tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post1507492860326166521..comments2024-03-18T03:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Putting some credibility behind predictions of Libya's futureEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-3604855054127058052012-02-27T10:58:56.812-05:002012-02-27T10:58:56.812-05:00That youtube video is disturbing. I didn't se...That youtube video is disturbing. I didn't see a reference as to when it happened, but in the context of a civil war, it could be worse.<br /><br />If you think it's a prediction of the future, then the civil rights rating of Freedom House shouldn't improve.<br /><br />BTW, I agree with others that that FH used to have a conservative bias, I don't know if it still has one, and I disagree with the claim that it's useless.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-8133800941376347632012-02-27T00:17:57.138-05:002012-02-27T00:17:57.138-05:00I don't claim to know a helluva lot about Liby...I don't claim to know a helluva lot about Libya. But the arguments for non-intervention seem convincing to me. Diana Johnstone and Jean Bricmont were very prescient.<br />http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/08/16/who-will-save-libya-from-its-western-saviours/<br />This is a war about oil and empire.<br /><br />Here's a chilling look at the new, post-Qaddafi Libya, in which black people are caged like apes in a zoo.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yuCJcaQRIuA#!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-15606726763766097012012-02-26T23:30:28.529-05:002012-02-26T23:30:28.529-05:00JW - got a suggestion then?JW - got a suggestion then?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-52086296680828071532012-02-26T21:15:15.423-05:002012-02-26T21:15:15.423-05:00Freedom House is not credible. The content of this...Freedom House is not credible. The content of this bet is that at the end of next year, people who supported intervention will think it worked out well. As I am sure they will.<br /><br />If you actually want to talk with people who don't agree with you, you ill need to find a more objective measure.JW Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664452827447313845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-88643327003549744182012-02-26T10:43:18.942-05:002012-02-26T10:43:18.942-05:00#1, 8, 9, 13, 14, and possibly 16 are bad ideas, b...#1, 8, 9, 13, 14, and possibly 16 are bad ideas, but what Libya will do in the future is up to them. I expect some of those would continue, some will get better.<br /><br />5, 10, and 15 are broader indicators. I could see constructing a bet over them, although it might need longer than 3 years to register improvements.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301230860904555513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-53087766487002117912012-02-26T04:21:31.697-05:002012-02-26T04:21:31.697-05:00I would prefer a list like this:
http://www.daily...I would prefer a list like this:<br /><br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/21/1028596/-16-Things-Libyans-Will-Never-See-Again<br /><br />vs. letting Freedom House or Heartland or AEI or the Hoover Institute decide. But that's just me.Marion Delgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493068399042656060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-28064125146370651652012-02-26T04:17:18.258-05:002012-02-26T04:17:18.258-05:00Once you go down the road of using Freedom House, ...Once you go down the road of using Freedom House, Brian, what set of people are you attempting to have a dialog with?Marion Delgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493068399042656060noreply@blogger.com