Kindness, generosity, (oil) and bombing Libya

As the UN, the US, and some NATO and EU countries debate some kind of military involvement in Libya, David Swanson points out that it is non-violent resistance that has the better success rate for toppling dictatorships.

Meanwhile, Pepe Escobar explains why diplomats and government are so sympathetic to a democratic uprising (hint--it's trading at $105 a barrel). If proponents of nonviolent solidarity invested $146.3 million in candidate funding, perhaps so many activists wouldn't be quite so worried about another oil war.