Despite the initial euphoria about the downfall of a brutal and erratic autocracy in Libya, three uncomfortable matters emerge from the wreckage – and not just the obvious question of whether the National Transitional Council can bring about the reconciliation for a secure, viable and democratic future for the country. One issue, which should not […]
Posts Tagged ‘Gadaffi’
The West’s Faustian deal with Arab tyranny unravels
Mar 7th, 2011 by Michael Meacher.As Gadaffi totters and Saudi Arabia, the Big One, comes into the Arab revolution’s sights, the hypocrisy that has long held the Arab states in bondage is coming home to roost. The West’s deal with the Arab dictators is coming unstuck, big time. Despite all the Western pretensions about democracy, women’s rights, cracking down on […]
Ban Ki-moon, the UN, Libya – and getting it right
Mar 4th, 2011 by Mark Seddon.The other evening, I was asked onto a radio programme in order to criticise the international community for being slow, or downright useless, in responding to the Libyan uprising. What about Nato? What about the European Union? What about the United States – and what about the United Nations? All these questions and more, demanding […]
Libya: To Intervene, Or Not To Intervene?
Mar 1st, 2011 by Mark Seddon.To intervene, or not to intervene, that is the question? Or is it? When it comes to the Libyan revolution, and the peculiar madness of Colonel Gadaffi, what is the right thing to do? Yesterday evening, he was interviewed by ABC and the BBC, to begin with wearing dark shades and then next without them; the […]
So Who Benefitted From Gadaffi’s Largesse?
Feb 27th, 2011 by Mark Seddon.As the United Nations Security Council meets in New York, Secretary General Ban ki moon is calling for “decisive” action to be taken against the Libyan regime. The UN Secretary General deserves all of the support he can get, and is absolutely right to call for tough sanctions and for Gadaffi and his henchmen to face […]
Getting rid of Gadaffi – How to help the Libyan people
Feb 26th, 2011 by Mark Seddon.Heavy gun fire has been heard raking the streets of Tripoli, as Libyan dictator Colonel Gadaffi makes a defiant stand. There can be no doubt now that he will stop at absolutely nothing to hang on to power, along with his family entourage who until recently were assiduously courted by the British and Italian establishments.