cities -- Coming to terms with the Sanusis -- Stalemate -- The colonization policy in Libya during the era of fascism -- The era of Italo Balbo -- British military administration of Libya and the coronation of King Idris -- The free officers seize power and expel the Italians from Tripoli -- The Jamahiriyya Green book -- Covert ops, and tales of "terrorism" ... Part II "Arab Spring" -- The 1970 and 1973 UN resolutions against Libya, and the "new international law" -- Who were Libya's "rebels"? Who backed them? -- The role of the Sanusis and the part played by Islamic fundamentalism in the Libyan revolt -- Timeline to UN resolution 1973 -- Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya, and their role in Gaddafi's downfall -- What we saw with our own eyes in Libya -- Gaddafi's Jamahiriyya -- facts and figures -- The real reasons for going to war -- The curtain drops -- Once upon a time ... Libya Part III Benghazi-gate -- The insoluble disorder -- The shipping news and the body count -- Money matters -- Diplomacy and scimitars.

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