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Given these very positive metrics, how did the west sell its so-called "humanitarian intervention? Simple. It created a false narrative that demonized Gadaffi as it promulgated unreasonable, evidence-free fear.
Associate university professor and author Maximilian C. Forte rebuts the arsenal of lies promulgated by the West in "The Top Ten Myths in the War Against Libya" . Here is his list of evidence-free accusations:
Genocide
Gadaffi is "bombing his own people"
"Save Benghazi"
African mercenaries
Viagara-fueled mass rape
Gaddafi -- the Demon
Freedom Fighters -- the Angels
Significantly, the west supports the "rebels" -- long-time enemies of Gaddafi -- who are basically al-Qaeda/ISIS, the same mercenaries that are currently in Syria.
So, what are the underlying reasons for the destruction of Libya and its people plus the subsequent empowerment of al Qaeda and ISIS terrorists? Dr. Michel Chossudovsky argues in "Operation Libya and the Battle for Oil" that oil is the "Trophy":
"An invasion of Libya under a humanitarian mandate would serve the same corporate interests as the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq. The underlying objective is to take possession of Libya's oil reserves, destabilize the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and eventually privatize the country's oil industry, namely transfer the control and ownership of Libya's oil wealth into foreign hands. The NOC is ranked 25 among the world's Top 100 Oil Companies. (The Energy Intelligence ranks NOC 25 among the world's Top 100 companies. - Libyaonline.com.)."
Chossudovsky explains further that looting of Libya's finances would be another goal:
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