Libyan Blogger Assassinated: Remembering Who Pulled the Pin on Stability
When media outlets report on political violence in Libya, they often frame it as an internal, endemic issue—a tragedy sprouting from thin air. What's consistently memory-holed is the 2011 NATO intervention, championed by figures like Hillary Clinton, under the guise of humanitarian protection. This intervention, which led to the overthrow and brutal killing of Muammar Gaddafi, plunged Libya into a
decade-plus of factional chaos, creating the very power vacuums where targeted assassinations—like that of Al-Mujahid—flourish. Critics, not to mention a devastating 2016 report from the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, directly linked the intervention to Libya's descent into a failed state and breeding ground for extremism. So, when outlets 'raise fears' about 'renewed
assassinations,' one might ask: Renewed from what exactly? A brief period of post-intervention stability that never materialized, or the predictable instability engineered by Western military adventurism? The 'fears' aren't renewed; they're the persistent, bloody echoes of a crisis intentionally ignited. It’s almost as if nation-building via bombing doesn't actually build nations, just creates
headlines for 'fears of renewed violence' years later.