tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post5170593790452635497..comments2024-03-18T22:03:28.458-07:00Comments on Monitor on Massacre Marketing: Criminalizing Gaddafi SupportCaustic Logichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-12819622667230448442012-05-04T17:49:07.126-07:002012-05-04T17:49:07.126-07:00Not just Fred Abrahams of HRW, [an "appalling...Not just Fred Abrahams of HRW, [<i>an "appalling" and "dangerous" throwback to the past.</i>] but also Philip Luther of Amnesty International (MENA)has also got hot under the collar about the new anti-glofication law. <a href="http://www.thesundaily.my/news/368581" rel="nofollow">http://www.thesundaily.my/news/368581</a><i> This new legislation is an eerie reminder of draconian legislation that was used to stamp out dissent during Kaddafi’s brutal four-decade rule"</i>felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363991252776819712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-13776511415064863562012-05-04T04:03:31.749-07:002012-05-04T04:03:31.749-07:00"generating stability and security in the reg..."generating stability and security in the region they are expected to take control of the country’s key oil fields and strategic ports"<br /><br />This is what the western elite wants: stability in the areas associable with the oil and, later, water extraction. Also, they want the area secure around the NATO/US military base that will be permanent (and not subject to democratic review, at least not for a long time).<br /><br />As for the whole country, infighting and division are fine as far as the western political elite is concerned. The weaker Libya is politically, the easier it is to get the country's natural resources at bargain-basement rates.<br /><br />Relatively moral people, whether we favor or oppose Qaddafi, care about the economic, political, and social security of Libya. The elitist imperialists don't care about this at all. The western leaders have their individual political agendas (i.e., re-election) and they want their corporate backers satisfied—indeed, satiated—on resources of countries too weak to ward off a NATO attack.<br /><br />By weakness, I include especially public-relations weakness. The PR of the Libyan government was far too weak in response to the elitist imperialists' regime-change propaganda.<br /><br />Art BetheaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-23259557593558288612012-01-24T15:14:44.551-08:002012-01-24T15:14:44.551-08:00Ooohhh.... If this is so, I say black flags and gr...Ooohhh.... If this is so, I say black flags and green flags unite, and let the people pick which one beats the red-black-and-green one that's got all these other flags trailing into the country behind it. <br /><br /><a href="http://libyancivilwar.blogspot.com/2012/01/bani-walid-situation.html" rel="nofollow">New post</a> for further discussion of this topic.Caustic Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-25893363988419687612012-01-24T11:48:54.829-08:002012-01-24T11:48:54.829-08:00i hpoe so just as you do but the situation may get...i hpoe so just as you do but the situation may get worse Press Tv just made a report saying the U.S has sent 12,000 soldiers to libya of course Cynthia McKinney already made this warning before on 13th of janunary. According to the reports they landed in the city of Brega they are saying it's aimed at generating stability and security in the region they are expected expected to take control of the country’s key oil fields and strategic ports. I found it on Libya360 seems an insurgency could happen.sam1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-65863838315665035592012-01-24T04:46:21.454-08:002012-01-24T04:46:21.454-08:00As good a spot as any for this, for now. I've ...As good a spot as any for this, for now. I've heard this whole time reports from Green sources of controlling Bani Walid, Benghazi, Tripoli, etc., vicious battles, jailbreaks, asassinations, etc... I can't follow, verify, et., have left that to the experts. But AFAIK this is the first time a mainstream news outlet, I noticed al Arabiya first, acknowledging loyalist/Government of Libya control over a supposedly liberated city. Now Russia Today and the Guardian. I'll have to have a closer look now, thanks.