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THE WAR ON LIBYA - PART 4

The Old Imperialist PrDivide Libya in Three

Executedby Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

The division of Libya into three separate count

old imperialist objective of the U.S., Britain, Ital

There have been at least five attempts to dividNATO war launched against Libya in 2011 is m

attempt to bring this about. The July 2011 gat

of NATO is really discussing the occupational

which will attempt to send foreign troops into

buffer zone between Benghazi and Tripoli. Thehowever, has backfired. The Libyan people hav

their country and Tripoli is exploring its strateg

strategic axis may even form between Iran, Alg

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Libya that would interface with Venezuela, Rus

and others to oppose Washington.

VOLTAIRE NETWORK | TRIPOLI (LIBYA) | 16 JU

Part 1: "The war on Libya and the coming imperial re-

27 April 2011

Part 2: "The media misinformation campaign behind

2011.

Part 3: "The Secret NATO Ground War" , 6 June 2011.

July 1, 2011July 1, 2011July 1, 2011July 1, 2011 TripoliTripoliTripoliTripoli

Preface: Reality versus Fictio

Almost all of the text herein was written a few m

as part of a series on Libya that was slowly upd




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then released in pieces. Much of it was even sat

conclude it in Tripoli, Libya. To be here on the gro

be witness to the lies and warped narratives o

media and the governments that have been us

ustify this unjustifiable war. The mainstream

major force in this war. They have made the

enabled the current criminal war against Libya.

Passing through the neighbourhood of Fashlo

apparent that no jets attacked it as Al Jazerrr

Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) falsely claimed.

media networks, newspapers, and wires claim on

Tripoli is about to fall and that the Transitional

new advances to various cities. Tripoli is nowher

is relatively peaceful. Foreign journalists have alto the areas that are being reported to ha

Transitional Council, such as Sabha and its enviro

The media at the Rixos Hotel (now the Swiss In

consistently made false reports and changing

news from what really matters. They report about

secure internet services which essentially descri

intelligence communication mediums. This is

shadow internet networks that the Obama




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promoting to topple various governments aroun

Latin America to Africa and Eurasia.

The foreign press staying in Libya have delib

paint a false picture of Libya as a country on the

and Colonel Qaddafi as a despot with little suppo

one was wearing a bulletproof vest for his report i

where there was no need for it. These journalists

the embedded journalists that follow the line of

that they are embedded with. Most the foreign p

the sacred trust of the public to report accurately

Not only are they actively misreporting, but it se

actively working against Libya. They and th

deliberately fashioned reports and taken pictures

have been used to portray Tripoli as an empty gh

Monde for example published an article on July

Philippe Rmy, which was accompanied by sel

photographs that presented Tripoli as a

photographs were taken by Laurent Van der Sti

editors in Paris who select which pictures are use

Le Mondeshould be held responsible for the clea

it is publishing to mislead the French people.




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Sky News is no better. Lisa Holland of Sky News

the words claimed, claim, and unverified

Libyan officials say, but presents everything

without the same doubt-casting language

unquestionable truth. She has used every chanc

degrade the Libyans. When she visited the bom

daughter of Mohammed Ali Gurari, where the

killed by NATO, she repeatedly asked if Qaddafi

for the bombing to the disgust of many except t

have also helped paint distorted pictures in t

audiences and readers. She has delibertly gone a

if she did not understand the reality of the sit

knew full well who had killed the civilian family.

Other disingenuous reports include those of

Boudoul is a reporter for Tlvision Franaise 1

been in Tripoli for months. She reported on Mar

all the reports coming out of Tripoli are reviewed

Tripoli. This was laughable. If the Libyans were ce

they would not have allowed her to make that sta

and her colleagues to continue their misinfor

Like all the other foreign journalists in Libya, s




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popular support that Colonel Qaddafi has among

one would never know from her reports about Lib

Much of what is being passed as news by for

the ground is a reflection of the foreign policies

come from. There is a real military-industrial-

work in North America and Western Europe. Most

are nonsense and contrary to the facts on the gro

the realities and hard facts that would turn th

publics against their governments and mobil

against the war in Libya. They have helped port

the aggressor. They use every chance they have

Libyan government and to lionize NATO. Essentia

so-called journalists are professional propagandis

The mainstream media has also basically

intelligence branch of the Pentagon and NATO i

The mainstream media has been party to atrocitie

that point should not be lost when analyzing t

British journalists have even been said to have

for bombings to NATO.




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Libya: A Nation and its Socie

Libya has been a meeting point for various peopl

geographic location. The inhabitants of Libya ar

of various stocks from Africa, the Mediterrane

and Southwest Asia. Berbers, Egyptians, Greek

Levantine peoples, Iranians, Arabs, Turks, Van

Tuareg peoples (the Kel Tamajaq or Kel Tama

other groups have all contributed to the mosaic t

population and society of Libya.

The genesis of the concept of a Libyan nation

entity started with the imperial rule of the OtNorth Africa. For the inhabitants of Libya it res

feeling of similarity that intensified after the Ita

After this war between the Ottoman Empire an

Ottoman provinces in Libya would fall under

control.

From the Ottoman and Italian periods onwards

after the Italian defeat the Eastern Libyans had

with their kindred in Egypt, while Western Liby




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common with their kindred in Tunisia and Al

Southern Libyans had much in common with their

Chad, and Sudan. The inhabitants of Libya, h

much in common with each other. This included a

shared language with similar dialects of Arabic, a

shared political goals.

