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'''Tariq Ali''' (1943-) is a political commentator and author, identified by the [[Guardian (U.K.)]], for which he writes, as associated with the "international left".  <ref>{{citation
'''Tariq Ali''' (1943-) is a political commentator and author, identified by the Guardian (U.K.)]], for which he writes, as associated with the "international left".  <ref>{{citation
| journal = [[Guardian (U.K)]]
| journal = Guardian (U.K)]]
| title = Tariq Ali Profile
| title = Tariq Ali Profile
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2007/jun/03/tariqali}}</ref>  He was born in Pakistan, educated there and at [[Oxford University]], and resides in the [[United Kingdom]] after criticizing the Pakistani government; he identifies as an "unwilling rebel".
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2007/jun/03/tariqali}}</ref>  He was born in Pakistan, educated there and at Oxford University]], and resides in the United Kingdom]] after criticizing the Pakistani government; he identifies as an "unwilling rebel".


A writer for the ''Guardian'' since the 1970s, he has also long been associated with the ''[[New Left Review]].   
A writer for the ''Guardian'' since the 1970s, he has also long been associated with the ''New Left Review]].   
==Western relations with the Arab world==
==Western relations with the Arab world==
He has criticized the Western-led intervention in [[Libya]], [[Operation ODYSSEY DAWN]] and [[Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR]], as "selective vigilantism". <ref>{{citation
He has criticized the Western-led intervention in Libya]], Operation ODYSSEY DAWN]] and Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR]], as "selective vigilantism". <ref>{{citation
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/29/libya-west-tripoli-arab-world-gaddafi
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/29/libya-west-tripoli-arab-world-gaddafi
| title = Libya is another case of selective vigilantism by the west: Bombing Tripoli while shoring up other despots in the Arab world shows the UN-backed strikes to oust Gaddafi are purely cynical
| title = Libya is another case of selective vigilantism by the west: Bombing Tripoli while shoring up other despots in the Arab world shows the UN-backed strikes to oust Gaddafi are purely cynical

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Tariq Ali (1943-) is a political commentator and author, identified by the Guardian (U.K.)]], for which he writes, as associated with the "international left". [1] He was born in Pakistan, educated there and at Oxford University]], and resides in the United Kingdom]] after criticizing the Pakistani government; he identifies as an "unwilling rebel".

A writer for the Guardian since the 1970s, he has also long been associated with the New Left Review]].

Western relations with the Arab world

He has criticized the Western-led intervention in Libya]], Operation ODYSSEY DAWN]] and Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR]], as "selective vigilantism". [2]

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