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toubab1020
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 Posted - 19 Sep 2011 : 17:04:42
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He normally talks sense but sometimes not so, Oil is important to the west obviously and Libya has that resource and then to say : “As we speak right now, the French President and the British Prime Minister are in Tripoli scrambling over Libya. They are there pretending that they went there to give support to the Libyan people, but the fundamental thing is that they are scrambling over the resources of Libya,”
The MAJORITY of Libyan people I believe are happy that UK and France took the trouble to try to deal with the horrific circumstances that were occouring under that "very good Muslim " Gadaffi, who for the past 42years has bought "friends" in order to prop up himself and by association his tribe in his home town stronghold we all know how he managed Libya.
As what was pointed out by Sidia Jatta what did the AU do to help their fellow Africans, NOT A LOT.
“Our continent is being massacred on the altar of indifference to the political problems of this continent, and I think we have to talk because Libya is slipping away gradually from Africa,” he said.
Is that a bad thing, uniting into a nation where all people can be governed with common sense instead of TOTAL GREED ? like many countries in Africa , any reasonable person would agree that that is a good thing.
"In his analysis, the tragedy of the situation in Libya is that Gaddafi is no more, but the new ones are also not yet."
I would agree with that,such transition will take a long time and MUST be done correctly making Libya into a nation instead of a desert containing people and oil. Can or will the AU help or be of any use ? I doubt it.
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/sidia-jatta-slams-au-over-failure-in-libya-says-west-scrambling-africas-resources
Sidia Jatta slams AU over failure in Libya, says West scrambling Africa’s resources
africa » gambia
Monday, September 19, 2011
In what could be seen as another instance of tough talking by a prominent African politician against the African Union and Western governments, in particular, Hon. Sidia Jatta, the National Assembly Member for Wuli West constituency, has spoken against what he called the African Union’s failure to take part in the current crisis in Libya.
In his contribution to the motion on the adjournment debate at the National Assembly on Thursday, Hon. Jatta also slammed Western governments for “scrambling over Libya’s resources”.
“As we speak right now, the French President and the British Prime Minister are in Tripoli scrambling over Libya. They are there pretending that they went there to give support to the Libyan people, but the fundamental thing is that they are scrambling over the resources of Libya,” he stated.
The Wuli West parliamentarian, who is poised as a titan in the opposition National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD), told his fellow parliamentarians that while the conflict is Libya is getting worse, the AU is comfortably sitting down refusing to recognize the rebel National Transitional Council or do anything meaningful in the name of the sovereignty of the continent.
“Why can’t the African Union for once decide and say no to all this, and call for a national conference in Libya to put to an end to the crisis. They can do that in the interest of the continent, but they are refusing to do so. The West is already scrambling over everything in Libya, and they have a strong foothold in there,” Hon. Jatta added.
While questioning the use of the African Union, Hon. Jatta said the sovereignty of the African continent is massacred on the altar of indifference to Africa’s fundamental problems.
“Our continent is being massacred on the altar of indifference to the political problems of this continent, and I think we have to talk because Libya is slipping away gradually from Africa,” he said.
According to Hon. Jatta, who is also a member of the Pan African Parliament, the role played by Libya in the affairs of the African continent will be totally different when they resettle.
In his analysis, the tragedy of the situation in Libya is that Gaddafi is no more, but the new ones are also not yet.
“As at now, there is war going on in four different towns in Libya, and Libyans themselves are saying that Gaddafi is still important in Libya because he still has strong support on the ground,” he stated, further noting that, with all this happening, the AU is sitting down comfortably looking at those he called “wolves in sheep’s clothes” scrambling over the resources of the continent.
In his view, the recent remarks by the current leader of the National Transitional Council in Libya, implies that Libya should also be indifferent to the affairs of Africa, in the final analysis.
Author: Lamin B. Darboe
Source: Picture: Sidia Jatta
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Prince
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Posted - 19 Sep 2011 : 18:56:26
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He actually makes a little sense Toubab.... Do not kid yourself that these Western countries with so much budget deficits and debts that they are cutting down on welfare spending on their own people... will splash out a huge war budgets because they "love those arabs" or care for their welfare.
They are there for the resources. We all know that they do not love those Arabs.
I am not a Gadaffi supporter because of the mayhem he spread to Africa and similar to the attitude of most Arabs towards Africa, I am indifferent to Arab on Arab violence.
Last I checked, China is not democratic either... I wonder when they'll start bombing democracy and human rights into China?
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toubab1020
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Posted - 19 Sep 2011 : 19:40:27
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"The attitude of most Arabs towards Africa, I am indifferent to Arab on Arab violence."
You surely agree that ALL peoples should have the right to decide their destiny by fair and honest means and not be subjected by despots "
Of course the West in interested in resources and of course they do not "interfere" in places that do not have resources,the west is not a religion it is MOSTLY a place where the ordinary folk can live in peace and make money by their minds,interlect or sweat of their brow,something that is not available in MOST of Africa and I suspect China,who are at the moment buying up all the resources that they can,copper is only an example. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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