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A previous
article on Syria quoted Middle East analyst Mahdi Darius
Nazemroaya, explaining Washington's longstanding plan to "creat(e)
an arc of instability, chaos, and violence extending from Lebanon,
Palestine, and Syria to Iraq, the Persian Gulf, Iran, and the
borders of NATO-garrisoned Afghanistan."
He explained
it also includes redrawing the Eurasian map, balkanizing or
reconfiguring countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi
Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, perhaps Baltic states, the entire Persian
Gulf, Syria, Lebanon, and, of course, Libya to assure Western
control of its valued resources. Besides already having created
three Iraqs, the strategy involves "divid(ing) and conquer(ing to
serve) Anglo-American and Israeli interests in the broader
region."
Currently it's
playing out violently in Libya, addressed in numerous previous
articles as Western intervention heads closer to invasion, knowing
air strikes alone can't topple Gaddafi unless a "lucky" one kills
him. It's a key administration goal despite official denials, while
defending the right to bomb his compound having no other purpose
than assassination.
Notably on
April 26, Los Angeles Times writer David Cloud headlined, "NATO
widens air war in Libya, targeting key sites in Tripoli,"
saying:
Predator drones
are being used "to strike directly at the pillars of the regime,
including (Gaddafi), in the heart of Tripoli," according to a
senior NATO officer, explaining:
"This is a
shift, absolutely. We're picking up attacks on these
command-and-control facilities. If (Gaddafi) happens to be in one
of those buildings, all the better," stopping short of saying he,
in fact, is the target.
Russia's Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin criticized the attacks,
saying:
"They said they
didn't want to kill Gaddafi. Now some officials say: 'Yes, we are
trying to kill Gaddafi.' Who permitted this, was there a trial? Who
took on the right to execute this man, no matter who he
is?"
Putin denounced
the efforts, saying they exceed the UN resolution's mandate. As a
result, Libya asked Russia to convene a new Security Council
meeting to address illegitimate NATO action, functioning as the
insurgency's air force, taking sides instead of staying neutral in
Libya's internal affairs.
China also
objects to Western military "advisers" intervening, special forces
aiding insurgents besides CIA and MI6 agents doing it also for
months. Now Britain will deploy troops on Tunisia's border with
Libya, inching closer to invasion. UK Defense Minister Liam Fox
justifies it, saying Britain's prepared for the "long haul,"
adding:
"It is
essential that the international community gives a very clear
signal to the Libyan regime that our resolve isn't
time-limited....Politically, economically, militarily, we are
moving forward," stopping short of explaining key Western
goals.
They're
unrelated to humanitarian intervention or protecting civilians, the
bogus reasons always given (besides WMDs or other spurious security
threats) to attack, conquer, colonize, and plunder targeted
countries. Now it's Libya's turn at the same time Syria experiences
Western destabilizing intervention, perhaps ahead of "shock and
awe" and whatever else US/NATO planners have in mind.
In fact, the
Obama administration threatens the entire region, using
"constructive chaos" to create "an arc of instability, chaos, and
violence," affecting all Eurasian countries to solidify
unchallengeable US control.
Moreover, at a
time when "Let them eat cake" arrogance trumps growing public
needs, America plans more than ever military spending. In addition,
Britain's Fox said the Libyan campaign won't "be limited by pounds,
shillings and pence" to conclude the mission
successfully.
Nor do royal
weddings costing her majesty's subjects a shocking $10 billion,
including official understated expenses, security, and declaring a
national holiday, depriving millions of Brits of a day's pay they
can't afford to lose.
Kill
Gaddafi
In America,
congressional calls are increasing to assassinate him, Washington's
favored regime change method besides externally instigated coups.
In recent days, figures like Republican Senator Lindsey Graham
called for:
"cut(ting) the
head of the snake off. Go to Tripoli, start bombing Gaddafi's inner
circle, their compounds, their military headquarters....The people
around Gaddafi need to wake up every day wondering 'will this be my
last?' The military commanders supporting Gaddafi should be
pounded. So I would not let the UN mandate stop what is the right
thing to do."
He wasn't asked
to explain how violating UN Resolution 1973, its Charter, as well
as international and US law is "right" when daily war crimes keep
mounting. Nonetheless, others in Congress agree, including Senator
John McCain, preferring winning on the ground only because it's
chancy "taking him out with a lucky air strike." Senator Joe
Lieberman also says he's "got to start thinking about whether they
want to more directly target (him) and his family."
