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Obama administration ready to offer assistance to Libyan protesters to oust Gadhafi
by Joseph Ernest February 28, 2011
Newscast Media WASHINGTON D.C.-- As a gesture of solidarity with the protesters in Libya, the Obama administration has said that it is ready to offer "any type of assistance" to Libyans seeking to oust the king of kings Muammar Gaddafi. At the United Nations' Human Rights Council in Geneva, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not mince words about Gadhafi -- The United States says Muamar Gadhafi must go. Clinton said the Libyan leader’s violence against his own people meant that he must depart his office "now, without further violence or delay."
Clinton added, "The US is keeping all options on the table, to protect Libya's civilian population and to encourage a transition to a legitimate government."
An international investigation of Gaddafi’s alleged crimes against humanity was also moving forward, with the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, announcing that a preliminary investigation began Monday. The initial inquiry will lead to a decision within a matter of days whether the ICC launches a formal investigation into the Libyan regime's actions since February 15, Mr. Moreno-Ocampo said in this statement. (pop-up)
Me Against The World
In a telephone conversation to German Chancellor Merkel, Obama said: "When a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now."
Arizona Senator John McCain, a leading Republican, said: "Gaddafi's days are numbered. The question is how many days and how many people are massacred before he leaves one way or the other. We could have imposed a no-fly zone, and we should recognize the provisional government and make it clear we will provide assistance. We have to be tough."
Across the pond, England's David Cameron told the House of Commons on Monday: "We do not in any way rule out the use of military assets, we must not tolerate this regime using military force against its own people. In that context I have asked the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff to work with our allies on plans for a military no-fly zone."
All Or Nothing
At this point, Gadhafi has the choice of either standing and facing the music, or fleeing to exile, because it is obvious two of the countries that are responsible for setting leaders up and tearing those same leaders down, have made up their minds that they do not need Gadhafi anymore, and he's now disposable. The only person so far who hasn't made any public statements is the pope. What people should realize is that those three entities, Washington, London and the Vatican rule the world through a military-industrial complex.
Gadhafi's departure will also come as a relief to many African leaders who were fearful of the man because at some point or another he has helped provide those very leaders with firearms, so they know what he is capable of doing. None of the African leaders openly opposed Gadhafi's ambitions of uniting and ruling all African countries. He also considered himself to be the most brilliant ruler in Africa. On June 10, 1996, The Washington Times wrote an article revealing that Ukraine had established a secret "strategic cooperation" relationship with Libya, raising new fears among U.S. officials that nuclear, missile and other weapons technology would be transferred to Col. Muammar Gadhafi.
"It's a very dangerous thing because of Gadhafi's demonstrated hostility toward the United States," former CIA official Vincent Cannistraro said of the strategic cooperation. Any technology Libya can get from the Ukraine "will be used for military purposes," he said.
Rumors spread that Gadhafi was building a nuclear facility, and America contemplated a pre-emptive strike. However, under George W. Bush, on April 29, 2004, the United States effectively lifted the majority of its sanctions against Libya. The United States had maintained a nearly complete embargo against Libya since 1986. The lifting of sanctions followed commitments by Libya's leader Muammar al-Gadhafi to dismantle Libya's nuclear weapons development program and to resolve outstanding claims to compensate victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
The exact act that Bush signed to restore US-Libya relations was the Presidential Determination No. 2004-30 and can be viewed here. (pop-up)
Here we are almost seven years later, and Libya now finds itself with sanctions imposed against the country after Barack Obama signed this Executive Order on February 25, re-imposing sanctions on Libya. (pop-up)
Because the statements against Gadhafi that are being made are bold and straightforward, I'm inclined to believe the retired navy pilot and Vietnam war veteran John McCain, who said Gadhafi's days are numbered.
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