Press TV: So these other countries would welcome having NATO troops on the ground?
Roberts: Of course. They are in the CIA's pocket. It's a CIA operation, not a legitimate protest of the Libyan people. It's an armed rebellion that has no support in the capital city. It's taking place in the east where the oil is and is directed at China. ... US-Libya trade was $2.7 billion last year, and finds companies like Halliburton, Dow Chemical, Fluor, Occidental, Hess, Marathon, Conoco Phillips, Caterpillar, Boeing, and ExxonMobil, muscling their way into the engineering, construction and energy sectors. "
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Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy sent a message to the African Union in their jointly written April 14 op-ed: They'll block any attempt to negotiate peace in Libya that doesn't include Gaddafi's ouster and the opening of Libya's economy.
The second indication is provided in the three leaders' op-ed. Libya, they write, must "develop the institutions to underpin a prosperous and open society." Revealingly, the three leaders tell Libyans what institutions they should develop. But what if Libyans don't want an open society at this point in their development? What if they want what the United States, Britain and France have had through long parts of their history (and still do have): a society closed to outsiders in strategic areas?
While
the institutions of an open society aren't exclusively economic, an
open society is understood to be one whose doors are open to
unconditional integration into the global economy. This differs from the
Gaddafi government's
strategic integration, based on linkages aimed at increasing real wages
in Libya rather than maximizing returns to foreign investors. This
isn't to say that Libya hasn't welcomed foreign investment where it
makes sense for the development of the country, but it is likely that
the open society Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy foresee for Libya, has
little to do with what makes sense for Libya, and everything to do with
what makes sense for US, British and French investors and corporations.
from Stephen Gowans, Wordpress, 4/23/11
West on guard against the outbreak of peace in Libya
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The African Oil Policy Initiative Group (AOPIG) played a role in getting discussions about a US African Command started. A AOPIG report noted that AOPIG report emphasized that the U.S. National Intelligence Council has estimated that the United States will buy 25 percent of its oil from Africa by 2015. The United States Navy -s Naval Postgraduate School noted in January 2007 that U.S. policy towards Africa, at least in the medium-term, looks to be largely defined by international terrorism, the increasing importance of African oil to American energy needs, and the dramatic expansion and improvement of Sino-African relations.
[Lawson, Letitia (January 2007). "U.S. Africa Policy Since the Cold War" . Strategic Insights and AFRICOM, Wikipedia ]
Roberts: Of course. They are in the CIA's pocket. It's a CIA operation, not a legitimate protest of the Libyan people. It's an armed rebellion that has no support in the capital city. It's taking place in the east where the oil is and is directed at China. ... US-Libya trade was $2.7 billion last year, and finds companies like Halliburton, Dow Chemical, Fluor, Occidental, Hess, Marathon, Conoco Phillips, Caterpillar, Boeing, and ExxonMobil, muscling their way into the engineering, construction and energy sectors. "
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Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy sent a message to the African Union in their jointly written April 14 op-ed: They'll block any attempt to negotiate peace in Libya that doesn't include Gaddafi's ouster and the opening of Libya's economy.
The second indication is provided in the three leaders' op-ed. Libya, they write, must "develop the institutions to underpin a prosperous and open society." Revealingly, the three leaders tell Libyans what institutions they should develop. But what if Libyans don't want an open society at this point in their development? What if they want what the United States, Britain and France have had through long parts of their history (and still do have): a society closed to outsiders in strategic areas?
from Stephen Gowans, Wordpress, 4/23/11
West on guard against the outbreak of peace in Libya
(4)
The African Oil Policy Initiative Group (AOPIG) played a role in getting discussions about a US African Command started. A AOPIG report noted that AOPIG report emphasized that the U.S. National Intelligence Council has estimated that the United States will buy 25 percent of its oil from Africa by 2015. The United States Navy -s Naval Postgraduate School noted in January 2007 that U.S. policy towards Africa, at least in the medium-term, looks to be largely defined by international terrorism, the increasing importance of African oil to American energy needs, and the dramatic expansion and improvement of Sino-African relations.
[Lawson, Letitia (January 2007). "U.S. Africa Policy Since the Cold War" . Strategic Insights and AFRICOM, Wikipedia ]
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