By: Felicity Arbuthnot
Source: Global Research
http://www.globalresearch.ca/libya-how-many-dirty-western-hands/
Oh what a tangled web they weave
When first they practice to invadeA sovereign nation and deceive
The world about their dark crusade.
(Michael Leunig, Poet, Cartoonist,
1945:)
This weekend a detailed article (1) suggested
that a: “French secret serviceman, acting on the express orders of the then
President Sarkozy, is suspected of ”the murder of Colonel Quaddafi”, on 20th
October last year.
Whilst bearing in mind that the NATO-backed
insurgents now in power, who have near destroyed much of Libya, de-stabilised,
terrorized and hope to carve up Libya’s resources for their, rather than the
country’s benefit, have every reason to wish to disassociate themselves from
the butchery of Colonel Quaddafi’s terrible death, the new allegations
illuminate interesting points.
The French assassin, it is claimed, infiltrated
the mob rabidly manhandling the Colonel, and shot him in the head.
“The motive, according to well placed (Libyan)
sources”, was to prevent any chance of interrogation into Sarkozy’s links with
Colonel Quaddafi.
The Mail previously revealed (2) quoting a
French governmental briefing note published by an investigative website, that
fifty million euros has been: “laundered though bank accounts in Panama and
Switzerland … from Colonel Quaddafi, to fund (Sarkozy’s 2007) election as
President”, which if correct: “would have broken political financing laws.”
Sarkozy’s: “numerous visits to Libya” were also cited.
Further claims are that: “The Swiss account was
opened in the name of the sister of Jean-Francois Cope, the leader of Mr Sarkozy’s
ruling UMP party, and the President’s right-hand-man.”
Quaddafi’s son, Saif alIslam, whose life hangs
in the balance and no doubt further so, should he be subject to the Libyan
“judicial system”, has stated unequivocally regarding the Sarkozy campaign
funding: “We have all the details and are ready to reveal everything … We
funded it.”
No wonder Saif, also generous funder (£1.5
million) to his former place of, advanced study, the prestigious London School
of Economics – where he also delivered the annual Ralph Miliband Lecture in
May2010, named for the renowned academic and father of the former UK Foreign
Secretary David Miliband and his brother Ed, current Leader of the Labour Party
– has been abandoned by the Western powers who had formerly welcomed him – then
conspired in another illegal coup, this time in his country.
Sarkozy of course, on becoming President,
memorably welcomed Colonel Quaddafi on a State Visit to Paris in December 2007,
greeting him as “Brother Leader” and hosting his famed Bedouin tent next to the
Elysee Palace.
Tony Blair, of course visited Quaddafi on many
occasions, even flying in the Colonel’s private plane, pushing mega business
deals. He too is mute on the horrors of the death and the fate of his children,
grandchildren and country.
The Mail also makes the points that: “ The
United Nations mandate which sanctioned (the misnamed ‘no fly zone’) expressly
stated that the Western allies could not interfere in the internal politics of
the country.”
“Instead the almost daily bombing runs ended
with Quaddafi’s overthrow, while both French and British military ‘advisors’
were said to have assisted on the ground.”
“Now Mahmoud Jibril, who served as interim Prime
Minister following Gaddafi’s overthrow, has told Egyptian TV: ‘It was a foreign
agent who mixed with the revolutionary brigades to kill Gaddafi.’ “
Another Tripoli source, according to the paper,
stated: “Sarkozy had every reason to try to silence the Colonel and as quickly
as possible”, with a further “diplomatic source” also stressing Quaddafi’s
threats to reveal the financial details of the funding to the 2007 French
Presidential elections donations.
An interesting point, if correct, is made by
Rami El Obeidi, the : “former head of foreign relations for the Libyan
Transitional Council (who) said he knew that Quaddafi had been tracked through
his satellite telecommunications system as he talked to: “the Syrian President
Bashar Al-Assad.” Which begs an elephantine question: are the two murderous
Western backed rampages against Libya and Syria and their leaders connected?
How much of alleged murky financial deals does
Syria’s President also know?
Interestingly, Ben Oman Shaaban (22) one of
those who attacked Colonel Quaddaffi was badly injured, seemingly by those
loyal to the Colonel, in an attack in July. Flown to Paris for treatment, he
died in hospital last week. Shabaan was said to have frequently brandished the
handgun said to have killed the Colonel. If true, he would have interesting
knowledge about the appalling events of the day.
Sarkozy has consistently denied receiving money
from the Libyan Leader and was not available to give a comment to the Mail.
Enquiries into “alleged financial irregularities “, are ongoing.
Worthy of mention is that in November 2007, just
before Quaddafi’s Paris visit: “A US State Department cable had warned that
those ‘who dominate Libya’s political and economic leadership are pursuing
increasingly nationalistic policies in the energy sector’ and that there was
‘growing evidence of Libyan resource nationalism.’ ”
“The cable cited a 2006 speech in which Quaddafi
said: ‘Oil companies are controlled by foreigners who have made millions from
them. Now, Libyans must take their place to profit from this money.’ ”
“Quaddafi’s government had forced oil companies
to give their local subsidiaries Libyan names. Worse, ‘labor laws were amended
to ‘Libyanize’ the economy’, that is, turn it to the advantage of Libyans.”
Goodness, shocking.
“Oil firms ‘were pressed to hire Libyan
managers, finance people and human resources directors.’ ” (3)
Perhaps then it is no wonder all round, that on
hearing of Colonel Quaddafi’s horrific death, President Nobel Obama declared it
was a: “momentous day.” (BBC, 20th October 2011.) Madam Clinton
followed with a raucous laugh and: “We came, we saw, he died.”
There is only one certainty, in the whole
shaming “regime change” in Libya, there are no clean hands.
And where is Colonel Quaddafi’s body?
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