<br /><br />I hope they're able to bring some cold-shower reality back to the situation, as opposed to just more bloodshed.Caustic Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-26728363050543089042012-01-23T22:36:17.105-08:002012-01-23T22:36:17.105-08:00RussiaToday article and videos hereRussiaToday article and videos <a href="http://rt.com/news/libya-new-civil-war-489/" rel="nofollow">here</a>felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363991252776819712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-6086962279462032922012-01-23T15:25:18.648-08:002012-01-23T15:25:18.648-08:00guys i got some news on Libya the Greensor loyalis...guys i got some news on Libya the Greensor loyalists seem to be going on the attack.<br /> Fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have seized back the town of Bani Walid and raised the late dictator's green flag, in a blow to Libya's struggling provisional government.<br /><br />Reports said at least four people were killed during clashes between besieged forces loyal to the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) and armed and well-organised supporters of Gaddafi. "They control the town now. They are roaming the town," one militia member was quoted as saying of the pro-Gaddafi fighters, according to Reuters.<br /><br />Bani Walid, a former regime stronghold 110 miles south-east of Tripoli, was one of the last to succumb to pro-government forces after the capital fell in August. The latest clashes mark the most significant loyalist attack since Libya was officially "liberated" on 23 October. It appears further evidence of the NTC's weakness, incapacity and internal divisions ahead of supposed national elections later this year.<br /><br />About 30 pro-government were reported to have been injured in exchanges of fire. Mahmud Warfelli, spokesman of Bani Walid local council, said 100-150 men armed with heavy weapons launched a carefully planned attack, swiftly overwhelming the town. Soldiers from the May 28 Brigade were pinned down in a compound and the attackers took up sniper positions in a mosque and a school, preventing the pro-government fighters from helping their wounded to safety.<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/23/gaddafi-loyalists-bani-walid?newsfeed=truesam1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-70353685246984961312012-01-23T15:22:17.118-08:002012-01-23T15:22:17.118-08:00@Edward:
Great observations. I've nothing to...@Edward: <br /><br />Great observations. I've nothing to add.Caustic Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-75318602483444513702012-01-22T02:36:50.301-08:002012-01-22T02:36:50.301-08:00The NTC (If Jabril doesn't continue with his r...The NTC (If Jabril doesn't continue with his resignation (his Brmm-brmm got whacked) AFAIK will only allow Libyans with sole Libyan nationality to control Libya. <br />This is confusing since the bloke in charge comes from UK and has been there for decades?<br />This bolluxes up all the young tweeters that have never lived in Libya and conspired throughout this episode via the Social N/W by media-controlled impulse, now on their way to, 'Nirvana?'<br />There appears to be no way the original 'Green' millions of Libyans can participate as they have been castigated from doing so.<br />It also seems that many Libyans welcoming this takeover are now wondering why.<br />Mothers now have to find $$ for housing, schooling, medical expenses, water, and have no Gadaffi doshed-out monthly gratuity so-long been assumed.<br />Young males appear to have no work and are beginning to reflect on their situation.<br />$$ appear to be non-existent or going, 'somewhere else?'<br />Libya has achieved 'Democracy' in that they can now be 'Intellectually Free,' but the latter cannot be eaten?<br />The 'Greens' appear to be objecting to this, 'Freedom,' and armed conflicts ensue.<br />Unfortunately, Libyan Democracy appears intolerant of the Greens and doesn't include them in the 'New Order.'<br />Mystifying, as they allegedly composed a significant objection to this debacle in the first place.<br />Oh, the oil is increasingly flowing and every man and his dog is coming to Libya, to, "Help?"<br /><br />E.Q.WaliserEdward Quentin Waliserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266260304110634734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091580307813686433.post-950073131893260182012-01-17T21:57:06.592-08:002012-01-17T21:57:06.592-08:00Interesting, government by "black box". ...Interesting, government by "black box". Seems like the NTC health minister might have to renounce her citizenship of the Emerald Isle to be sure to be sure, as reported by the South African <a href="http://mg.co.za/article/2012-01-04-plans-set-for-vote-on-libya-assembly-to-draft-new-constitution/" rel="nofollow">Mail & Guardian</a>, 4 January 2012.felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363991252776819712noreply@blogger.com