US President Donald Trump has a unique chance to fix the mess in Libya by backing Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam as head of state.
Libya remains a dysfunctional state largely due to failed American policy. The 2011 Obama/Clinton support to Al Qaida affiliated groups in order to oust Muammar Gaddafi heavily backfired, with ISIS now profiting from the massive wave of immigration, which also destabilizes Europe.
President Trump has a unique chance to fix this terrible mess by backing the appointment of the leader of the Libyan national reconciliation, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, as head of state, the only man able to reunite the tribal nightmare in Libya, and to form a proper democracy, exterminate ISIS, and solve the immigrant crisis.
Millions marched in Libya July 1st, 2011 in support of the government of Muammar Gaddafi, and pleaded for NATO to stop the destruction of the country. At that time, the massive support for Gaddafi was not reported in the mainstream media, yet it was well known that Gaddafi had many supporters. Libya was Africa’s richest country, a socialist, welfare state with lavish benefits, free education, and good living standards. Since 2003, Libya had opened up towards the West in a liberalization process largely led by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was instrumental in resolving the Lockerbie-bombing issue and paying damages to the victim’s families, deescalated the military, removing its nuclear arms and privatized the economy.
It was Saif al-Islam who freed the Bulgarian nurses in Benghazi, led the large scale Benghazi housing projects, created the Charity Gaddafi Association which helped poor countries in Africa, as well as worked diligently to democratize Libya. He called for a free press and hoped to issue a Constitution of the state. It was also Saif al-Islam who led the Reconciliation Project in 2006 between the government and the opposition, and the peaceful release of political prisoners, like Abdelhakim Belhadj and Khaled Sharef, most of whom joined the rebels and are controlling Tripoli now.
Libya was, prior to 2011, closely cooperating with the CIA and Western intelligence in order to eradicate the Sunni terrorist groups in the region. Gaddafi was an enemy of Al Qaida, which had tried to kill him several times. Under this cooperation, the US and Libya created stability in the region and controlled the immigration flow towards Europe.
Yet, by 2011, mainstream US news outlets and partisan NGOs were responsible for massively presenting misleading information that later turned out to be wrong, which served as a pretext for NATO’s support for armed rebels to overthrow the Libyan government. The basis was that Gaddafi “bombed his own people” in what was described as “a genocide”. But already in early March, US secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that no such attacks could be confirmed. The Russian military monitoring the situation via satellite said that no planes had been in the air at the time in question. In the hands of the very few, any war may easily be ignited by using mainstream propaganda tools. As we know, 90% of the American media is owned by 6 corporations and only 62 individuals now own more than 50% of world assets.
Due to the diligent legal work of organizations such as Judicial Watch, we now know that the chosen Obama/Clinton allies in Syria were The Muslim Brotherhood, the Salafists and Al Qaida groups—Gaddafi’s long term enemies. A Judicial Watch retrieved USA Defense Intelligence Report, dated August 12th, 2012 reveals the axis of alliance: “The Salafists, Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaida in Iraq are the major forces driving the insurgency in Syria. The West, Gulf countries and Turkey support this opposition.”
US foreign secretary John Kerry further enlightened us in his leaked conversation with Syrian oppositional groups, first published by The Last Refuge January 1, 2017. The secret conversation took place September 22, 2016 and in it Kerry states that the US was heavily arming rebels in Syria and watching ISIS grow and that the reason for the intervention of Russia, which the US heavily opposed, was that “Daesh [ISIS] was threatening the possibility of going to Damascus”. He also states that the American goal is to remove the Assad government in Damascus—the same goal as Daesh—and that the Obama administration was hoping for ISIS to strengthen its position in Syria. Assad was “threatened” by ISIS, he says in the recording, and the administration thought it “could probably manage” the situation to force Assad to negotiate; but instead, Russia intervened to support Assad against the extremist group.
Thanks to Wikileaks, we also know that the authorization for the Libya war was Hillary Clinton’s achievement, which meant turning the state into an ISIS haven. Her notorious laughter when hearing about Gaddafi’s brutal death makes one realize what kind of ruthless gang of bandits that the US had as political leaders, people with no respect whatsoever for national sovereignty or international law.