Bipartisan
support in both Houses concurs, as well as Obama, despite official
denials. In fact, current efforts may be to accomplish Ronald
Reagan's failed 1986 objective. At the time, White House press
secretary Larry Speakes called killing Gaddafi "a fortunate
by-product of our act of self-defense," against what he didn't
explain nor apologize for murdering so many Libyans, as well as
injuring thousands more, mostly civilians, those always harmed most
in wars and other conflicts.
Earlier,
however, House and Senate members from both parties criticized
Obama for not seeking congressional authorization for war, saying
it exceeded his constitutional authority, but stopping short of
wanting attacks stopped.
In fact, under
the Constitution's Article 1, Section 8, only Congress may declare
war, what hasn't happened since December 8, 1941 against Japan,
making all US wars since illegal. Obama once taught constitutional
law at the University of Chicago. In addition, as a presidential
candidate in December 2007, he told the Boston Globe:
"The president
does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally
authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve
stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
That was then.
This is now as Republicans and Democrats plan authorizing it after
the fact either by resolution or a symbolic "sense of the House and
Senate" motion or confirmation.
If so, it will
legitimize the illegitimate as Congress can't invalidate UN Charter
provisions explaining under what conditions intervention, violence
and coercion (by one state against another) are justified. Article
2(3) and Article 33(1) require peaceful settlement of international
disputes. Article 2(4) prohibits force or its threatened use,
including no-fly zones that are acts of war.
In addition,
Articles 2(3), 2(4), and 33 absolutely prohibit any unilateral or
other external threat or use of force not specifically allowed
under Article 51 or otherwise authorized by the Security
Council.
Moreover,
so-called "humanitarian intervention" amounts to modern-day
colonialism to achieve geopolitical objectives. Besides, America
never showed concern for human rights in pursuit of strategic
aims.
Notably, dovish
US diplomat, advisor, and father of Soviet containment George
Kennan (advocating diplomacy over force) explained what became
America's post-WW II foreign policy. In his February 1948 "Memo
PPS23," he stated:
"....we have
50% of the world's wealth but only 6.3% of its population. (It
makes us) the object of envy and resentment. Our real task in the
coming period is to devise a pattern of relationships (to let us)
maintain this position of disparity without positive detriment to
our national society. To do so we will have to dispense with all
sentimentality and daydreaming; and our attention will have to be
concentrated everywhere on our immediate national objectives. We
need not deceive ourselves that we can afford today the luxury of
altruism and world benefaction...."
"We should
dispense with the aspiration to 'be liked' or to be regarded as the
repository of a high-minded international altruism....We should
(stop talking about) unreal objectives such as human rights, the
raising of the living standards, and democratization. The day is
not far off when we are going to have to deal in straight power
concepts. The less we are hampered by idealistic slogans (ideas and
practices), the better."
As a result,
when America intervenes militarily, it's for policy goals, never
for human rights or humanitarian priorities, rhetoric
notwithstanding.
Why Gaddafi Is
Targeted
Previous
articles explained that he wasn't fully on board, or put another
way, "with the program." Specific reasons are explained
below.
*(1) He opted
out of AFRICOM, one of nine global Pentagon commands, to control
the Africa and the Mediterranean Basin, including its strategic
energy transit routes and choke points, crucial to keep open for
world economies. All African countries participate except Sudan,
Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, and Libya. He also backed an
initiative to create a United States of Africa, whereas Washington
wants easily exploitable divisions.
*(2) 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.
*(3) 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:
"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."
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." He was also advised about the possibility of capital
flight.
As a result,
Libya's Popular Committee voted 468 - 64 to delay nationalization
plans, even though a 251 majority viewed the change as
positive.
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.
*(4) Libya's
Great Man-Made River (GMMR) is 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."
At issue, of
course, is the wish of the global elite to control water,
privatizing it, making water unaffordable for many, perhaps most
Libyans. In other words, neoliberal control will exploit it for
maximum profits, not equitable use as a public
resource.
*(5) 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 neglected to add, control money
and you control everything because without it economies
collapse.
At issue is
whether it's public or private like most nations, including America
under the Federal Reserve that isn't federal and has no reserves as
Ron Paul explains.
Under Gaddafi,
"the Central Bank of Libya is 100% State owned." In other words, it
creates its own money, the Libyan Dinar, interest free to be used
productively for economic growth, not profits and bonuses for
predatory bankers.