Geographic proximity and a united feeling of a

the Italians were also important ingredients in est

of nationhood. Under the Italian rule of Liby

similarity amongst the local inhabitants would e

bud as an abstract national identity and as the Li

Italian colonial rule. The aspirations of this indig

were local sovereignty and unity without any forei




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The Devils Game: Divide and Co

Libya has fallen deeper and deeper into a tra

internal fighting have been fuelled in Libya

replicating the same divisional scenarios that

former Yugoslavia and Iraq. These plans are also

chaos in North Africa and West Africa in an effo

Africa in its entirety.

Seizing Libya to confiscate and manage its

controlling its resources are the desired objective

Washington. The White House and the E.U. countr

a foreign-propelled civil war was initiated in Lib

Qaddafi regained control of almost all Libya. The

intervene when the Benghazi-based Transitional

in its deathbed and was in very desperate shape

Transitional Council was willing to make a deal w

its survival. Thus, the Transitional Council em

enablers even closer.




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It must also be asked, which Libyan tribes ha

with the Transitional Council? Regardless of

towards the tribal system, this is a very import

allows one to have a sense of popular opini

understands Libyan society also understands th

weight and representation the tribes have.

Also, how many people remain in Benghazi? T

of that city have changed since the start of t

people have fled to Egypt and abroad from Ben

due to the fighting alone, but is tied to a lack o

Transitional Council, they foreign fighters they h

the lawlessness in Benghazi.

The Longstanding Demands to DividThree Trusteeships

There have been longstanding designs for dividi

back to 1943 and 1951. This started with faestablish a trusteeship over Libya after the de

Germany in North Africa during the Second

attempts to divide Libya then eventually resulted

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forced a monarchical federal system onto the L

how a federal system has been established over I

illegal 2003 Anglo-American invasion. If the Libya

federalism in their relatively homogenous societ

forfeited their independence in 1951.[1]

Great sacrifices were made by the Libyans who

their nation. During the Second World War the L

allowed Britain to enter their country to fight th

Germans. Benghazi fell to British military control

1942, and Tripoli on January 23, 1943. Great sac

by the Libyans who fought to liberate their n

Second World War the Libyans aided and allowe

their country to fight the Italians and the German

British military control on November 20, 1942anuary 23, 1943.[2] Despite its promises to

become an independent country, London intend

the two Libyan provinces of Tripolitania and Cyr

as colonies, while Paris was given control over the

(Fazzan), which is roughly one-third of Libya ansouthwest of the country bordering Algeria, Niger,

Following the end of the Second World War the

attempted to partition Libya into territories that t




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over as trust territories. It is because of the failu

that the Libyans gained independence as a un

political scientist Henri Habib describes this best:

The Allies, hav[ing] introduced a division in [Libya], hop

time to achieve their own ambitions. In the meantime, th

the U.S.A., the U.S.S.R., the U.K., and France met o

Potsdam and at San Francisco to discuss among other t

the former Italian colonies in Africa, including Libya.

matter to the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Big Fou

London in September, 1945, and later in April, 1946,

agree. The U.S. proposed a collective United Nations Truthe U.S.S.R. proposed a Soviet Trusteeship over Tripoli

wanted it returned to Italy. Eventually, the Soviets adopt

but insisted on a Soviet-Italian Trusteeship. The British

the future; Britain and the U.S. later accepted an Italian

condition, Britain insisted, that Cyrenaica be excluded

1947, a peace treaty with Italy was signed in Paris w

question of the Italian colonies. The Italians renounced

former colonies. They were secretly encouraged to makeexchange for a vague promise of a U.N. Trusteeship

former colonies. The Paris Conference had established a

1947 Peace Treaty with Italy a special Four Pow

Investigation to study the conditions in the former Ital

visited Libya from March 6, to May 20, 1948. They also

Italian government. The Commission was unable to a

decision, and conflicting recommendations were made

desire made by the Libyan people for their independeforeign ministers of the Big Four met on September 13, 1

recommendations, they had little choice but to refer the

General Assembly of the U.N. scheduled to meet on Se

Thus the question of the Libyan and other Italian colonie

U.N. General Assembly agenda.[4]




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Once the matter was handed to the U.N. Gene

British and the Italians made a last-ditch prop

1949, called the Bevin-Sfora Plan for Libya th

territory divided into an Italian-controlled Tripo

controlled Cyrenaica, and a French-ruled Fezza

failed by a vote of one and if it were not for the cr

the U.N. would have portioned Libya into

countries.[6]

The defeat of the plans to divide Libya at the U

the end of the project to divide the North Afric

was still the internal card, division from within. T

Idris comes into the picture.




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Soft Balkanization through a Feder

Libya could have ended up like Kuwait, Bahrain

Trucial Sheikhdoms which became the United Ar

British, the French, and the Italians did not give

for Libya even when the U.N. General Assembly vo

united and independent Libya. They continued

Libya and even establish spheres of influenc

government in Libya through Libyan federalism

unelected National Assembly controlled by King

circle of Libyan chieftains.[7]

The federalist system was unacceptable to masaw the new undemocratic National Assembly

sidestepping the Libyan people. Moreove

representatives from the heavily populated regi

would be outweighed by the unelected chieftain

and Fezzan. The official U.S. position was th

indigenous political leadership of Cyrenaica and

National Assembly with the elected repre

Tripolitania on the basis of equal representatio

Libya.[8] This was Orwellian double-speak th




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sidestep the will of the Libyan people. What was

by the U.S., Britain, France, and Italy was a coun

Arab sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf.

