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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 | |||
| journal = [[Guardian (U.K)]] | |||
| 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". | |||
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". <ref>{{citation | |||
| 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 | |||
| journal = Guardian (U.K.) | |||
| date = 29 March 2011 | |||
| author = Tariq Ali | |||
}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:49, 6 April 2011
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]