This American cartel activity is now out in the open to the point that president Donald Trump openly states that Obama is the founder of ISIS, co-founded by Hillary Clinton. Which, by the way must be a great joy to many Muslims, who for years have had their religion thrown in the dirt since “Islam is barbarism, just watch ISIS”. As it turns out, ISIS is American geopolitical barbarism at its worst.
Der Spiegel reporting on the finding of the ISIS organization chart, discovered in the house of killed ISIS strategist Hadj Bakr in 2015, further showed that ISIS was not particularly occupied with Islam, but rather much more about intelligence, surveillance, and military operations, and how to infiltrate and break down Syrian civil society. The chart shows remarkable resemblance to CIA organizational charts of covert operations, hardly easy for some rugged Sunni-Baathist remnants in northern Iraq to chart out.
Current ISIS leader in Libya Abdulhakim Belhadj, who was a leading NATO ally in 2011 and became the military governor of Tripoli after the war, long displayed his excellent relationship to republicans such as John McCain. The senator must be an exceptionally stupid individual, hailing on his own webpage Belhadj as a “Libyan patriot whom we should support.” He further notoriously asserted that it was he and Lindsey Graham who convinced the Saudis to fund the opposition in Syria—thus proudly stating that it was the US who got the Saudis into the whole Syrian mess.
Furthermore, the shocking scandal on how the Obama/Clinton-backed government in Libya have detained thousands of prisoners for years and kept them without trial in Libyan jails, is currently, maybe, the world’s worst example of lack of respect for the Geneva convention and the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment in war. Human Rights Watch has long complained about this. Sources on the ground state that as many as 35,000 Gaddafi loyalists have been incarcerated and continually detained without trial since 2011. This is happening in Tripoli, Misrata, and other places in Libya under the Western backed leadership and under Obama/Clinton’s watch.
The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and its ISIS leader, Belhadj—the great friend of senator John McCain—is, according to Libyan sources, currently controlling these prisons, there among the Hadba Prison in central Tripoli, where Libyan leaders and Al-Saadi Gaddafi have been kept since 2014. Al-Saadi is currently very ill and urgently needs proper medical attention or he will probably die. In the aftermath of the Arabic network Clear News’ 2015 release of the documented torture of Al-Saadi Gaddafi under the Western backed government, nothing much has been done. It was a shocking video that raised serious questions about the treatment of prisoners.
It is now reported from Tripoli that around 7,000 of the 35,000 thousand detainees are women, many being as old as 80 years of age. They have been in these prisons for six years. UN Human Rights groups, now active in Libya in order to try to solve this situation, are of course fully aware of the utter disgrace this is to Western powers, who helped instigate the Libyan tragedy. Sources on the ground state that ISIS’s support is now faltering in Libya as the movement has little local support—allegedly always, by the way, paying its bills in euros or US dollars. Saif al-Islam now has united the tribes and strategically positioned his allies all over the country.
A final point. Libya was extremely rich before 2011, on the verge of implementing the gold dinar and working toward implementing broad African unity under this currency. At that time, the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), constituted in 2006, had over $150 billion in assets invested world-wide. The financial accounts from 2010 display a full overview of detailed accounts and contents of its LAFICO, LAP, OIL Invest, LTP and LLIDF branches. In the vault of the Libyan Central Bank alone lay 144 ton of gold.
What the mainstream US media spoke of in 2011 as Gaddafi’s “personal wealth” turned out in large part to be the Libyan Investment Funds and contents of the Libyan Central Bank, public institutions to which Gaddafi had no direct access. This was reportedly again stated on December 12, 2016, to the Official Libyan Channel by the vice chairman of the Presidential Council in Libya, Ahmad Maiteeq. He was addressing the issue of the $67 billion or more US dollar investments currently available outside Libya, the ban on the Libyan Central Bank now having been lifted—the question, of course, again being the dire necessity to control who withdraws what, in order to ensure that the Libyan funds are not continually disappearing into various personal accounts, as has been a vast problem since 2011.
So, ever since ex-president Obama managed to “shed a tear” and call the Libya war the worst mistake of his presidency, we are still waiting to see action and the US and associates to release back to responsible rulers in Libya its billions in assets. If you regret stealing, bombing, and destroying people’s lives, you should also return the money and pay damages.