In 1951, the U.S. State Department had this

unelected National Assembly and King Idris:

The Department hopes and expects that all powers prev

the Administering Authorities [meaning France and Britai

fixed by the [U.N. General Assembly] (i.e., January 1,

transferred to the duly constituted Libyan Governmenindependence is expected to follow thereafter, together

by [the] Emir (Idris Al Senusi) of his position as constit

United Libya.[9]

This did not sit well with many Arabs. Egypt was

saw through the diplomatic deceit. The Egyptia

opposition were based on the following rationale:

(a) the National Assembly (which prepared the [Libyan] c

have been an elected rather than an appointed body (Eg

previously that only an elected [or democratic] National

the three parts of Libya [...] were represented in p

population could properly represent the people of Libya i

making process [...]) ; (b) the form of government shoul

than federal ; and (c) the present federation plan is

method of maintaining old imperialist control over Liby

great powers.[10]




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In this regard, Henri Habib states: When Li

independence in December 1951, federalism w

the country by King Idris and the foreign po

Britain, France, the U.S., and Italy] despite op

majority of Libyans.[11] He adds further: L

country deliberately divided by Britain and Franc

of division planted among them.[12]

Federalism, however, would be defeated by th

Arab demands for unity by the Libyan people:

Despite the initially strong opposition of King Idris and

the country was forced by the nature of things to adopt t

April 1963. The federal experiment was a failure and ev

acknowledge it. A special royal decree was issued o

abolishing federalism and establishing the unitary system

If Washington, London, Paris, and Rome were suc

day Libya would mostly likely not have become a

Libya would most probably mirror the United

many respects. In effect Libya would exist as

sheikhdom in the Mediterranean and the only

outside of the Persian Gulf littoral.




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Calculated Balkanization via Civil War:

into Trusteeships

There was more than just fate on the side of the L

had fought for their independence. The imper

divide Libya into three territories was defeate

people. In the words of Henri Habib:

Despite the attempts made by a number of powers to kee

weak after 1951 by establishing a federal system in a ho

Libyans amended their own constitution in 1963, establi

and removed a major obstacle to the unity of [Libya]. T

administrative or structural impediment to the f

independence which the Libyans sacrificed so much to ac

During the previous scheme to divide their coun

realized that the foreign objectives where to enh

of King Idris as a foreign vassal or as a local m

interests, like the Arab monarchs in Jordan and

weaken the Libyan nation.[15] Yet, today the obLibya into the three territories of Tripolitania,

Fezzan are very much alive. James Clapper Jr., th

National Intelligence, had testified to the U.S.




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2011 that at the end of the conflict Libya wo

previous federalist divisions which existed under t

that the country would have two or

administrations.[16]

Thus, effectively the three Western Europea

wanted to divide Libya amongst themselves a

reassumed their balkanization project. Britain,

have all publicly admitted to sending military

Transitional Council: Italian Defen[c]e Minister

said 10 military instructors would be sent and

worked out. He spoke Wednesday [April 20, 20

with his British counterpart, Liam Fox.[17] It is

hundreds of NATO and Gulf Cooperation Coun

advisors and special troops are operating on the g

France has openly admitted funnelling weapons

Mountains to forces hostile to the regime in Trip

unquestionable breach of the U.N. sanctions re

and to international law. The French argument th

arms to civilians to protect themselves is a non-s

It has no legal standing whatsoever and is

demands an international legal response.




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Weapons shipments have also been flown into B

Western European powers and the U.S. under

humanitarian aid. Moreover there are signs

insurgency in the Western Mountains was coo

diplomats in November 2010.[19] One U.S. diplo

leave Libya in November 2010 for making un

trips to the area, just as U.S. and French diplom

Hama to stroke tensions in Syria.[20]

This war is part of a project that intends to e

bounds of the Libyan people. Admiral Stra

commander in charge of NATO, has told the U.

Services Committee in March 2011 that he believ

support base would shrink as the tribal cleavag

into play as the war proceeded.[21] What St

spelled out is that the NATO operations in Libya

internal divisions through igniting tribal tensions

regional differences. This is one of the real aim

campaign.[22] The U.S. and NATO also know

Colonel Qaddafi is gone that the Libyan trib

amongst themselves for power and be politicall

why they have been very adamant about removing




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The U.S., Britain, France, Italy, and NATO have

power vacuum that would be left by Qaddafi if h

dies. This is why they want to kill him. They ha

there will be a mad dash to fill the power vacu

divide Libya further and promote violence. They

aware that any tribal conflicts in Libya will sp

Africa into West Africa and Central Africa.

The NATO-led coalition against Libya is al

through intelligence work and psychological ope

internal divisions within Tripoli. This is inten

weaken the regime and to make it act more des

also intended to compound the internal divisi

Britains William Hague has offered sanctuar

officials, such as Musa Al-Kusa, that wish to de

and has said that London will exempt them f

sanctions.[23] This British offer of exemption al

the international sanctions against Libya are a

with very little moral or ethical meaning or drive.

