- Obama's March 28, 2011 address at the National Defense
University was true to form. It reeked of duplicity, hypocrisy, and ball-faced
lies, saying:
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- "For generations, the United States of America has played a
unique role as an anchor of global security and as an advocate for human
freedom."
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- "....(W)e are reluctant to use force to solve the world's many
challenges."
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- "But when our interests and values are at stake, we have a
responsibility to act. That's what happened in Libya...."
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- For decades, Libya was "ruled by a tyrant....He has denied his
people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad,
and terrorized people around the world - including Americans who were killed by
Libyan agents."
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- Substitute Washington for Libya and he got it right. America
is a rogue terror state, a menacing plague on humanity.
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- Democratic values, human and civil rights, and rule of law
principles are non-starters.
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- Only corporate and imperial interests matter, not equity,
justice, peace on earth, and government of, by and for the people while
respecting the sovereign rights of other nations.
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- NATO's war on Libya was planned many months in advance like
all wars. Why is most important, or put another way - cui bono?
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- Official accounts and media scoundrels never explain. Dozens
of previous articles discussed relevant issues and answers, including one
summarizing what's most important. More on that below.
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- Historical Facts About Libya
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- Like most parts of Africa for centuries, European colonial
powers ravaged Libya. During the 1911 Turko/Italian war, Libya was invaded and
attacked. Twenty years of resistance challenged Italian colonizers.
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- From 1911 - 1943, Italy's occupation was brutal. Libyans never
forgot. After WW II, America, Britain and France dominated the region. In 1951,
they combined three distinct regions into Libya - Cyrenaica in the east,
Tripolitania in the west, and Fezzan in the south.
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- Britain enthroned King Idriss. He let America, Britain and
France retain military bases and pursue corporate interests. America's Wheelus
Air Base near Tripoli dominated the Mediterranean Basin. Washington wants one or
more super-bases built on Libyan land as launching pads against the
region.
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- In 1955, Libyan oil was discovered. Three colonial powers
controlled it until Gaddafi's bloodless September 1, 1969 coup, ousting King
Idris. It was an anti-imperial socialist revolution. Foreign domination
ended.
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- Gaddafi supported pan-Africanism - a United States of Africa,
free from imperial domination. It was a vision shared by Marcus Garvey, Kwame
Kkrumah, Sekou Toure, Julius Nyerere, Jomo Kenyatta, William Tubman, Gamal Abd
Nasser, and others. More on that below.
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- He also wanted Libyans to share in the country's oil wealth, a
notion foreign to America and other Western societies.
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- Under his 1999 Decision No. 111, all Libyans got free
healthcare, education, electricity, water, training, rehabilitation, housing
assistance, disability and old-age benefits, interest-free state loans, as well
as generous subsidies to study abroad, buy a new car, help couples when they
marry, practically free gasoline, and more.
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- Literacy under Gaddafi rose from 20 - 80%. Libya's hospitals
and private clinics were some of the region's best. Now they're in shambles.
Some, in fact, were bombed or damaged in other fighting. NATO lied saying only
military targets were attacked.
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- NATO's imperial strategy involves targeting civilians and
vital infrastructure, including power, communications, medical care facilities,
and other essential to life sites.
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- Before war began, Libyans had Africa's highest standard of
living. According to David Blundy and Andrew Lycett's book titled, "Qaddafi and
the Libyan
Revolution.http://www.amazon.com/Qaddafi-Libyan-Revolution-David-Blundy/dp/0316100420"
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- "The young people are well dressed, well fed and well
educated....Every Libyan gets free, and often excellent, education, medical and
health services. New colleges and hospitals are impressive by any international
standard."
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- "All Libyans have a house or a flat, a car, and most have
televisions" and other conveniences. "Compared with most citizens of Third World
countries, and with many (others), Libyans have it very good indeed," including
decent housing or a rent-free apartment.
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- Gaddafi's Green Book, in fact, states, "The house is a basic
need of both the individual and the family, therefore it should not be owned by
others." It also covers other beneficial social policies, saying:
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- "Women, like men, are human beings.
