Oil & blood feuds in liberated Libya – Sukant Chandan on RT [15.11.2011]

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While Libya’s interim government is quick to hand out contracts for the country’s energy resources, questions have been raised over its ability to restore order. There’ve been clashes between gunmen from different tribal areas, resulting in at least 13 deaths. For more on this, RT talks to a spokesman for British Civilians For Peace in Libya, Sukant Chandan, from London.

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Libya – The Manufacturing of Consent [FULL EVENT]

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A political and cultural event that focuses on the role of mainstream media which is fundamental to western plans for war against the countries of the Global South, most recently Libya. This event will be discussing what are our challenges in fighting against media that prepares audiences to accept wars of aggression.

Speakers:

Libyan resident of Sirte, returned from there recently

Merlin Emmanuel – founder of ‘Campaign for Justice’, nephew of Smiley culture and author (of the soon to be released book, ‘Generation X’)

Lizzie Phelan – independent journalist, who reported from Tripoli until the NATO takeover of the city

Sukant Chandan – political analyst and filmmaker, currently producing a doc-film ‘NATO war on Libya’

Chair: Iman Hussein

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Sukant Chandan, Lizzie Phelan, Iman Hussein, Libyan from Sirte, Merlin Emanuel