Even within the Benghazi-based Transitional

divisions that the Pentagon and NATO have bee

Wall Street Journalhad this to report about the a

the so-called jihadist elements and the rest of




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Council: Some rebel leaders are wary of th

jihadists] roles. Many of us were concerned abo

backgrounds, said Ashour Abu Rashed,

representatives on the rebels provisional gove

Transitional National Council.[24] It has also be

the Transitional Council forces are also fighting

using NATO against each other.[25]

Sowing the Seeds of Chaos: Al-Qaed

U.S. officials have increasingly been talking about

Al-Qaeda in Africa and how the Global War on T

expanded into the African continent by the Penta

point has five aims. The first two are to help b

Command (AFRICOM) and a NATO-like alliance in

is part of a plan to control the Transitional

authentic revolutionary forces within Libya.

The U.S. and the E.U. will not accept a new Li

with an independent nature. Within the objectiv

Transitional Council and any authentic revolution

there also exists contingency plans. The contin

been paved in order to allow the White House an




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should choose to do so, to betray the Transi

dispose of it like an outdated utensil. This is why

the mainstream media have casually started to sp

Qaeda presence in Libya.

Such betrayal should not be surprising, the U

have betrayed former allies time after time. Sadda

example and another is the Taliban governmen

they nurtured, armed, and bolstered in Afghani

and its cohorts are deliberately keeping the

reserve to use against the Transitional Council in

cooperate with Washington and NATOs objecti

Africa. Regardless of a Transitional Council victor

to use the Al-Qaeda card as a means to possibl

Libya to fight terrorism in the future.

The fourth aim of the talks about Al-Qaed

narrative for the chaos that will be unveiled in Lib

operations mature. It is very likely that terrorist

in Libya in some form like they did in Iraq fo

invasion and occupation. These acts of terroris

and coordinated by Washington and the same g

attacking Libya right now.




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The fifth aim is the normalization of cooperatio

NATO with the mythical Al-Qaeda figures that

and engrained into the minds of their publics to j

militarism. In the words of Robin Cook the forme

of Britain Al-Qaeda is originally the comp

thousands of mujahideen who were recruited and

from the CIA to defeat the Russians [si

Washington and NATO are now planning to use

militant Islamists that they themselves have

countries opposed to their agenda, such as Syria

implant a new generation of subservient Islami

Arab countries, such as Egypt.

The Insidious Nature of the ObjectiveLibya

This war in Libya has nothing to do with saving li

been turned on its head. Killing is saving lives, be

alive, war is peace, destruction is preservation,

presented as the truth. People have been blinded

and utter deception.




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In this conflict most the propaganda, most the l

hatred have invariably come from the people who

Others have been used as their pawns and

battlefield. All the known advocates of Pentago

global empire demanded for this war to take pla

Wolfowitz, John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, Eliott

Wieseltier, John Hannah, Robert Kagan, and Willia

There has been a total infringement of inter

crimes and crimes against humanity have bee

NATO in Libya. The International Criminal Cour

U.N. will never investigate these crimes or hold

accountable. Instead the U.N. Security Council a

political weapons being used against Libya. Wh

about the depleted uranium (D.U.) being used a

people or the bombing of civilian infrastructure?

As an example that the war has nothi

humanitarianism, the first targets of the war were

dinars and food storage facilities. A heritage b

Italian period that hosted the offices the Downs S

a childrens centre, a pre-school, the Handi

Foundation, the National Diabetic Research

Crippled Childrens Foundation was bombed to




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medical facilities have been bombed, including a

medical oxygen production. The bombings

residential areas, a hotel, restaurants, a bus fill

Nasser University (a campus of Al-Fatah U

conference hall with participants pushing for pe

forces, which were not being used to attac

amongst the first targets attacked when the war

the same time NATO even released a video

Charlottetown, a Canadian frigate, which prallowing offensive (and non-defensive) we

Transitional Council forces.[27]

What is happening in Libya is an insidious

taking place in subtle and gradual steps that

towards the objective of dividing the Libyans. Thtakes the more indebted and entrenched the Tr

will be in the services of Washington and Brus

NATO has deliberately prolonging the war and h

and increasing its help to the Transitional Counc

battlefield. This is one of the reasons, alongnumbers, that despite the help of NATO the rebel

pushed back. Even the so-called friendly fire

NATO bombed the Transitional Councils tank




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towards Tripoli are suspect as being a deliberate

the fighting.[28]

NATO has now bombed advancing Transition

several times. The Transitional Council has found

why NATO has been bombing its forces and has

in a position where it had to apologize on April

when its frontline volunteers were killed by NAT

Once again, internal political fighting amongst

Council is also a facet in these bombings.

Many reports have described the conflict as inte

The pro-Qadhafi forces mounted a fierce assault o

Saturday morning [April 9, 2011]. Following classic mili

forces first resorted to the heavy artillery firing, whic

incursions by infantry troops inside the town. By aftelanding at Istanbul street in the city centre, causing p

opposition fighters, who chose to hastily flee in thei

Benghazi. However, some among the opposition ranks

and managed to control the north-eastern access to the

artillery barrage appeared to have dislodged them

moorings. As the battle raged, NATO forces were pitchin

which seemed unable to silence the regimes heavy gun

10, 2011], NATO claimed that air strikes had destroyeahead of Ajdabiyah. The government said it had shot d

helicopters, signalling the high intensity of the fighting

well as in the air.[30]




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In reality there is a virtual stalemate. The Trans

not moving westward, but has also been entrench

positions due to NATO support.

