Comments on: Has the African Union got Libya wrong?

By: AndiPrama

AndiPrama — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:13:33 +0000

Confusing now, eh, African? I like Gaddafi’s concept toward Africa. It’s just like Gamal Abdul Nasser’s Pan Arabism, the old days of nationalism movements.

By: lukong

lukong — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:49:50 +0000

African Union is full of Dictators, so they need to support each other. African Union has no use. Its useless as you rightfully said.

By: Finntellect

Finntellect — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:30:08 +0000

I’m amazed that someone still claims that Libya was behind the Lockerbie tragedy.

The Lockerbie trial was condemned by numerous legal experts as well as the UN Lockerbie observer Hans Koechler.

In 2007, a Scottish police officer signed a statement according to which the piece of circuit board that was used as evidence to condemn one of the accused Libyans had been planted on the scene.

Later in 2007, the Swiss engineer Ulrich Lumpert stated in a sworn affidavit that he had lied to the court and stolen the piece of circuit board from his employer after the Lockerbie bombing and given it to officials investigating the event:

“I confirm today on July 18, 2007, that I stole the third hand-manufactured MST-13 timer PC-board consisting of eight layers of fiber-glass from MEBO Ltd. and gave it without permission on June 22, 1989, to a person officially investigating in the Lockerbie case. [...] It did not escape me that the MST-13 fragment shown [at the Lockerbie trial] on the police photograph No. PT/35(b) came from the nonoperational MST-13 prototype PC-board that I had stolen.”

No wonder the accused Libyan, al-Megrahi, was released in 2009 on “compassionate grounds”, based on the claim that he had less than 3 months to live due to terminal cancer. As it happens, he was last reported alive this month, with his family.

Shame on “our” Western mainstream media for continuing to ignore such foul play on “our” part.

By: shedrackokeagu

shedrackokeagu — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:49:20 +0000

I do not blame the writer of this article when he says that the “U” in the OAU signifies “useless”
Every writer has got good reasons to say any thing against the AU hence it could not prove its self a real regional bloc by stopping the fate of the African people being determined by the imperialists west. There is no soverign nation in Africa except Libya under Muammar Gaddafi… I mean a nation where there was no colonial influence, an example of a complet independent state.
The AU is now as good as non existing. It has failed itself and done more so to all African youths who hoped that Africa would soon be a livable place again once the United States of Africa is realized. Let the Nigerian government recognise the rebel government in Libya, it is shameful but not as shameful as the fact that Nigeria is run by a catel who enjoy the resources of the nation at the expends of its poor masses yet they claim DEMOCRAZY. Let all the African nations recognise Benghazi racist rule in Libya, it makes no difference from the fact that Libya under Gaddafi had the best form of Democracy which ensured the equal opportunities to its people… Free education to all levels of education,free healthcare, free housing,free electricity and water, free individual mobility etc.

By: orisatukeh

orisatukeh — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:45:22 +0000

I wonder whether the New Libyan regime would see themselves nore as belonging to the Arab league than the AU. It will all hinge on what they feel serves their interest best. The AU was an alomost Gadaffi creation and was becoming the only world stage for him to perform on.
I hope the likes of Nigeria and South Africa would sieze the opportunity to make it a force for the good of African economic advancement on trade, culture, education, human rights, poverty alliviation and free elections.
Africans are poor because there is little or no African involvement in their trades other than receipients of aid and consumers of goods supplied by our old imported merchant class who have sewn up tied agencies that excludes donestic African partiticipation.
If the AU to be judges as a success it must be vocal on policies as to how it will lift its people into middle class and sustain democracy as a universal ideal

By: alfonzo

alfonzo — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:09:15 +0000

I don’t know much about Gadaffi but I respect his contribution to the African continent. His nation has no debt unlike others who brag to be democratic but live beyond their means, messing the world economy, opening wars to revive their economy etc etc. I don’t think the war in Libya was indeed to help Libyans get their freedom. The world is not blind to what is happening and don’t try to fool us by giving us news that you think sounds better to our ears. The rebels in Libya have committed heinous crimes against women and children and in particular black Africans but no one reports about it because they are allies of the west. Today’s hidden secrets will come to light some day. Gadaffi was a friend of the west until 8 months ago and all those sneaky creepy creatures were working with him killing innocent people but later to turn against him. If NATO was concerned about peace why hasn’t stopped the war in Somalia? Aren’t Somali lives worth the fight? The simple reason is Somali has no oil therefore no need to stop the war.Fascist West has supported dozens of dictators and it’s paradoxical to hear them say they are fighting dictators.For God’s sake stop fooling yourself. I am not a supporter of Gadaffi but I feel sad to see him treated like a dog. He deserves a humanly burial right. RIP Gadaffi.

By: equalizethis

equalizethis — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:48 +0000

Have a look at these stats from the UNDP. Libya ranked 53 on the Human Development Index for 2010. Time will tell if the future will be as rosy.

http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/pr ofiles/LBY.html

By: matzho

matzho — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:26:37 +0000

Well, i was never a supporter of Gaddafi,, however I have a feeling that a bigger turmoil is about to happen. I do not think the rebel leaders are as united as everyone thinks. As to whether the rebels will ensure that the Libyan people benefit from the country’s wealth, well that sound like a fairy-tale. These rebels will continue where Gaddafi left off,,So who’s the real winner in this? obviously its Washington and its allies. AU is right not to recognize these rebels, until such time the Libyan people vote freely, (But voting, well that’s a dream deferred).

By: mtuwetu

mtuwetu — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:22:53 +0000

we need a force capable of purging out all forces of colonialists that have ruled us since time immemorial. i think we have been reprimanded in all ways of reasoning and they even think we are are not equally intelligent. a time bomb is waiting. beware. whether the FBI spies on us or the CIA EMPLOYS SOME OF US TO SPY upon ourselves. the US and its allies are cowards.

By: Lennon

Lennon — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:09:03 +0000

Funny how the AU likes to “negotiate”.

The last time I checked, Libya wanted Gaddafi out. After 40-odd years I’m not surprised.

Besides, he was quite happy to sell his oil to the so-called imperialists. At least the government which eventually replaces him will be able to ensure that Libyans benefit from oil and not just government officials and foreign companies.