Aby The Liberal

Captain Sasha October 22nd, 2011

The capture and execution of Libyan leader Moammar Khaddafi was welcomed with much pomp and fanfare both by the western world and the Libyan diaspora. The Sun, a promiment British daily came out with the news headline, “That’s for Lockerbie, Gaddafi” from their defence editor Virginia Wheeler. In a manner of tabloid unprofessionalism that could put Pravda and Fox News to shame, Ms. Wheeler called Gaddafi a “Libyan Mad Dog” and embellished her piece with relish at his execution.

Abdel Hakim Belhaj (second from left), the Libyan rebel leader is a known member of the Taliban and al-Qaeda

Given his history of tyranny, Gaddafi probably deserved it. But is this the end, really? The execution, carried out mob justice style bore an uncanny resemblance to the execution of Najibullah by the Taliban Mujahedin in Afghanistan. Or the execution of Abul Kasem by Saddam’s Baathist rebels in Iraq. Both these events were welcomed with as much jubilation by the western public and media as Gaddafi’s execution today. Both these events led to the era of another, more brutal and genodical fascism.

The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group that has been fighting against Gaddafi’s regime in Libya is led by Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi Belhaj, a known member of the Taliban and perhaps, al-Qaeda as well. His rebel gang is made up of youngsters with little to no education, commanded by a band of al-Qaeda jihadists who have very little understanding of or sympathy for democracy, secularism or civil code. By overthrowing their most hated and feared leader, they have tasted blood and are as likely to be just as drunk in power as the Taliban were in 1996.

It appears that we are looking at the beginning of another Islamist regime, this time in Libya. And the next terrorist attack on US soil could be 10 or 15 years down the line, from the same jihadis that the US backed and supported today.

Sources:

• Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links - The Telegraph
• Jihadis who killed Americans in Iraq get US support in Libya - Washington Examiner
• How al-Qaeda got to rule in Tripoli - Asia Times

• Internationalism , Opinions , World Politics
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Captain Sasha May 30th, 2011

Gaddafi and Mugabe should take classes from Mikhail Saakashvili, the president of Georgia, on how to be a fascist without antagonising the west. Over 2000 people marched on 25th May, 2011 to Freedom Square in Tbilisi, calling for the resignation of president Mikhail Sakhashvili, who came to power after the US sponsored Rose Revolution. Displaying his lack of tact and commitment to democracy, Sakhasvili ordered his troops to crush the protests with violent force, killing 2 protesters and greviously injuring dozens of others.

Pro-democracy protests turn violent in Georgia

However, what surprised me was not Sakhashvili’s complete disregard for democratic freedoms, but how little the “free press” Anglo-Saxon media covered the protests and the subsequent massacre. The same media did not spare a breath in covering the anti-government protests of Tehran in 2010. The demonstrations against Khomeini and Ahmedinejad were broadcast in CNN and Fox News as ‘Breaking News’ for weeks. Every near and dear relatives of the victims have been so extensively interviewed and so much tears shed that within a week, Americans were left wondering when the missiles are going to roll for an attack. It appears that to some people, the voices of the Georgian people are not human enough to be heard.

This  could be a lesson for fascists, dictators and terrorists all around the globe - if you become a darling of the United States or happen to be the adversary of a US adversary, you can carry on your tortures, killings and massacres with the blessings of Uncle Sam.

Background Information:

• BBC News: Georgian Protests: Two killed as police clear Tbilisi
• Russia Today: People disappear in Georgia after violent dispersal of opposition rally

• Europe , Freedom of Press , Humanity , Internationalism , World Politics
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