One objective of NATO is to control both sides

as both sides become more desperate they will

turn to Washington and Brussels for a way out of

more concessions to U.S. and E.U. demands. Th

another player that can be turned to by both sides

Both Tripoli and Benghazi have talked with the

through different channels, which includes usi

unofficial positions. Kurt Weldon, a former me

Congress for Pennsylvania, went to meet with L

the start of April 2011. Weldon made the tcoordination with the White House. The U.S. medi

gloss over Weldons visit running articles about

meet Qaddafi.

At the onset of the fighting Tripoli accepted

for mediation, which the U.S. and the E.U. undTransitional Council rejected. Tripoli even said th

initial March 2011 African Union ceasefire and re

were ignored by Washington and its allies. Tripo




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that the African Union, the U.N., and the E.U

themselves the claims against the Libyan govern

most governments, from Brazil and Nigeria to Ma

voiced support for a negotiated settlement in Li

been ignored by the U.S., NATO, and the unrepres

Arab dictators they call their allies.

The Qaddafi familys subsequent requests

negotiations were also turned down by the U.S.

powers.[31] Afterwards, Tripoli again accepte

offers for mediation spearheaded by the Republi

and a repeated African Union proposal for a ce

U.S. and the E.U. undermined again and the Tr

rejected.[32] The repeated African Union prop

ceasefire, the creation of humanitarian corridoforeigners, and finally dialogue between both

democratic reform.[33] A massive peoples

reconciliation march across the war zone in Libya

which received little press coverage outside of

countries.[34]

The government in Tripoli has even put

constitution.[35] Tripoli even gave orders for the

Misurata (Misrata/Misratah) and allow the local t




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political order and security in the city and

district.[36] During talks with Greece officials

tried to use billions of frozen dollars to provide

to the Libyan people on both sides of the confli

plan obstructed and blocked by France.[37]

As they did during the invasion of Iraq, the po

started to show breaks in London. Conservative p

the British Parliament, such as John Baron, David

Bone, are starting to criticize their leader,

Cameron.[38] Baron told the British press that

has changed significantly: When it was put befo

emphasis was very much on humanitarian ass

changed into a mission of regime change [in Liby




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TransitionalTransitionalTransitionalTransitional Council sign in BenghaziCouncil sign in BenghaziCouncil sign in BenghaziCouncil sign in Benghazi

declaring allegiance to the Uniteddeclaring allegiance to the Uniteddeclaring allegiance to the Uniteddeclaring allegiance to the United

States.States.States.States.

The Geo-Politics of Dividing Libya arBroader Global Campaign

What has to be clarified very clearly is that Was

want to have a visible presence in the war in Ndeliberately let its allies take the lead in the

painstakingly tried to distance itself from the war

itself as cautious and reluctant to go to war.[

allies are in reality doing its bidding within a s

What is happening parallels how the alliance s

Romans in Peninsular Italy turned into Romes

empire. As Romes allies did more and more o

Roman Republic began to become more and mor

character as a republican empire. NATO is also i

evolving in this manner in regards to the modern

the United States.

This war is not exclusively about controlling en

the Libyan economy alone. The war also encompa

entrench the control of the U.S. and the E.U. o




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balkanize the region. The U.S. and the E.U. were

Libyan project to develop and unify Africa, whic

their strategy of maintaining Africa as a

unmanufactured resources.[41]

It is also no coincidence that the Director of Na

told the U.S. Armed Services Committee during a

mostly Libya that Russia and China were also

the United States.[42] The war in Libya is also m

the drive into Eurasia, which will target Russia,

Central Asia. There already is a visible correlatio

pressure and Turkeys roles against Libya and Syri

The Arab sister-republics of Lebanon and Syri

Syria has been destabilized and the groundwor

Lebanon with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

same. Control over Libya, Syria, and Lebanon wo

the Mediterranean Union, which is a geo-politic

E.U. and Washington to control the entire Mediterr

Moreover, the U.S. wants to manage Libyan o

keep what it sees as its junior Western Europe

under guard and embedded within their alliances

NATO is also a means of instituting an unseen U.S

much of the European continent. Managing Libya




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is also a means for Washington to try to put a m

Chinese and even India.

NATO Africanus: An African N

The war against Libya will also be used to cre

military structure in Africa that will be tied to

speaking to the U.S. Senate Arms Services Co

Ham of AFRICOM pointed out that a military

African states and support for regional organizati

strategic U.S. military objectives. What General H

saying was that the U.S. was planting the seeds

NATO-like military structure in Africa that would

Washington. In General Hams own words:

Secondly, building the Coalition to address the situation i

facilitated through the benefits of longstanding relati

operability, in this case through NATO. This is the kind o

to security that U.S. Africa Command seeks to foster o

Africa]. U.S. Africa Commands priority efforts remain b

capacity of our African partners. We incorporate regionpursuit of inter-operability, in all of our programs, activ

so our African partners are postured to readily form co

African security challenges as they arise.[44]




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Libya is the crown of Africa and from Libya t

opening for the U.S., NATO, and the E.U. into the

U.S. and NATO bases may also be establishe

portion of Libya and used as a staging ground f

against Sudan. These bases could be established

the Transitional Council and justified as a me

stability to North Africa and as a means of prot

people in Benghazi.

