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L’opinione russa
Will Syria Repeat the Fate of Libya, ‘Which No Longer
Exists’?
Libya, previously
described by western mainstream media as “Gaddafi's military dictatorship”, was
‘successfully’ toppled back in 2011 “to pave the way to true democracy.” And
while the same very media now demands the ousting of President Assad in Syria,
let’s have a look at what both Libya actually lost, and what it never had.
Moving Closer to
Europe: ISIL Sets Its Sights on Expansion in Libya
Contrary to popular
belief, Libya, which western media often described as "Gaddafi's military
dictatorship" was in actual fact, Africa's most prosperous democracy.
According to the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), prior to the US-led bombing campaign
in 2011, it had the highest Human Development Index, highest GDP per capita,
the lowest infant mortality and the highest life expectancy in all of Africa.
“With life
expectancy at birth at 74.5 years, an 88.4% adult literacy rate and a gross
enrolment ratio of 94.1%, Libya was classified as a high human development
country among the Middle East and North Africa region,” according to 2010 UNDP
report.
A woman mourns for
the Egyptian Coptic Christians captured in Libya and killed by militants
affiliated with the Islamic State group, outside of the Virgin Mary church in
the village of el-Aour, near Minya, 220 kilometers (135 miles) south of Cairo,
Egypt, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015
“During the NATO
bombardment of Libya, western media conveniently forgot to mention that the
United Nations had just prepared a lengthy dossier praising Mr. Gaddafi’s human
rights achievements,” Professor Garikai Chengu, a scholar of Middle Eastern
affairs at Harvard University, wrote in his article for the Foreign Policy
magazine back in 2013.
“The UN report
commended Libya for bettering its “legal protections” for citizens, making
human rights a “priority,” improving women’s rights, educational opportunities
and access to housing. During Mr. Gaddafi’s era housing was considered a human
right. Consequently, there was virtually no homelessness or Libyans living
under bridges,” he added.
Libyan military
soldiers check on an area as they battle with Islamic extremist militias in
Benghazi
And less people
lived below the poverty line than in the Netherlands.
“How many Libyan
homes and bridges did NATO destroy?” the author then questioned.
Women’s Rights in
Gaddafi’s Libya
One area where the
United Nations Human Rights Council praised Muammar Gaddafi profusely is
women’s rights, he said.
Libyan women raise
red cards during a protest against the national unity government proposed by
United Nations envoy Bernardino Leon on October 9, 2015 in Tripoli's central
Martyrs Square.
“Unlike many other
nations in the Arab world, women in Libya had the right to education, hold
jobs, divorce, hold property, and have an income.”
“One of the first
laws Mr. Gaddafi passed in 1970 was an equal pay for equal work law, only a few
years after a similar law was passed in the US.”
“In fact, Libyan
working mothers enjoyed a range of benefits including cash bonuses for
children, free day care, free health care centers, and retirement at 55.”
Italian Prime
Minister Warns West Against Repeating ‘Libyan Scenario’
Education in
Gaddafi’s Libya
“Under Muammar
Gaddafi, education was a human right and it was free for all Libyans. If a
Libyan was unable to find employment after graduation the State would pay that
person the average salary of their profession,” Chengu said.
“Isn’t it ironic
that America supposedly bombarded Libya to spread democracy, but increasingly
education in America is becoming a privilege, not a right, and ultimately a
debt sentence?” he questioned.
If a bright and
talented child in the richest nation on earth cannot afford to go to the best
schools, he further explained, society has failed that child. In fact, for
young people the world over, education is a passport to freedom. Any nation
that makes one pay for such a passport is only free for the rich but not the
poor.
Libya crisis
Libyans did not
only enjoy free health care and free education, the author added, they also
enjoyed free electricity and interest free loans. The price of petrol was
around $0.14 per liter and 40 loaves of bread cost just $0.15.
With the above in
mind, here are some extracts from the Human Rights Watch watchdog 2015 report
on Libya, which clearly illustrate how the once prosperous country has declined
into chaos.
Renewed Violence:
Civil War in Libya May Flare Up Again
“The fighting
caused widespread destruction of property, and civilian injuries and deaths.
Around 400,000 were internally displaced in Libya, including about 100,000
residents of Tripoli. Another 150,000 people, including foreigners, fled Libya.
Most foreign embassies, the United Nations, the International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC), and international agencies withdrew their staff and closed
their missions in July,” the report states.
“Militias attacked,
threatened, assaulted, or arbitrarily detained journalists, judges, activists,
politicians, and ordinary citizens with impunity. Lack of protection for the
judiciary resulted in a near breakdown of the justice sector in cities such as
Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirte, Sebha, and Derna.”
“Lack of border
controls and tribal infighting aggravated the security situation, allowing
continued trafficking of humans, drugs, and weapons across Libya’s borders with
Chad, Sudan, Egypt, and Algeria.”
“Libya’s justice
system suffered serious setbacks. Militias attacked judges, prosecutors,
lawyers, and witnesses, causing the closure of courts and prosecutors’ offices
in Benghazi, Derna, Sirte, and Sebha, and a near breakdown of the justice
system. The Justice Ministry in Tripoli shut down in July due to the fighting
there.”
Lawless Libya:
Western Governments Will Be Forced to Look Back
“Amid the breakdown
of law and order and in the prevailing climate of impunity, women continued to
suffer from discrimination. Some armed groups imposed restrictions on women
based on their ideological beliefs. Guards harassed university students in
Tripoli for refusing to wear the hijab. Some women faced harassment while
attempting to travel out of Libya without a male guardian.”
“Record numbers of
migrants and asylum seekers embarked on the perilous sea journey from Libya to
Europe with 60,000 reaching Italy alone in 2014. The Italian navy’s large-
scale rescue operation, Mare Nostrum, rescued around 100,000 from unseaworthy
boats, but at least 3,000 still perished at sea.”
Professor Garikai
Chengu states that the West has shown that unfettered free markets and
genuinely free elections simply cannot co-exist.
Sirte was once home
to Libya's former dictator Muammar Gaddafi before he was killed by a NATO-led
rebellion in 2011.
“Organized greed
always defeats disorganized democracy. How can capitalism and democracy
co-exist if one concentrates wealth and power in the hands of few, and the
other seeks to spread power and wealth among many?”
So, if it is not
too late, the US should ease its grip on Syria and leave it to the country to
decide how “to spread economic power amongst the downtrodden many rather than
just the privileged few.”
Read more:
http://sputniknews.com/africa/20151208/1031421463/libya-gaddafi-toppling-chaos.html#ixzz3tqLwsGET
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