Dream chaser:

I have been watching CNN all day and I haven't heard the name Africa mentioned when they are talking about Libya. The only name I hear is Arab. So IMO Libya is not considered an African country by this ppl so what is the AU's point? Well I still believe that the US and co are have wounds that have refused to heal, hence the attack on libya. They should go to Bahrain (home of a us military base) and Ivory coast (which has no oil), until then I dey laugh in arabic! Mean while, we can't afford to ve another Iraq iin this continent.

DeeJay20:


Wrong channel!!!,

Ivory Coast has alot of Strategic Minerals ie, cobalt, copper, nickel, and bauxite
which is used extensively in Manufacturing and is used
in the Laptop/PC you are typing your comments on,

justwise:

Who started shooting the protesters? How many pple died BEFORE the UN came in? So u think its cool for innocent pple to die cos they wanted a change of govt?

justwise:

So tell us. . which channel do you watch?

stildude:

African leaders, sorry leaders in some African countries are speaking against the UN resolution cos most of them are guilty of holding on to power undemocratically, in most cases using instrument of state to crush opposition. They are very aware that now it's Libya and Ghadafi is in the hot seat, next, stealth planes will be hovering over their skies and warship by their harbours like the eagles in the sky and the great white in the water closing in on their prey. Now guess who's been watching DSTV?

jacron:

Ghadafi's time is up,and if he don't understand that, he will go the way of sadam hussan, and the AU should keep away and let them attack the sadist, tyrant,the first son of the devil  and his cohort.

And those in AU who are advocating for cease fire to Ghadafi are those who have intentions of elongating there own tenure, they also should have a re-think and advice the tyrant to stepdown for his own good

deji.ariyo:

Before the Unrest in Libya caused by the Islam extremist , Libya was one of the best country in Africa when its comes to GDP

Only Libya will deport black Africans and give them 2,500 dollars.

Only Gaddafi supported the project of Kwame Nkrumah and Marcus Garvey United States of Africa and which Obasanjo,The Arabs and the White house were against.

Only Gaddafi opposed the Arab Nation exploiting the black Africans and its sad the black Africans are the ones against him now and now supporting the Islam extremist aka the Rebels , SMH

Gaddafi is the only head of state that supported the Black civil rights movement in America monetarily.

The same islam extemist gaddafi is reported killing are the same people killing the blacks in Libya, You people should seek caution Gaddafi did not become a dictator over night, This is another case of Kwame Nkrumah and Thomas Sankara two of the best leaders that were outed by the imperialist.

DeeJay20:


Please note bold above in your comments, Hmm so you know your history, interesting,

I am wary of want is happening, this is not looking good for the Libyan People
and the Arab League knoe this,

As i said "WHO IS THE LEADER OF THESE REBELS IN LIBYA"?,  I doubt that
a leader would show his face as if he does the Libya Govt will have
a better picture of what is really going on,

DeeJay20:


They were no shootings when their was the "so-called Protest" but before
you can "say your name" the so-called protesters had become armed with "Guns, Artillary and all sort of other weapons" and they turned from being [b]protesters carrying placards to so called rebels carrying Guns! [/b]and in a flash the western media was giving them legitimacy.

Bastage:

Are you blind!!!

Even Gaddafi's own son admitted that his troops fired on and killed unarmed protestors.
He blamed it on "poor training" of all things.

As for calling the rebels "Islamic extremists", you sound as confused as Gaddafi himself when he says that this is a "Christian Crusade" and that the rebels are Al Qaeda. Christian Crusaders allying themselves with Al Qaeda? Doesn't the guy watch the news?

[/Before the Unrest in Libya caused by the Islam extremist , Libya was one of the best country in Africa when its comes to GDP

Only Libya will deport black Africans and give them 2,500 dollars.

Only Gaddafi supported the project of Kwame Nkrumah and Marcus Garvey United States of Africa and which Obasanjo,The Arabs and the White house were against.