The Destruction of the Libyan

Washington and the E.U. want to privatize the Lib

under the control of their corporations, takeoverand control every aspect of the Libyan econom

2011 the Transitional Council declared that it h

new Benghazi-based Libyan oil corporation an

bank under the auspicious of the Central Bank o

would be responsible for all of Libyas monetary

new Benghazi-based institutions are an opening

invasion and the colonization of Libya. The

Benghazi, which is controlled by Britains Hong K

Banking Corporation (HSBC), could also be give




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Arab Banking Corporation, which could be used

cord by Wall Street and Canary Wharf for infiltratin

The Benghazi-based Transitional Council is alr

process of exporting oil with the aid of Qatar

seaport of Tobruk (Tobruq) near the Egyptian

countries and corporations trading with the Tra

are all breaching international law. This act is not

weaken Libya, but it also criminal and a fo

exploitation.

Moreover, Libyan oil will be used to finance we

Transitional Council will use the funds from

receives to purchase weapons to fight the Libyan

also violate the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The

reported about this on April 1, 2011 saying:

A plan to sell rebel-held oil to buy weapons and other

reached with Qatar, a rebel official said Friday, in anothe

aid for Libyas opposition by the wealthy Gulf state after

to help confront Moammar Gadhafis forces.

It was not immediately clear when the possible oil show the arms would reach the rebel factions, but an

stream would be a significant lifeline for the militias an

battling Gadhafis superior forces.[47]




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France, Italy, and Qatar have all recognized

Council as the government of Libya.[48] The U

Britain, Germany, Turkey, and their allies hav

various forms of recognition to the Transitional

all working now to control the new institutions

administered areas of Libya. The European Bank f

and Development (EBRD) is also hovering over

pretext of furthering democracy amongst the Ar

plan on profiting off the interests from the loans

giving to the Transitional Council.

Two Parallel Administrations in Libya

The U.S. and the E.U. are trying to manipulate the

their advantages; they are literally using the

cannon fodder. The conflict in Libya has d

manipulated. At a minimum, its goals are to end

the time being and to foment chaos across Nort

sniper attacks on both Libyan sides could be t

British, French, NATO, Egyptian, and Khaliji (

provocateurs. The objective is to manipulate

destroying their country from the inside just as




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former Yugoslavia did before their Yugolsav feder

and occupied.

There have been discussions about portion

between the regimes in Tripoli and Benghazi. T

Tripoli would keep everything from Tripoli to

Misurata, while the Transitional Council would ge

the territory in the east running to the Egyptian

parallel Libyan governments are a reality righ

already has U.N., U.S., E.U., Qatari, British,

Turkish, and Italian diplomatic missions.

As mentioned earlier, the U.S. and the E.U.

Libyan military had reached the doors of B

Transitional Council was nearly on its deathbed to

was no mere coincidence. David Owen, a mem

House of Lords is worth quoting about the timi

intervention: Without it, within hours, Benghazi

and [Colonel Qaddafi] would have won.[51] T

insure the indispensability of NATO to an acquie

Council.




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Israel and Libya

The supporters of the Transitional Council acc

regime of being supported by Israel, while the

openly supported by NATO and the Arab petro-s

oppose democracy and freedom in their own cou

in Libya have to realize that NATO and Israel,

Arabia and the Arab petro-sheikhdoms, are allies

together against the legitimate aspirations of t

They are merely being played against one another

Israel is also involved in this equation. The visit

Lvy to Benghazi should not be overruled as alinterests.[52] Tel Aviv has sought to play both

about an Israeli plan to establish a military ba

eastern border with Egypt have also been circul

What should also be considered is that just lik

deal between Israel and Egypt, where Egyptian nat

to Israel for below market prices, Libyan water fr

-Made River could be diverted to Israel from a

through Egypt. Like South Sudan, it is bein

Transitional Council will recognize Israel. Lvy h




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the Transitional Council has told him that they in

Israel.[53]

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Council (TC) leadersCouncil (TC) leadersCouncil (TC) leadersCouncil (TC) leaders

The Role of Banks and Currency in the

Banks have a role to play in this war. As well as t

the U.S. and Western European financial sectors

this war. Libya is blessed as a rare case in regar

revenue. As a state Libya does not spend most itincome. The vast financial holdings and sovereig

owns have been looked at as spoils of war by a

major banks and financial companies.




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In 2008, Goldman Sachs was given 1.3 billion d

Libyan Investment Authority.[54] In unfathomabl

Sachs told the Libyans that 98% of the investme

which means that the Libyans lost almost all thei

Goldman Sachs had merely appropriated Libyas

needed it due to the global financial crisis. The Li

and Goldman Sachs would then try to work s

giving Libya huge shares in Goldman Sachs, but

would fail in 2009. Nor was Goldman Sachs alon

money; the Socit Gnrale SA, the Carlyle Gr

Chase, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group and

Holdings were all also holding vast amounts of Li

The fact that Libya is rich is one of its crimes.

save the U.S. dollar or to establish a new glob

manipulate global currency rates in favour of the

be supplemented through control of the vast fi

Libya. In order for the U.S. and its allies to

currency relationship in the world they would ha

countries like Libya are stripped of their fina

savings. Under this perspective no country can

debt-free or accumulate any type of monetary sav




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Libyans Must Stand United

History has been warped, there is an attempt t

media information about Libya, and the victi

demonized as the aggressors by an unholy co

governments, media networks, and major cor

Washington. The NATO attacks on Libya are no

effort. It should be noted that according to Britai

the first confirmed casualties were civilians ki

military, which was immediately denied by Wa

allies.[57]

At the same time, the war against Libya is onehave happened if Libyans did not fight one anothe

There is an analogy that is worth mentioning re

beliefs: the Devil cannot hurt people, he gets p

another. This is what has happened in the case o

amahiriya. The downfall of Libya has beenfighting one another. This is how Washington

invited themselves into bombarding Libya. Ther

about it; Libyans must stop fighting one anothe




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save their country. They must also address the

corruption.

