Mkuu angalia hii ufurahi. Vitu unavyovipenda...lol
You get me wrong, my friend!
Kutokumkubali Gaddafi haina maana kwamba ninawakumbatia NATO, kama hao walibya kwenye hiyo clip (
ambayo sikumaliza kuiangalia). Huyo Gaddafi mwenyewe alishajiuza kwa hao hao NATO tangia baada ya 11 September 2001! Gaddafi alikuwa hana ajenda yeyote ya kimapinduzi (kwa mwangalio wangu). Kama unao muda unaweza kusoma hii makala:
Gaddafi the closet imperialist au nitanukuu sehemu yake kama ifuatavyo:
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But where was the outspokenness of these men years ago when Western leaders were in bed with Gaddafi making deals in exchange for Libyan oil?
Despite Gaddafis history of strong anti-imperialist rhetoric, he was no anti-imperialist.
In fact, since 2001, he was arguably becoming one of the most important tools of Western imperialism in the Arab world.
Libya was declared a
state sponsor of terrorism by the US in 1979, during the Carter administration. However, in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Gaddafi
rushed to support the Bush administrations War on Terror.
Former CIA agent and State Department anti-terrorism chief Henry Crumpton claimed Libyas cooperation on intelligence is strong and getting stronger and that the Libyan government had helped track operatives of al-Qaeda and allied terror groups.
Ever since, US intelligence officials have conducted information-sharing sessions with their Libyan counterparts on a regular basis, continuing through the Obama administration.
The end of the USs long break in diplomatic relations is attributed to Gaddafis decision to abandon a nuclear weapons program, renounce terrorism, and pay compensation for the Lockerbie bombing.
By 2006, the US dropped Libya from a State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism and restored full diplomatic ties. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held up the Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as a model for others to follow. Rice also praised Gaddafis excellent cooperation in response to common global threats faced by the civilized world since September 11, 2001.
As a result of the shift in US policy toward Libya, trade between Libya and the US, Britain, Germany and Italy shot up.
Gaddafi welcomed oil companies such as Occidental Petroleum Corp. and ChevronTexaco Corp. to begin or resume exploration in Libya. In November 2007, Exxon Mobil Corp signed an
agreement to execute an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with Libyas National Oil Corporation to initiate exploration activity offshore Libya in the Sirte Basin, which included a commitment of at least five years.
Other major Western oil corporations like Royal Dutch Shell PLC and BP PLC committed billions of dollars in exploration projects in Libya through
bilateral agreements. Petro-Canada, Italys ENI SpA, and Norways StatoilHydro ASA also worked in the country.
In recent years, Western leaders visited Libya and developed close relationships with Gaddafi. In 2007, following French President Nicolas Sarkozys visit to Libya, the European Aeronautic Defense & Space (EADS) signed two weapons contracts to supply an unspecified number of MBDA anti-tank missiles and communications systems to Libya. MBDA is a joint-venture of EADS, BAE Systems of Britain and Finmeccanica of Italy.
Another friend of Gaddafi was Premier Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, Libyas former colonial ruler. Berlusconi worked with Gaddafi to combat illegal immigration to Italy. Gaddafi also engaged in business ventures in Itay. Just less than a year ago, Libyas sovereign wealth fundthe Libyan Investment Authoritywas the eighth largest shareholder in the Italian Bank
UniCredit. The Libyan Central Bank was the third largest.
The Libyan Investment Authority, which was believed to be worth approximately $100 billion, reportedly
flexed its muscle in London as well as in Italy.
I
n August 2009, a delegation of US senators led by John McCain met with Gaddafi to discuss the possibility of non-lethal defense equipment. McCain reported on Twitter that he had met Gaddafi, whom he described as an interesting man. The Libyan news agency reported that McCain praised Gaddafis peace-making efforts in Africa and called for expanded US ties with Libya.
Clearly, Gaddafis relationship with the West was going well
until the Arab Spring made its way to Libya.
In the beginning, as Gaddafi ordered the mass murder of anti-government protestors, Obama and other Western leaders remained silent. But the West saw what happened in Tunisia and Egypt. It saw how the people of the Arab world were growing weary of their repressive governments and were hungry for change. And it saw how unstoppable the people were in the face of brutal crackdowns by their governments. There would be no way that the Libyan people, after 42 years, would let Gaddafi continue his dictatorship. It was over for him..."