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Something Just Went BEZERK in the Gulf of Mexico. The US Navy just sunk a French Submarine
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1309783:MV8xMTEzNTg2XzIzMjI3MjYwXzJFQkNCOTk1] [quote:nexuseditor] [quote:BadHairDay] But Crescent Moon is symbolic of Islamic factions isnt it? Libya couldnt be more Islamic, or am I wrong? Are you saying Nex' that it is Ghadaffi that is not complying with them? - in what manner? He was heard to say this action might spark a Holy war. [/quote] Gaddafi is an idealist when it comes to political philosophy, and a renegade when it comes to forming alliances with other world powers. In the 80s, he regularly correctly denounced most other Arab countries, as having leadership families that were backed by western powers - ie they were puppet states of the west. He repeatedly called for the creation of a type of pan-African central banking system, so that loans could be made to regional nations WITHOUT the crippling loan-conditions imposed by the IMF and the World Bank (which basically keep countries under the rule of the western powers and their corporate masters). It was at this point in the 80s, that he became public enemy number one - and both western and arab media were used to portray him as 'mad', as a 'dictator' etc. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth, but who cared, and who was going to dare say otherwise? Being falsely blamed for Lockerbie, and framed for the Berlin Disco bombing etc didnt add to a good PR image either. Libya is a very relaxed and moderate Islamic nation. Women are not compelled to wear insane amounts of headwear; they have many positions of power and equal rights. In fact, Gaddafi has opposed and resisted the rise of radical islam. #1 - he knows radical Islam is created and steered by western powers #2 - he knows it is a violation and an abomination of REAL Islam, which like christianity, is a religion of peace (when not being used by rulers for social control and wars) In recent years, this fear of radical Islam has caused him to reach out and make relations with the west, including sharing intel with his old hated enemy Israel. After watching what the west got away with in the invasions of Iraq, he quickly rolled over and announced that he was 'ending' his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction etc. Crescent Moon is a power faction - Gaddafi is suspicious of ANY such power faction - but he's caught in the middle right now - with BOTH major power-factions allowing and participating in this latest illegal military action against him. Meanwhile Libya's two biggest resources are now the most desired. Libya has created one of the planet's engineering marvels with the Great Man Made River Project, which NOW gives Libya HUGE amounts of water with which to make his country more productive. Libya also sits on a sea of light crude oil - (the price of light crude basically determines the price of ALL petro products btw). Despite what you see on the news, Gaddafi is extremely popular with his people. There is NO popular uprising against him, save from one tribal family and their new western-backed allies. The rest is false news broadcasting of lies on a scale that is truly breathtaking to watch. The attacks on Libya are going to cause many Libyans on the so-called rebels side, to swing back to Gaddafi's banner - why? because that is any arab's priority. ie western invaders are more of an enemy than rival brothers. Already there are protests in Cairo at what the west is doing to Libya. These are not Libyan protestors, they are Egyptian people. It is spreading each day. The arab people are getting angrier at their western-controlled leaders. This could easily escalate into something much bigger - depending on what the west does over the next few days. [/quote] Thanks heaps for your concise note on Libya and Gaddafi! Awfully useful to see wider angle of what's going on... [/quote]
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