Signs of Hope: Libyas Promise of TomNew Strategic Axis?

The Libyans have realized that they need to co

African path and to follow a model of self-suf

Tripoli have also started thinking about the fut

and animosities may also be put aside with oth

that are opposed to U.S. hegemony and opposed t

A strategic axis between Libya, Algeria, Syria,

later include Lebanon may blossom as the Libyanstheir strategic options on the political and securit

realized that it has made mistakes and now know

a place in some sort of a global counter-allianc

and its allies. Tripoli will eventually try to

equilibrium for itself in a geo-strategic concept

Russia, China, and Iran.

A new strategic concept for the Libyans

Venezuela and the Bolivarian Bloc in Latin Americ




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with Syria, has been Libyas staunchest supporter

war. Both the diplomatic missions of Venezuel

been very active in showing their support in Tripol

Eventually, Lebanon and Libya will also mend fe

of Musa Al-Sadr only remains between Lebanon

insistence of Nabih Berri. The upper echelons

including Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, h

antagonize Berri and the leadership of the Amal

issue of Musa Al-Sadr as part of an effort to pr

the Shiite Muslim community of Lebanon, but i

begins to form between Algeria, Libya, Syria, and

Al-Sadr will have to be resolved in Lebanon.

In France and Western Europe tensions are als

and against Washington. Gaullism may become r

declining France. The people of Africa have also b

aware of the exploitation of their continent and t

Libya to the rest of Africa.

Most importantly, the NATO bombings have h

of Libya together too and have given the natio

mission. The Libyan people have been reinvig

sense of mission. They have been energized an

spirit has been stirred and awakened in the yout




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settles, the people of Libya will begin to clean ho

corruption and the political practices that pre

Libya. The worst enemy of all for the Libyans has

within. As a promise, soon enough the Libyans wi

that see themselves as the masters of the world.

This war has chiefly been against the Libyan p

been the Libyan military that has kept the coun

the Libyan people themselves and their resist

become tired and faces many internal and extern

has now been forced to withdraw from the war.

also withdraw in August 2011.[59] France has ev

Paris and NATO refused to accept from the sta

namely to end the war and to stop bombing Liby

Tripoli and Benghazi start political talks.[60] In rbeen calling for political dialogue with an en

chorus for months, but it has been the U.S. and t

refused to listen. This also exposes the guilt of

E.U. in waging a war of aggression against Libya.

It should also be noted that Prime Minister Silv

also said that he was told that the war woul

population of Tripoli revolted against Colonel Qa

a significant statement by the Italian Prime Minist




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cause and effect is very important here. It means

not start as a result of any revolts, but was inte

revolts against the Libyan government. This w

NATO has deliberately been targeting and puni

population. The aim has been to instigate the

Qaddafi.

The Transitional Council forces and NATO

coordinating in the conflict. This was noticed in b

city of Brega and is part of a mad dash to gain

and oil fields as possible before Libya has divide

context that Washington also now recognized

Council as the government of Libya.[63]

The security of the familiar is gone. The issue

Colonel Qaddafi was something that the Libya

about or largely ignored prior to the conflict in Li

something that has been addressed. If the war n

is likely that there would have been a civil w

Qaddafi left. Now this is something that has be

Many of the corrupt people in Libya have also b

have shown their true colours too. Libyans are n

these problems as they did before.




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Libya is not perfect and many of the Libya

amongst the first to admit it. Now many of the

fix their problems at home for the sake of savi

their society, and their families. They face an uphi

are willing to fight and to make all the sacrifi

better tomorrow. This inner recognition and will

start of authentic change. These people will no

NATO were to launch an invasion or increased

devastating levels. Although the conflict is far f

end history will judge the NATO war against

mistake and as the beginning of the end for NAT

Mahdi D

[1] Henri Pierre Habib, Politics and Government of Revolutionary Libya

Cercle de Livre de France Lte, 1975), pp.19-20.

[2] Ibid., p.68.

[3] Ibid.

[4] Ibid., pp.70-71.

[5] Ibid., p.72.

[6] Ibid., p.73.

[7] Eds. Fredrick Aandahl et al., The United Nation; The Western Hemi

Relations of the United States 1951 (Washington, D.C.: United States Go

[8] Ibid.




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[9] Ibid.

[10] Ibid.

[11] Habib, Revolutionary Libya, Op. cit., p.19.

[12] Ibid., p.68.

[13] Ibid., p.20.

[14] Ibid., p.2.

[15] Ibid., p.68.

[16] U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Testimony on the curre

threats to the national security of the United States, 112th Congress

March 2011.

[17] Los Angeles Times, 3 Western powers sending military advisors to

[18] Louis Charbonneau and Hamuda Hassan, France defends arms

Reuters, June 30, 2011.

[19] Reuters, Libya orders US diplomat to leave: report, November 8, 2

[20] Ibid.; Voice of America(VOA), US, Syria Clash Over Ambassadors

Bassem Mrou, Syrian protesters attack US embassy, Associated Press

[21] United States Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. European Co

Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Y

Years Defense Program, 112th Congress, 2011, 1st Session, 29 Marc

n.61 (the bombings are meant to cause regime change).

