phantom23:


Why was this No -Fly zone issue championed by David Cameron (UK) and french's Nicola Sarkozy.
Do the Nigeria govt have informed details about everything going on? Bear in mind that the UK gets about 70% of its oil from Libya.
Can Nigeria explain the reason behing the release of the Lockerbie  bomber to Ghaddafi last year , and just few months later, the british govt entered into oil deals with Libya?
Do the Nigeria Govt understand the implication of a No fly Zone at all? Are the west out to really save the Libyan people or they are protecting their own national interest.( Bear in mind that since this uprising began, the cost of fuel has been on a steady increase in the uk).

Bastage:

It's the same old, tired crap.

They already have the oil deals if they want them. The UK does not import from Libya. The US imports negligable amounts.

There would be no difference in oil trading with a new regime than there is with a new one.

Timehin:

No one is supporting Gadaffis sit tight regime rather people are concerned by the effects of a war in country where there is no real democratic structure in place and vultures (under the eagis of UN no flyzone) waiting in the wings for the spoils of war :>OIL. IRAQ IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A WAR GONE WRONG!

ibedun:

This freeking war is about OIL and the control of it.

Yes the West have existing oil contracts but all are skewed heavily in Libya's favour. Trust Gadaffi, unlike the glutonous morons in the rest of black africa.

Note that the AU issued a communique recently saying no wars or military intervention on African soil. The West dont have time for the powerless.

And the West wants to protect a population that is not European and White without serious economic benefit? Sorry not the Westerners that I know very well.

cap28:

so true, no-one was listening to what the AU had to say, according to one account, the african nations who voted in favour of the resolution expressed reservations about the military intervention but were ignored. i think this might be the beginning of the recolonisation of africa.

coldhearts:

African union demands immediate halt to libya attacks

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20110320-326556/African-Union-demands-immediate-halt-to-Libya-attacks

efisher:

I can't believe this. Some of you sound exactly like Gadaffi. There is no fence you have to be on one side:

Gadaffi's side: Kill civilians and remain in power for life.
UN side: There can be no justification for killing civilians indiscriminately and civilians must be protected.

Blazing99:

Us/UK just fired 110 missiles into Libya.
When I told u the west are mothafucking hypocrites, u think im talking no-sense

efisher:

The missiles were fired at strategic military targets in order to enforce a no-fly zone. Gadaffi is busy slaughtering people with his jets and heavy ammo and you want everyone to keep looking at him. Watch any international news station for 1 hour before you make more comments.

pleep:

Its not about oil trading. the west is protecting thier Oil interests in libya the west doesnt want a man like ghaddafi to control  the largest oil reserves in the continent because that gives him power over them. Also the price of oil has increased because of this crisis. Thus the west has an interest in ending it soon. Also, a lot of the oil in libya is pumped by a government controlled company. After they enact a democray the oil surely will be privatized and companies like B.P, shell and exoon Mobile wil swoop in.

Sun of god:

110 Missiles @ £300,000 per unit.

Western taxpayers will pay for this big time!!!

Gaddafi should send a SOS to those Somali pirates to head towards Libya in their boats.

Cash on arrival.

Fucckk the spineless AU.

With 46.5 billion barrels of proven reserves, (10 times those of Egypt), Libya is the largest oil economy in the African continent followed by Nigeria and Algeria (Oil and Gas Journal). In contrast, US proven oil reserves are of the order of 20.6 billion barrels (December 2008) according to the Energy Information Administration.  U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves)

Oil is the "Trophy" of US-NATO led Wars

An invasion of Libya under a humanitarian mandate would serve the same corporate interests as the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq. The underlying objective is to take possession of Libya's oil reserves, destabilize the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and eventually privatize the country's oil industry, namely transfer the control and ownership of Libya's oil wealth into foreign hands.

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) is ranked 25 among the world’s Top 100 Oil Companies. (The Energy Intelligence ranks NOC 25 among the world’s Top 100 companies. - Libyaonline.com)

The planned invasion of Libya, which is already underway is part of the broader "Battle for Oil".  Close to 80 percent of Libya’s oil reserves are located in the Sirte Gulf basin of Eastern Libya. (See map below)

Libya is a Prize Economy. "War is good for business". Oil is the trophy of US-NATO led wars.

Wall Street, the Anglo-American oil giants, the US-EU weapons producers would be the unspoken beneficiaries of a US-NATO led military campaign directed against Libya.  

Libyan oil is a bonanza for the Anglo-American oil giants. While the market value of crude oil is currently well in excess of 100 dollars a barrel, the cost of Libyan oil is extremely low, as low as $1.00 a barrel (according to one estimate). As one oil market expert commented somewhat cryptically:

"At $110 on the world market, the simple math gives Libya a $109 profit margin." (Libya Oil, Libya Oil One Country's $109 Profit on $110 Oil, EnergyandCapital.com March 12, 2008)

cap28:

Absolutely, according to one analyst the implementation of a no fly zone will cost the american tax payer $15 billion per annum - im sure the american taxpayers will be pleased to hear that despite rising unemployment and cuts in public spending on health and education obama and his cronies are still quite happy to finance a FOURTH war.
UK tax payers will of course be ecstatic about having to pay for this as well.

nigeria, gabon and south africa shame on you for voting in favour of this criminal intervention - remember that as far as the west is concerned there is no such thing as permanent friends just permanent interests.

Sun of god:

110 Missiles @ £300,000 per unit.

Western taxpayers will pay for this big time!!!

Gaddafi should send a SOS to those Somali pirates to head towards Libya in their boats.

Cash on arrival.

Fucckk the spineless AU.

kodewrita:

They are not new expenses. the weapons are already paid for and launching them cost less than you imagine. Besides we are not expecting a year-long war so giving us costs on a per annum basis is inappropriate.

God bless the countries that voted for this.

You would rather taxpayers make their decisions on economic rather than moral grounds yet you criticise their governments for selfishly following their economic interests. You are the confused one.

The spineless AU (filled with dictators like Paul Biya, Mugabe, Laurent Gbagbo, Jammeh, Santos, Deby and others) was almost wholly bankrolled for many years by Ghadaffi. In fact the AU was a major personal project of Ghadaffi so I am not surprised that they are spineless. They were designed to be spineless from the get go.