This is a great article that brings the whole situation in Libya, North Africa and Arabian Peninsula into broader economic and political perspective. Highly recommended read.
Libya and the Arab revolt in perspective
Imperialism has nothing to offer the Middle East
What is taking place across the Middle East and North Africa is the third great wave of revolts and revolutions against colonialism, neo-colonialism, and the regimes installed and sustained by imperialism. It is a reaffirmation that there is indeed an Arab Nation divided into many countries.
