The Shock Doctrine

Is it just me, or are the politics of the Libyan situation given rather conspicuously different coverage from the Egyptian situation? The Egyptian stuff was 'peaceful' , but the Libyan one is not, and that is clearly giving the west more than pause for thought, in fact it's ready to send in the jets any moment now, is that because we do not know 'who' these particular liberating forces are? It is so obvious lots of duplicity is at work, lots of historical baggage, and loads of opportunity for western corporations to milk the the fucking place dry if they can find the right excuse.

Read 'The Shock Doctrine'.