For most of its 66-year history, the Arab League was a powerless organization, dominated by autocratic regimes that made sure it never criticized their lies and crimes. But suddenly, this year, it woke up and changed sides.
Last March the Arab League suspended Libya’s membership because of dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s brutal attempts to suppress the revolution, and voted to back a no-fly zone in Libya. That led directly to the U.N. resolution authorizing the use of force to protect civilians from Gadhafi’s army, and ultimately to the tyrant’s overthrow and death.
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