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Self-Determinism in Libya
Reader comment on item: What's the Goal in Libya?
Submitted by BB King (United States), Jun 19, 2011 at 20:07
Dr. Pipes,
By international law, don't people have the right to self-determinism? We cannot decide Libya's destiny for the Libyans. We must leave it to them to decide their own political-destiny. Hence, we cannot partition Libya if the Libyan people do not want that partition.
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| 11 | Sharia -Free zone [102 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Oct 22, 2011 20:32 | 190295 | |
| 8 |  Libya and Sharia [132 words] | Zeena | Oct 24, 2011 10:54 | 190295 | |
| 1 | Oil and Libya [95 words] | Fatima Senate | Oct 17, 2011 20:28 | 190104 | |
| A New Form of Power in Libya [124 words] | M. Tovey | Oct 20, 2011 15:18 | 190104 | ||
| Two Libyas would be nice but unattainable [134 words] | p. schwartz | Jul 16, 2011 17:58 | 187458 | ||
| Libya [9 words] | Lujack Skylark | Aug 4, 2011 14:19 | 187458 | ||
| 4 |  Self-Determinism in Libya [45 words] | BB King | Jun 19, 2011 20:07 | 186478 | |
| What's the Goal in Libya? [195 words] | Balarabe Abba | Jun 19, 2011 08:53 | 186467 | ||
| Good plan. Let's implement it [171 words] | Frank Luke | Jun 18, 2011 21:18 | 186458 | ||
| Islamic Democarcy [118 words] | Naushad Omar | Jun 18, 2011 13:06 | 186442 | ||
| I hope you're right [56 words] | Peter Herz | Jun 21, 2011 10:30 | 186442 | ||
| Islam and democracy [142 words] | Naushad Omar | Jun 22, 2011 13:53 | 186442 | ||
| There is elect and felicity in the Qur'an! Sobhanallah [185 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 23, 2011 06:52 | 186442 | ||
| 1 | There are deeper problems at work [232 words] | Peter Herz | Jun 23, 2011 14:48 | 186442 | |
| Yes Islam IS Democracy. [128 words] | SHAMSUDDINE | Aug 11, 2011 08:21 | 186442 | ||
| Oh the great Islamic democracy [75 words] | Prashant | Aug 12, 2011 01:48 | 186442 | ||
| 1 | Why I supported the Libya adventure [390 words] | John in Michigan, USA | Jun 18, 2011 06:17 | 186429 | |
| Not so Abnormal [98 words] | Jay1 | Jun 18, 2011 05:51 | 186427 | ||
| Israel [2 words] | Naushad Omar | Jun 22, 2011 14:01 | 186427 | ||
| confused policy [154 words] | myth | Jun 18, 2011 05:02 | 186426 | ||
| Dark forces at work [40 words] | Avi Heyns | Jun 18, 2011 04:08 | 186424 | ||
| Revolutions. [39 words] | naushad Omar | Jun 22, 2011 14:04 | 186424 | ||
| Since when are Muslims a nation? [129 words] | sara | Jun 22, 2011 18:09 | 186424 | ||
| 1 | Naushad's question: "So why not Muslims" [98 words] | Avi Heyns | Jun 23, 2011 03:09 | 186424 | |
| Upheavals and Revolutions - Not All Are the Same - Not All Seek the Freedom of the Truth [571 words] | M. Tovey | Jun 27, 2011 17:15 | 186424 | ||
| Why not be civilized? [77 words] | Sigmund Silber | Jun 18, 2011 03:36 | 186420 | ||
| WMD's [9 words] | Naushad Omar | Jun 22, 2011 14:06 | 186420 | ||
| 1 | More islamic hypocrisy and ignorance [100 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 23, 2011 06:58 | 186420 | |
| Let's be civilized. [150 words] | Sigmund Silber | Jun 23, 2011 10:52 | 186420 | ||
| Vanity lives for its reflection in the mirror [22 words] | Abu Nudnik | Jun 17, 2011 23:40 | 186418 | ||
| Get out! [71 words] | Peter Herz | Jun 17, 2011 23:26 | 186417 | ||
| Arab democratic movement. [32 words] | Naushad Omar | Jun 22, 2011 14:13 | 186417 | ||
| Are the Arabs and Muslims really being freed? [113 words] | Peter Herz | Jun 23, 2011 14:40 | 186417 | ||
| Splitting Libya? [176 words] | Nenette Grunberg | Jun 17, 2011 22:55 | 186416 | ||
| Alternative Proposal, Dr. Pipes [111 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi | Jun 17, 2011 20:49 | 186413 | ||
| Ulterior Motives [121 words] | M. Tovey | Jun 20, 2011 11:00 | 186413 | ||
| 1 | A waste of time and money [54 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Jun 17, 2011 20:46 | 186412 |
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