The national Libyan assets never belonged to the US Obama/Clinton administration or its affiliated international cartel friends. Yet, according to sources on the ground, the US still control part of the LIA, Libyan Central Bank, and oil revenues through its liaisons with the Western backed Tripoli government, where the current Central Bank governor, Sadiq al-Kabir, the link to IMF and other Western institutions. The LIA currently consists of $67 billion investments, yet in 2011 its frozen assets were around $150 billion. Many wonder what happened to the discrepancy and hope to establish in the future who took what.
President Trump has a golden moment in history to breach some of the terrible reputation the US now have all over the globe, as US war-mongering and ruthless foreign policy has caused unspeakable damage to millions of innocent civilians, traumatized by loss and bitterness, outside the US’s own borders. It is obvious that the Trump administration aims to team up with more moderate forces in the Middle East. When Gaddafi was in the US, it was Trump property he placed his tent on. Repeatedly Trump admits that “getting rid of” Gaddafi was a big mistake, stating that Libya would be a 100 % better country if Gaddafi had not been killed, Sources now state that more than one million Gaddafi supporters live in Egypt, waiting to return to Libya, and around 300,000 in Tunisia.
Peace in Libya would for certain award the US President a great name as a peace broker in history. The solution to the Libyan crisis is to support the Green movement and The Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya, now nationally unified behind London School of Economics-educated Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. The push is for equality, prosperity and stability, away from division, exclusion and marginalization—the reunification of the Libyan people under one democratic, tribal-backed leader. The development will be most interesting to follow in the months to come.
For Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to take over would he not require to lead an overwhelming military force? Would he not have to be empowered to exterminate tribes that did not accept his rule? It’s also unclear as to where Gaddafi is, even if he is really free. Have some tribes united behind him? If so, how many?
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Qaddafi’s son who obtained a Ph.D in Economics from the London School of Economics after he donated $ 2 millions to the school, and who paid Mariah Cary $ 1 million to sing on his yacht as new Libyan leader? Libya has enough problems with the U.S. effort to install a puppet dictator in Libya. Does it want more? And, to add-insult-to injury, Saif al Islam is held by the Zintan Libyan brigade, a militia associated with Khalifa Hiftar!
Plus, behind the scenes, he U.S. objected to the appointment of a former Palestinian prime minister to lead the United Nations’ political mission in Libya. But that is not a surprise. The U.S. CIA and Great Britain’s MI5 moved to Benghazi before Muammar Qaddafi was killed, and forced the Libyan Transitional Council to appoint the U.S. citizen, and Libyan expatriate, Mohhamed Jibril as prime minister. Then Khalifa Hiftar, the Libyan former U.S.mercenary in Chad, called the Libyan Transitional Council’s Commander of the new Libyan army, General Fatah Younis, who as Qaddafi’s Interior Minister joined the Libyan Arab Spring protests and facilitated Qaddafi’s ouster, for a meeting, but on the way to the meeting, Youni’s was ambushed and killed. Then Khalifa Hiftar declared himself Commander of the Libyan Army. Hiftar as the U.S. man to take over Libya became a sarcastic headline in Middle East’s newspapers, and he was nick-named “Libya’s Sissi” – an apparent reference that he was the U.S.assigned new puppet dictator in Libya as the Egypt’s dictator Fatah al Sissi was in Egypt! HIftar was discredited, the Islamic State moved into Libya, and the New Presidency Council that was formed afterward left Hiftar out of any position [The Libya Dawn militias, and the Misrata Council, have prevailed in the power sharing, and a Libya Dawn Commander declared Hiftar “a wanted Criminal.” Hiftar has minimal support in Libya. He told the U.S. Documentary magazine “Frontline” that “he has ambitions,” but the Libyans don’t want another bloody dictator like Qaddafi. That is why the U.S. object’s to the appointment of Salam Fayyad as the head of the United Nations political mission to Libya. The U.S. is still trying to install Mohammed Jibril, now the head of a
political party in Libya whose election was funded by the U.S., and Khalifa Hiftar as the U.S. puppet leaders in Libya, and Salam Fayyad is not for the U.S. the person to facilitate that U.S. takeover. The U.S. would support only a U.N. mission head for Libya that it could control, and who then would work to facilitate the takeover of Libya by Mohammed Jibril and Khalifa Hiftar. I have written about this U.S. scheme before in my blogs at the WordPress and Google, and the U.S. State Department countered my articles by denying that it support
Khalifa Hiftar. But the facts on the ground in Libya prove otherwise.