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- ....(A)ll individuals have a natural right to self-expression
by any means....;
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- In a socialist society no person may own a private means of
transportation for the purpose of renting to others, because this represents
controlling the needs of others.
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- The democratic system is a cohesive structure whose foundation
stones are firmly laid above the other (through People's Conferences and
Committees). There is absolutely no conception of democratic society other than
this.
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- No representation of the people - representation is a
falsehood. The existence of parliaments underlies the absence of the people, for
democracy can only exist with the presence of the people and not in the presence
of representatives of the people."
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- Green Book ideology rejects Western-style democracy and
predatory capitalism, especially neoliberal exploitation. It's one of many
reasons why Gaddafi was ousted.
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- He provided impressive social benefits, including free land,
equipment, livestock and seeds for agriculture to foster self-sufficient food
production. Moreover, all basic food items were subsidized and sold through a
network of "people's shops."
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- Moreover, since the 1960s, women had the right to vote and
participate politically. They can also own and sell property independently of
their husbands. Under the December 1969 Constitutional Proclamation Clause 5,
they have equal status with men, including for education and employment, even
though men play leading roles in society.
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- Until Washington and NATO blocked its approval, the UN Human
Rights Council Libyan praised Gaddafi in its January 2011 "Report of the Working
Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Libya Arab Jamahiriya."
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- It said his government protected "not only political rights,
but also economic, educational, social and cultural rights." It also lauded his
treatment of religious minorities, and "human rights training" of its security
forces.
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- In eight months, NATO's killing machine destroyed 42 years of
achievements, benefitting all Libyans. Why else would overwhelming numbers
support him?
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- After NATO attacked, hundreds of thousands rallied openly for
him. On July 1, 95% of Tripoli's population (over a million strong) expressed
support in Green Square.
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- Before the war, he felt safe enough to drive unprotected
through Tripoli streets. Residents lined up to cheer him. Some despot!
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- America and other Western societies should have ones like him.
Imperial wars would end. So would homelessness, hunger and human depravation.
Instead, "new world order" imperialists want super-wealth and power shared only
by their privileged few.
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- Libya is one of many targets. Others will follow to extinguish
freedom everywhere if they succeed. Universal opposition needs to stop them.
Failure can't be tolerated. The alternative is too grim to imagine.
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- Why Gaddafi Was Targeted
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- Information below was discussed earlier. It bears repeating
now. Gaddafi's vision marked him for removal. It was just a matter of when, even
though he cooperated with Western powers post-9/11 on matters of intelligence
and terrorism.
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- Until vilified and targeted, he was welcomed in Western
capitals. In 2003, he came in from the cold, became a valued Western ally, and
had meetings and discussions with top officials like UK Prime Ministers Tony
Blair and Gordon Brown, France's Nicolas Sarkozy, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, US
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, and others.
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- He also participated in the 2009 G-8 Summit in L-Aquila, Italy
as Chairman of the African Union. At the time, he met and shook hands with
Obama.
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- Moreover, ABC News interviewed him live, and on January 21,
2009, The New York Times published his op-ed headlined, "The One-State Solution"
to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He called "living under one
roof....the only option for a lasting peace."
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- On May 16, 2006, Washington restored full diplomatic
relations, removing Libya from its state sponsors of terrorism list. At the
time, Rice called the move:
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- "tangible results that flow from the historic decisions taken
by Libya's leadership in 2003 to renounce terrorism and to abandon its weapons
of mass destruction programs....Libya is an important model as nations around
the world press for changes in behavior by the Iranian and North Korean
regimes."
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- She also praised Gaddafi's "excellent cooperation" in fighting
terrorism. Moreover, he opened Libya's markets to Western interests by arranging
deals with Big Oil giants BP, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Occidental,
France's Total, Italy's Eni Gas and others. By all appearances, he joined the
club, so why turn on him?
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- Though on board in some ways, he very much wasn't on others.
He supported Palestinian rights, opposed Israel's occupation and Gaza's
siege.
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- Earlier he backed anti-apartheid struggles in South Africa, as
well as others in Northern Ireland, Spain, and elsewhere.
