Slouching Towards Sirte: NATO’s War on Libya and Africa

Cover
 Copyright
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 Abberviations
 Introduction --
Liberal Imperialism and the New Scramble for Africa
 Chapter One --
Sirte: Keystone of Independence
 Welcome to Sirte Today
 From a Tent outside Sirte: Defining a New Libya
 Sirte: An African Dream Turned into a Nightmare
 Sirte, the New Pan-Africanism, and U.S. Scrutiny
 Sirte\'s Place in the Development of Libya
 Sirte: Reforms, Divisions, and Raised Expectations
 Chapter Two --
Sirte: Touchstone of Imperialism
 Sirte: Reagan, Regime Change, Rapprochement. Sirte: Mi6 and Early Islamist Attacks against GaddafiBarack Obama and How Empire Revisited Sirte
 Sirte: Toxic to Empire
 Sirte: Fantasy Land of the Insurgents
 Sirte: Allah, Muammar, Libya-and Memory
 Who Voted With Their Feet?
 War Crimes: Civilians Targeted in Nato Attacks
 Liberal Intervention and the Myth of \"Protecting Civilians\"
 Liberating Sirte: Massacres, Looting, Torture, Racism
 Save Benghazi, Slay Sirte: Under Cover of Humanitarian Intervention
 Goal No. 1: Regime Change
 Hunting for Gaddafi in Sirte
 Celebration at the Safari Club. Chapter Three --
Libyan Pan-Africanism and Its DiscontentsAfrica and the Green Book: Getting Past Eurocentrism
 Mandela and Gaddafi: Moral Pan-Africanism
 Libya, Gaddafi, and Pan-Africanism: Anti-imperialism after Pan-Arabism
 Libyan Aid and Investment in Africa
 The Security Dimension of Libyan Pan-Africanism
 Cen-Sad: A Victory for Libya
 Against Africans: Roots of Racist Revolt within Libya
 Post-Gaddafi: Closing Libya\'s Door on Africa
 Chapter Four --
A War against Africa: Africom, Nato, and Racism
 Africom: Militarizing U.S. Relations with Africa, andGaddafi\'s Defiance
 Libyan Defiance. Africom Overthrows an Opponent, Creating Opportunity for the U.S. The Racist War: Racist Rebels and Racist Humanitarians
 Airports and African Mercenaries: Origin of the No-Fly Zone
 Social Media: Racial Hysteria Supporting Foreign Intervention
 Mainstream Media: Disseminating and Inciting Racial Fear
 Early Reports of Atrocities: Filed and Ignored
 Rebel Bravado: Admissions of Mass Lynching
 After the Fall of Tripoli: Ethnic Cleansing by the Insurgents
 Who Cares About African Migrants or Black Libyans?
 Chapter Five --
Humanitarianism and the Invention of Emergency
 \"Genocide Prevention.\" \"Gaddafi is Bombing His Own People\"\"Save Benghazi\"
 The Un and the Right to Speak for Libya
 Amnesty International versus Libya
 \"Viagra-fueled Mass Rape\"
 \"Protecting Civilians\"
 The Alternative to Intervention?
 Conclusion --
The Aftermath: A New War on Africa
 African Reactions to Regime Change
 Gaddafi is Gone. Oh no!
 The African Union: Denouncing an Unnecessary and Provocative War
 South Africa: The Anc against Regime Change, Recolonization
 Uganda: The Rebels Condemn Themselves
 Zimbabwe: Nato Liars and Brutal Aggressors
 Regional Destabilization in the Aftermath of Nato.