[22] Infra. n.61; see the omission of the Italian Prime Minister that the N

result of any revolt, but are intended to cause a revolt in Tripoli against

[23] Harriet Sherwood, UK paves way for flight of Libyan defectors, Th

2011; the important details on Hagues announcement and Londons

Libyan ministers and officials who were prepared to abandon the regi

respect and in accordance with our laws, he added. In the case of an

by the EU and UN who breaks definitively with the regime, we will disc

merits of removing the restrictions that currently apply to them, while

not constitute any form of immunity whatsoever.




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[24] Charles Levinson, Ex-Mujahedeen Help Lead Libyan Rebels, The

April 2, 2011.

[25] This information has been passed on through numerous sources

including members of the Non-Governmental Fact Finding Commission

Libya.

[26] Robin Cook, The struggle against terrorism cannot be won

Guardian(U.K.), July 8, 2005.

[27] Arms Embargo NATO Boarding, The NATO Channel (May 24, 201

the videos producer and reporter. Because of the legal ramifications thi

removed this video.

[28] Stephen Fidler, Charles Levinson, and Alistair Mcdonald, Friendl

Libya, The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2011.

[29] Tara Bahrampour, Libyan rebels struggle to explain rift, The

2011; Transitional Council leadership statements to the international

its volunteers are as follows: It was a terrible mistake, and we apolog

happen again, said Abdul Hafidh Ghoga, vice president and spokes

Transitional National Council.

[30] Atul Aneja, AU begins mediation as Qadhafi forces advance, The

[31] Elle Ide, Italy recognizes Libyan opposition council, Associated Pr

[32] Chris McGreal and Harriet Sherwood, Libya: Gaddafi has accepted

Zuma, The Guardian (U.K.), April 11, 2011; Quoting from the artic

delegation, consisting of the presidents of South Africa, Congo-Brazza

plus Ugandas foreign minister, landed at Tripolis Mitiga airport after

their aircraft to enter Libyan airspace. The planes were the first to

international coalition imposed a no-fly zone over the country more tha

[33] Simon Denyer and Leila Fadel, Gaddafi accepts African Unions rWashington Post, April 10, 2011.

[34] Ian Black, Libyas biggest tribe joins march of reconciliation to

(U.K.), March 23, 2011; On a personal note, I also was told by sources

that any people attempting reconciliation marches were attacked.




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[35] Maria Golovnina, Libya pledges constitution but Gaddafi role un

2011.

[36] Michael Georgy, McCain visits rebels, Libya adjusts Misrata tacti

2011.

[37] Solomon Hughes and Kim Sengupta, Gaddafi regime staked 12b

open peace talks, The Independent(U.K.), June 10, 2011.

[38] The Daily Mail(U.K.), MPs rebel over Libya mission creep as Came

promise to keep bombing until Gaddafi regime is gone, April 15, 2011.

[39] Ibid.

[40] Julian Borger and Ewen MacAskill, No-fly zone plan goes nowher

urge caution, The Guardian(U.K.), March 1, 2011.

[41] Discussion with Mohammed Siala (Libyan Minister of Internatio

2011.

[42] U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Testimony on the current,

[43] Lebanon and Syria are already members and Libya is an obse

scheduled to become a full member, but Colonel Qaddafi changed his

and the European Union.

[44] U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Testimony on U.S. Trans

U.S. Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request

the Future Years Defense Program, 112th Congress, 2011, 1st Session,

[45] William Varner, Libyan Rebel Council Forms Oil Company to Replac

March 22, 2011.

[46] Al Jazeera, Libyan rebels disappointed by NATO, April 5, 2011;

allies mull political solution in Libya, The Hindu, April 8, 2011.

[47] Brian Murphy and Adam Schreck, Libyan opposition says it h

Associated Press (AP), April 1, 2011.

[48] Scott Peterson, Italy rejects Qaddafi, recognizes Libyan rebel

Science Monitor, April 4, 2011.




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[49] Daryna Krasnolutska and Agnes Lovasz, North African and Mideas

for EBRD Loans, Mirow Says, Bollomberg, April 21, 2011.

[50] Alan Fisher, Libya leaders talk exit strategy,Al Jazeera, March 4, 2

[51] Ibid.

[52] Kim Willsher, Libya: Bernard-Henri Lvy dismisses criticism for le

The Observer, March 27, 2011.

[53] Radio France Internationale, Libyan rebels will recognise Israel,

Netanyahu, June 2, 2011.

[54] Margaret Coker and Liz Rappaport, Libyas Goldman Dalliance En

The Wall Street Journal(WSJ), May 31, 2011.

[55] Ibid.

[56] Ibid.

[57] The Daily Mail(U.K.), U.S. rescue chopper shoots six Libyan village

of downed Air Force jet, March 22, 2011.

[58] Voice of America(VOA), Berlusconi Opposes Libya Mission; Rome

2011.

[59] Agence-France Presse (AFP), Nato capabilities will be exhausted

July 11, 2011.

[60] Agence-France Presse(AFP), France backs political solutions in Li

[61] Lamine Chikhi et al., Italys Berlusconi exposes NATO rifts o

Fullerton, Reuters, July 7, 2011; Nicolas Carey (who was expelled from

immediately reappear in Misurata) also contributed to this report. As

Carey has to be carefully scrutinized.

[62] Marc Champion and Joseph Parkinson, U.S. Recognizes Libyan Reb

Journal(WSJ), July 16, 2011.

[63] Associated Press (AP), Coordinated rebel and NATO attack on

government spokesman, July 14, 2011.




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