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.
*(6) On April
24, Manlio Dinucci's Global Research article headlined, "Financial
Heist of the Century: Confiscating Libya's Sovereign Wealth Funds
(SWF)," saying:
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."
Confiscation
gives US/NATO interests easy money to use for their own purposes,
no matter that doing so amounts to grand theft, an American/Western
specialty in league with Wall Street and its European
counterparts.
The USA has
already confiscated $32 billion and 45 billion Euros, the former
was starting capital for African projects, see below.
*(7) Libya was
central to Africa's independence, and cutting loose from foreign
private central banks, as well as the ability to issue its own
currency instead of that issued abroad, such as the CFA Franc. This
too is the reason for the overthrow of Gbagbo in Ivory
Coast.
After funding
Africa's first and only communications satellite, saving Africa
some $500 million annually, by paying $300 million with the
remainder of the total one-off cost of $377 million, allowing the
price of calls to and from Africa to drop drastically, Libya put
aside $32 billion for a $42 billion African fund to launch a
non-private African Central Bank (HQ in Nigeria), African Monetary
Fund (HQ in Cameroon) and African Investment Bank (HQ in
Libya).
Obama's
administration has stolen the $32 billion, that would have launched
this massive African fund this year, and allowed health, eduction
and communication projects and infrastructure development all over
Africa. This huge robbery is going unreported.
Additionally 45
billion Euros, and unknown other amounts of billions of Libya's
money has been "confiscated" (stolen) in Europe.
*(8) Qaddafi
has been advocating a new "Gold Standard" and use of gold dinars
instead of U.S. paper dollars, a plan that has won the support of
much of Africa and the Muslim world, as it would provide real
monetary wealth and value, rather than privately printed money from
private central banks. The U.S. printing of paper dollars by a
printing machine of the private central Federal Reserve Bank would
become useless in its dealings with purchases of oil and other
commodities from much of Africa and Asia, and perhaps Latin America
too.
A Final
Comment
"Constructive
chaos" takes many forms, including conquering and colonizing
nations, then carving up the corpse for profit to the detriment of
its people. That's always imperial Washington's grand plan, playing
out disruptively throughout the region and violently in
Libya.
A previous
article discussed US intervention in Syria. On April 28, Washington
Post writers Joby Warrick and Liz Sly headlined, "Senators press
Obama to take strong action against Syria," saying:
Besides ongoin
wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Libya, "Sens. John McCain
(R.-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R.-SC), and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)
demanded tangible steps to pressure Assad," issuing a joint letter
stating:
"The escalating
crackdown by Bashar al-Assad's regime against the Syrian people has
reached a decisive point. By following the path of Muammar Gaddafi
and deploying military forces to crush peaceful demonstrations,
Assad and those loyal to him have lost the legitimacy to remain in
power in Syria."
In fact, as the
earlier article explained, "peaceful demonstrations" include
provocateurs inciting violence that, in turn, trigger a robust
government response, resulting in security force deaths as well as
civilians expressing legitimate demands for reform.
According to
reports, only sanctions so far are being considered. In fact, they
made be step one ahead of already being discussed harsher measures.
It takes little insight to imagine what kinds.
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Muammar Al
Gaddafi;
1. He nationalised
Libya's oil industry & has worked to improve the price that
Libya is paid for that oil.
2. He used oil revenue
to build hospitals, schools, universities, roads, free housing for
all Libyan people, the Great Man Made River project which provides
70% of Libyans with pure deep aquifer water. The Libyan people
achieved this without borrowing a penny from
Rothschild.
3. Libya were debt-free.
It had the highest standard of living in Africa, & above
Russia, Brazil & Saudi Arabia according to the
UN.
4. All loans are debt
free. Usury (interest on loans) is against the
law.
5. Before Qaddafi came
to power, less than one fifth of the people were literate. Now it's
83%.
6. Free healthcare. If
treatment is not available in Libya, then the government will fund
foreign healthcare.
7. Libya is thank to
Great-Man-Made-River project more self sufficient in food
production. Anyone wishing to be a farmer is given free use of
land, a home, equipment, livestock &
seeds.
8. He promised that his
own parents would not be housed until ALL Libyans were housed. He
kept his promise & his father died before he was able to house
him. All Libyans were given homes on a long term
loan.
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