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Washington Wants Its Imperial Model Replicated in Libya - by Stephen Lendman
NATO destroyed peaceful nonbelligerent Libya.
Washington ran NATO's imperial war against Libya to colonize, occupy and plunder another vassal state. Democracy and humanitarian considerations are non-starters. Only wealth and power matters.
Libyans will be ruthlessly exploited. Decades of vital social gains are lost. NATO turned Libya into a charnel house. Tens of thousands of corpses bear testimony.
Major media scoundrels lied about war objectives from inception. Now they cheerlead ravaged Libya's success. Correspondents there see one thing and report another. They make pimps, prostitutes and dope peddlers look respectable in comparison.
Peaceful nonbelligerent Libya was ravaged, raped, and devastated. Many thousands became homeless refugees.
Impoverishment and misery afflicts them. Kosovars, Iraqis, Afghans, and others know it's coming wherever NATO shows up. Only sustained liberating struggles can change things. Libyans are committed for the long haul to achieve it.
On October 30, Mathaba headlined, "Libyan Freedom Fighters vow to fight on against NATO and its rebels," saying:
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