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- He had nothing to do with downing Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie,
Scotland in 1988. Neither did Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi. Scottish judges knew
he was innocent but were pressured to convict.
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- Gaddafi never admitted fault. He took responsibility solely to
have international sanctions removed. To this day, he and al-Megrahi stand
falsely accused. Likely CIA /MI6/and/or Mossad involvement is never
mentioned.
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- America tried and failed numerous times to assassinate him,
including Ronald Reagan's 1986 attempt. CIA covert efforts financed opposition
groups. In 1981, they helped establish the National Front for the Salvation of
Libya (NFSL) and its militant wing called the Libyan National Army based in
Egypt near Libya's border.
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- Along with US and UK Special Forces, it was directly involved
in instigating insurrection last February. It wasn't homegrown. As in Syria, it
was externally generated.
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- Gaddafi opted out of AFRICOM. It's one of nine global Pentagon
commands to control Africa and the Mediterranean Basin, including its strategic
energy transit routes and choke points, crucial to keep open for world
economies.
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- All African countries participate except Sudan, Zimbabwe,
Ivory Coast, Eritrea, and Libya until now. He also backed an initiative to
create a United States of Africa, whereas Washington wants easily exploitable
divisions. More on that below.
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- Besides ranked ninth in the world with 42 billion proved
barrels of oil reserves (and large amounts of gas), its untapped potential is
believed much greater. Moreover, being nearly sulfur-free, it's even more valued
for its extremely high quality. At issue isn't access, it's control over who
develops, produces and receives it in what amounts.
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- In January 2009, Gaddafi wanted to nationalize Libyan oil, but
his timetable faced internal resistance. According to Pravda.ru's March 25, 2011
article titled, "Reason for war? Gaddafi wanted to nationalise oil," he
considered the option because of low oil prices at the time, saying:
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- "The oil-exporting countries should opt for nationalisation
because of the rapid fall in oil prices. We must put the issue on the table and
discuss it seriously. Oil should be owned by the State at this time, so we could
better control prices by the increase or decrease in production."
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- In February 2009, he asked for public support to distribute
Libya's oil wealth directly to the people. However, senior officials feared
losing their jobs "due to a parallel plan by Gaddafi to rid the state of
corruption." Possible capital flight was also an issue.
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- As a result, Libya's Popular Committee voted 468 - 64 to delay
nationalization plans, even though a 251 majority viewed doing so as
positive.
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- Note: Gaddafi didn't consider how powerful insiders manipulate
all markets up or down for profit, including oil, irrespective of demand. It's
brazen fraud but goes on all the time, especially on Wall Street in collusion
with Washington.
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- Libya's Great Man-Made River (GMMR) was developing an
ocean-sized aquifer beneath the desert for irrigation, human consumption, and
other uses. At 2007 consumption rates, it could last 1,000 years. No wonder
Gaddafi calls his Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) the "Eighth Wonder of
the World."
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- At issue, of course, is privatizing it, making water
unaffordable for many, including most Libyans. In other words, Western predators
want it exploited for maximum profits, not equitable use as a public
resource.
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- Ellen Brown's April 13 article titled, "Libya: All About Oil,
or All About Banking?" raised another, easily overlooked, issue. Who controls
Libya's money, the lifeblood of every economy? In 1970, Henry Kissinger said,
"Control oil and you control nations. Control food and you control people." He
left out money, the supreme power to control everything because without it
economies collapse.
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- At issue is public or private control like most nations,
including America under Wall Street's owned and operated Federal Reserve.
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- Under Gaddafi, the Central Bank of Libya was state owned. In
other words, it created its own money, the Libyan Dinar, interest free to be
used productively for economic growth, not speculation, profits and bonuses for
predatory bankers.
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- However, after Washington's led NATO intervention, the
privately controlled Central Bank of Benghazi was established to let Western
bankers, not Libyans, run things. Money control indeed appears an important
reason for intervening, perhaps most important of all.
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- On April 24, Manlio Dinucci's Global Research article
headlined, "Financial Heist of the Century: Confiscating Libya's Sovereign
Wealth Funds (SWF)," saying:
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- Besides money, oil, gas, water, and other reasons, the "Libyan
Investment Authority (LIA) manages" an estimated $70 billion, "rising to more
than $150 billion (including) foreign investments of the Central Bank and other
bodies. But it might be more."
