Let the Oil Flow

February 17, 2011, Al Jazeera:  "Protesters in Libya have defied a security crackdown and taken to the streets in four cities for a "day of rage,"

February 21, 2011, guardian.co.uk: "Libya uprising forces oil price to highest point since 2008"

March 19, 2011, New York Times (World):  "American and European forces began a broad campaign of strikes against the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi on Saturday, unleashing warplanes and missiles in a military intervention on a scale not seen in the Arab world since the Iraq war."

March 27, 2011, guardian.co.uk: "Libya:  NATO takes full control of military operation"

June 1, 2011, Al Jezeera:  "NATO has agreed to extend its military campaign in Libya until late September, keeping up pressure on Muammar Gaddafi still in power after 10 weeks of air strikes."

August 22, 2011, Reuters:  "NATO said it won’t curtail its five-month air campaign over Libya and will monitor any remaining threats posed by Muammar Qaddafi's military forces as rebels seeking to topple the 42-year regime swept into Tripoli."

August 22, 2011, New York Times (World):  "Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's grip on power dissolved with astonishing speed on Monday as rebels marched into the capital"

August 22, 2011, New York Times (Business): "The Scramble for Access to Libya's Oil Wealth Begins"

'Nuff said.