Only Gaddafi opposed the Arab Nation exploiting the black Africans and its sad the black Africans are the ones against him now and now supporting the Islam extremist aka the Rebels , SMH

Gaddafi is the only head of state that supported the Black civil rights movement in America monetarily.

The same islam extemist gaddafi is reported killing are the same people killing the blacks in Libya, You people should seek caution Gaddafi did not become a dictator over night, This is another case of Kwame Nkrumah and Thomas Sankara two of the best leaders that were outed by the imperialist.

2ndThought:

I stand with the AU on this one -  we need to find a different solution which would not reduce Libya to pre-colonial conditions through repeated bombing on her infrastructure.

Oil is not a factor. As I have repeatedly pointed out, the West obtains minimal amount of oil from Libya and they already have drilling deals balanced in their favour. The rebels have categorically stated that if they find any of those deals to have involved corruption (and let us face it, corruption will be involved), they will renegotiate them to blance them in favour of the Libyan people

The geopolitical and economic implications of a US-NATO led military intervention directed against Libya are far-reaching.

Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.

"Operation Libya" is part of  the broader military agenda in the Middle East and Central Asia which consists in gaining control and corporate ownership over more than sixty percent of the world's reserves of oil and natural gas, including oil and gas pipeline routes.

"Muslim countries including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Yemen, Libya, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, possess between 66.2 and 75.9 percent of total oil reserves, depending on the source and methodology of the estimate." (See Michel Chossudovsky, The "Demonization" of Muslims and the Battle for Oil, Global Research, January 4, 2007) .

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)

Bastage:

Comparing this to Iraq is misleading. The bombing there was a prelude to a ground invasion and that's not the case here. Militarily, some infrastructure has to be reduced when preparing for a gorund invasion whereas in this case, it is not necessary.[/b]As I have previously stated: the West had [b]already secured Libyan supplied of oil. By backing the rebels they are in a Catch22. They risk losing deals if the rebels win and they risk losing deals if Gadaffi wins. If oil were the issue it would have made perfect sense to sit back and let Gaddafi murder his people.

I've read links like the one you've provided there. They are also misleading. What they fail to tell you is that the US has been weaning itself off Middle Eastern oil for over a decade. It's main provider is Canada from which alone the US imports more than twice what it gets from the whole of the Middle East.

Bastage:

Are you blind!!!

Even Gaddafi's own son admitted that his troops fired on and killed unarmed protestors.
He blamed it on "poor training" of all things.
That's without even taking into account the claim by a senior Libyan soldier that Saaid Gaddafi himself ordered troops to open fire on civilians.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12789740

As for calling the rebels "Islamic extremists", you sound as confused as Gaddafi himself when he says that this is a "Christian Crusade" and that the rebels are Al Qaeda. Christian Crusaders allying themselves with Al Qaeda? Doesn't the guy watch the news? 

2ndThought:

@deji.ariyo,

This “humanitarian” gesture also serves as a useful distraction for leaders like Sarkozy, whose approval  rating has dwindled significantly in recent times; Berlusconi, who is occupied with sex-related charges in an Italian court; Cameron who, no doubt, hallucinates about Great Britannia.

As war creates new markets, most seasoned observers know the jewel in the eye is Libyan’s nationalized Oil Industry.

I stand with the AU on this one -  we need to find a different solution which would not reduce Libya to pre-colonial conditions through repeated bombing on her infrastructure.

If the aim is to bring aabout Western influence, that can only be achieved by creating a stable, democratic Libya.

Bastage:

What infrastucture is being bombed? The airstrikes have only hit military targets.

Oil is not a factor. [/b]As I have repeatedly pointed out, the West obtains minimal amount of oil from Libya and they already have drilling deals balanced in their favour.

[b]The West stands to lose financially if the rebels take power. The claim that this is about oil is not well thought through as Gaddafi has already given the oil rights to the West at a cheaper price than they will have to pay if he is deposed.

2ndThought:

@Bastage,

You don't really believe the above, do you?