A potential No Fly Zone is only a humanitarian half measure. It would let the international community say that it is doing something, but there is very little a No Fly Zone can actually do to stop ongoing slaughter.
In a rambling address to the country last night, Col. Muammar Qaddafi's son, Se'f al Islam Qaddafi warned (promised?) a civil war if protesters were to end his father's 40 year rule. Evidence that a civil war has already broken out.
In Bahrain today, a geo-strategic ally of the United States has massacred its own people. Meanwhile, in New York, the United States cast a lone veto on a resolution condemning new Israeli settlement construction.
Column Lynch reports that "In a sharp reversal, the United States decides to rebuke Israel in the Security Council." I wouldn't exactly put it that way. In fact, what the United States is doing is actually in line with its longstanding policy of defending Israel.
GOOD is hosting a competition for a $5,000 grant "to fund an idea that helps increase understanding about the role that vaccines play in the fight for global health."
Like in Tunisia and Egypt, social media is playing a key organizing role for the Bahrain protests and providing useful updates for people to follow the events in real time.
Earlier today, our friends at the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves hosted a press telebriefing. If you are new to this issue, the MP3 below offers a good explanation of the problem of indoor household emissions and how clean cookstoves can help.