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On Tuesday, Reuters headlined "Wartime PM (Mustafa Abdul) Jalil takes early lead in Libya vote," saying:
Initial tallies suggest Islamist parties did worse than expected. Jabril says "his multi-party alliance is neither secular nor liberal and includes sharia Islamic law among its core values."
It hardly matters. At issue only is who pulls the strings and controls things. Libya's government is headquartered in Washington. Other countries America destroyed are dominated the same way.
"Democratic transitions are invariably long and messy," said The Times. Ignored was that America spurns democracy at home and abroad. Money power runs things. People have no say.
Nonetheless, The Times called Libya's election "a huge step away from the Qaddafi nightmare."
In fact, most Libyans supported Gaddafi. The longer war raged, the more it grew. Near the end of conflict it was overwhelming. It likely still is given what Libyans lost.
His 1999 Decision No. 111 afforded all Libyans free healthcare, education, training, rehabilitation, housing assistance, disability and old-age benefits, interest-free state loans, subsidies to study abroad and for couples when they marry, and practically free gasoline.
Libyans also got free use of land for agriculture. The idea was to foster self-sufficiency in food production. Moreover, all basic food items were subsidized. They were sold through a network of "people's shops."
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