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- Confiscation gives US/NATO interests easy money for their own
purposes. In fact, besides war, the business of America is grand theft in league
with Western partners, Wall Street and other corporate interests.
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- Gaddafi promoted pan-African unity, a United States of Africa
he hoped to lead against Western powers wanting balkanized easily-controlled
states.
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- Libya was central to Africa's independence, including freedom
from predatory central banks and international lending agencies, acting as loan
sharks of last resort.
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- He also funded Africa's only communications satellite. In
doing so, he saved hundreds of millions of dollars for low-cost incoming and
outgoing calls.
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- In addition, he allocated two-thirds of the $42 billion needed
to launch a public African Central Bank (HQ'd in Nigeria), an African Monetary
Fund based in Cameroon, and an African Investment Bank HQ'd in Libya.
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- The Obama administration stole the money and prevented it. If
established, it would have provided low-cost (or perhaps interest-free) loans
for health, education, and other social projects, as well as vital
infrastructure development in participating African states.
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- Washington and NATO partners destroyed his vision to rape
Libya for profit and exploit its people. That imperialism's core element.
Gaddafi wanted none of it. As a result, he had to go.
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- He advocated a new "Gold Standard," replacing dollars with
gold dinars. African and Muslim states supported it to provide real monetary
wealth and value, free from predatory lending agencies and depreciating fiat
currencies.
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- Washington determined to prevent it to maintain petrodollar
recycling and dollar hegemony as the world's reserve currency.
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- In 1977, Gaddafi transformed the Libyan Republic into the
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - a "state of the masses." In 1979, he
established direct participatory democracy, devolving power to tribal leaders.
In 1986, Libya became the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya.
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- A revolutionary leader, Gaddafi was a visionary. He wanted
Libya's society based on equity, justice and fair distribution of wealth. Nasser
said he represented Arab nationalism and unity.
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- His faults aside, Libyans supported him overwhelmingly. They
still do. His spirit drives their revolutionary struggle for freedom. They won't
quit until it's achieved.
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- Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at
lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
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- Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen
to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio
News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and
Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy
listening.
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- http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour/.
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Comments
The Rothschild family is slowly but surely having their Central banks established in every country of this world, giving them incredible amount of wealth and power.
In the year of 2000 there were seven countries without a Rothschild owned Central Bank:
Afghanistan
Iraq
Sudan
Libya
Cuba
North Korea
Iran
It is not a coincidence that these country, which are listed above were and are still being under attack by the western media, since one of the main reasons these countries have been under attack in the first place is because they do not have a Rothschild owned Central Bank yet. The first step in having a Central Bank establish in a country is to get them to accept an outrageous loans, which puts the country in debt of the Central Bank and under the control of the Rothschilds. If the country does not accept the loan, the leader of this particular country will be assassinated and a Rothschild aligned leader will be put into the position, and if the assassination does not work, the country will be invaded and have a Central Bank established with force all under the name of terrorism.
Rothschild owned Central Bank:
Central banks are illegally created private banks that are owned by the Rothschild banking family. The family has been around for more than 230 years and has slithered its way into each country on this planet, threatened every world leader and their governments and cabinets with physical and economic death and destruction, and then emplaced their own people in these central banks to control and manage each country’s pocketbook. Worse, the Rothschilds also control the machinations of each government at the macro level, not concerning themselves with the daily vicissitudes of our individual personal lives. Except when we get too far out of line.
The only countries left in 2003 without a Central Bank owned by the Rothschild Family were:
Sudan
Libya
Cuba
North Korea
Iran
The Attacks of September 11th were an inside job to invade Afghanistan and Iraq to then establish a Central Bank in those countries.
The only countries left in 2011 without a Central Bank owned by the Rothschild Family are:
Cuba
North Korea
Iran
After the instigated protests and riots in the Arab countries the Rothschild finally paved their way into establishing Central Banks, and getting rid of many leaders, which put them into more power.