(Fidel continues): The principal NATO leaders are exalted.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, "admitted in a speech in Kuwait that the Western countries made a mistake in supporting non-democratic governments {ie, Gaddafi's} in the Arab world."
His French colleague Nicolas Sarkozy declared, "The prolonged brutal and bloody repression of the Libyan civilian population {ie, by Gaddafi} is repugnant."
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini declared "believable" the figure of one thousand dead in Tripoli, "the tragic figure will be a bloodbath {ie, by Gaddafi}."
Hillary Clinton declared, "the bloodbath {ie, by Gaddafi} is completely unacceptable and has to stop...."
Ban Kimoon {Secretary-General of the United Nations)} added, "The use of violence in the country {ie, by Gaddafi} is absolutely unacceptable. Tthe Security Council will act in accordance with what the international community decides."
What Ban Kimoon is really waiting for is that Obama give the final word.
The President of the United States spoke Wednesday afternoon and stated that the Secretary of State would leave for Europe in order to reach an agreement with the NATO European allies as to what measures to take. Noticeable on his face was his readiness to take on the right-wing Republican John McCain; Joseph Lieberman, the pro-Israel Senator from Connecticut; and Tea Party leaders, in order to guarantee his nomination by the Democratic Party.
The United States' mass media have prepared the ground for action. There would be nothing strange about a military intervention in Libya, which would, additionally, guarantee Europe almost two million barrels of light oil a day, if events do not occur beforehand to put an end to the presidency or life of Gaddafi.
In any event, Obama's role is complicated enough. What would the Arab and Islamic world's reaction be if much blood is spilt in this country in such an adventure? Would the revolutionary wave unleashed in Egypt stop a NATO intervention?
In Iraq the innocent blood of more than a million Arab citizens was shed when the country was invaded on false pretenses. Mission accomplished, George W. Bush proclaimed.
No one in the world will ever be in favor of the deaths of defenseless civilians in Libya or anywhere else. I ask myself, would the United States and NATO apply that principle to the defenseless civilians killed every day by"drones and this organization's soldiers in Afghanistan and Pakistan?
I will continue Friday the 28th.
Click here to read the entire article as it appeared Thursday in Granma International.
