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Eastern Libya declares autonomy
What a great news...or NOT. Now after we help them to get rid of THE General, they will stab us in the back...just wait and see, the new civil war is on the way..... Eastern Libya declares autonomy Cyrenaica, the eastern region of Libya, has elected a regional congress and declared autonomy from the capital Tripoli. Thousands of major tribal leaders and militia commanders attended a celebratory ceremony in the region’s center Benghazi. The congress stated that Cyrenaica had suffered decades of marginalization under the ouster ruler Muammar Gaddafi. Now the oil-rich region extending from the coastal city of Sirte to Egyptian border is taking its fortunes into its own hands. The congress appointed Ahmed al-Zubair Ahmed, who was a political prisoner under Gaddafi and currently is a member of NTC, as leader of its governing council, Al Jazeera reported. Despite being a part of the Libya’s official ruling body, Al-Zubair pledged to protect the rights of the eastern region. Libya’s National Transitional Council, which started uprising against Gaddafi in Benghazi and moved to Tripoli after his overthrow, repeatedly voiced objection to the planned autonomy. They said Libya’s transformation into a federal state paves the way to eventual split-up of the North African country. The East, however, is pushing for a return to a system of rule that existed before the coup of 1967 which brought Gaddafi to power. At the time Libya was divided into three states – western Tripolitania, south-western Fezzan and the eastern Cyrenaica (or Barqa in Arabic). A co-founder of the move for autonomy, Abu Bakr Baaira, pointed out that a federal system did not lead to a division of such countries as the US and Germany. “Are the US, Switzerland and Germany divided?” Baaira said. “We hope they don't force us to a new war and new bloodshed. This is the last thing we look for.” Barqa will follow a peaceful way of making Tripoli and the NTC recognize its autonomy. Baaira does not rule out a possibility of going to the UN for such recognition. The Easterners have already formed their own army, the Barqa Supreme Military Council, which is independent from the NTC. The army is made up from revolutionaries who fought against Gaddafi rule last year. And now the forces are ready to fight for autonomy, Barqa commander Col. Hamid Al-Hassi says. “Even if we had to take over the oil fields by deploying our forces there or risk another war, we will not hesitate for the sake of Barqa,” Hassi told the Associated Press. It is unclear how many Easterners really support the idea of autonomy. Although some 5,000 people have reportedly taken part in the “Congress of the People of Cyrenaica” ceremony, several thousand were protesting against it in Benghazi on Monday. Libya seems to be falling apart as the NTC is trying to work out a new electoral law ahead of the parliamentary elections in June. The latest draft of the law allocates only 60 seats in the country’s 200-member National Council to the East, while the West will have 102 representatives. The “Congress of the People of Cyrenaica” has rejected this latest draft, apparently due to its discriminatory nature. Eastern Libya declares autonomy — RT http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/309802/20120306/eastern-libya-autonomy-ntc-benghazi-tripoli.htm
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There's no script to follow when there's power vacuums.
I would imagine that after the fireworks on Endor stopped, the Wookies and Ewoks may have wanted to carve out a piece of the rebel alliance for themselves. |
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I could care less. I don't see how this is a "stab in the back" to us, if these people are settling their affairs by democratic means, and this is how they wish to organize their country, fine with me. A lot of these countries were created by the European powers back in colonial days and have never really worked as nations. Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, all of them have been basket cases for decades because of this European map-meddling, meddling done to make them easy to control for the purpose of raping them economically. If getting a divorce is the solution for them, I wish them the best of luck.
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Wow! I never thought of you as an optimist JR! You REALLY believe that one of those countries operates as a Democracy? Israel is the only one in that entire region that does ACTUALLY operate as a democracy.
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How does this affect me? Should I care?
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The price of hummus could be affected.
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Ooh, I like hummus.
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Camel hair could get pricey.
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Don't even think of buying figs for at least six months...
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So, which Libya will have the most oil? That's the only reason this country would care.
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I just checked my goat manure futures, I'm taking a beating. It's Black Tuesday down there in the pit.
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