Nikos Retsos, retired professor, USA
The true Libyans will bring Saif to power not you.
You are talking rubbish ” No to Muslim political parties anymore
Dear Mr. Retired Professor, USA
How about you let Libyans decide how they want to manage their country? American and NATO meddling brings nothing but tears, death and destruction. The world has had quite enough “help” from brutal, self-serving Western imperialists.
Dr Saif Alaslam Mumer AL Gaddafi is the Key solution of libyan crisis ✊
Dr Saif Alaslam Mumer AL Gaddafi he is the only one can help Libya and the libyans
The question is not weather Saif Al-Islam would be able to solve the Libyan crises or not; Saif Al-Islam in the eyes of the majority of the Libyan people represents the only and last hope for the country and the Libyan people. He is very capable individual and posses the best credentials for such a mission and a vision. He also well known and liked among the youth. Saif Al-Islam also the only figure with the potential to bridge the gap among the Libya tribes and harness their influence and strength for the good of the country and the people of Libya.
Its too much late. Why libyan people stand with nato,isis and al qaida why they support them.in last interview which was held in tripoli wyen italian journalists came there and they ask why ur libyan people doing strikes what about the accomodation here in libya why they are trying to kill how they hv weapons then gadafi said no there is not pmy people there is al qaida.they love me all my people with me.but when a stupid person saw gadafi then they started to beat him then there we mostly libyns they did not stand with gaddafi.and they killed gadafi and now now they are crying they are crying becax after gadafi libyan people lost their freedom they lost their families.u know what now there is not muslim arab counties they are all just need money no life no relation just money now cristians are good more than to muslim people.becax Christian not dping like muslim people hamdulilah i am muslim but we just have tag of islam but our deeds.. our deeds are not according to islam.we are killing to eachother.who who who will bring back to gaddafi who who will bring him back alive???nobody right.who will bring back little daughter little kids our moms our muslims ladies our muslim old and young brothers.nobody right????????????? So these are all signs of qayamat.with the passage of time its will be we will be very had to keep trust on islam.so we all hv to pray in front of ALLAH to forgive us.inshaALLAH amine
The Clintons and Obamas need to be jailed for their crimes. Destroying a nation and starting a civil war that’s killed millions.
I hope Trump has the strength to make things right.
Saif Alaslam is the hope of libyan people ?
Dr Saif Alaslam Mumer AL Gaddafi can solve Libya Crisis
sife good man
Dr Saif Alaslam Mumer AL Gaddafi can solve Libya Crisis
Totally agree with you, despite the continuous ignorance of the international community to the voice of Libyan people since 2011. Both Hilary and Obama were actually responsible of mislead the world and being responsible also of spreading ISIL cross the world. Ghadafi’s son would definitely big part of resolving the Libyan crisis so far, however Donald Tramp should rectify the previous mistakes done by the others and address it immateriality. US foreign policy in Libya must be changed otherwise problem will be escalated more and more, extremist extend more and more, to conclude , Saif Alslam will safe time and life of everyone in this world at least.
In his prison, Saif al-Islam has the highest popularity among all the political figures in Libya. Yet, once he is free he will the most popular figure in Libya. he is the hope for the majority of Libyan people
Dr Saif Alaslam Mumer AL Gaddafi can solve Libya Crisis
Saif al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi is the solution in Libya today and this is known to all Libyans and that any other solution other than Him will increase the devastation and destruction
Good article. Muammar Gaddafi was Africa’s brightest star and may have even surpassed Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez as the greatest world leader of our era. I hope Obama and Hillary burn in Hell for what they did to Libya – and to all of Africa.
I agree Hanne Nabintu Herland, and good to see all the Nice comments, it is hope! :)
True Libyans not the 2011 idiots will bring Saif to power.
Saif al-Islam is the HOPE for Libya & Libyans for the following reasons after seeing the criminals who are rolling Libya now, Saif to carry what he started of outstanding project’s & also he knows all investments outside in Europe& Asia also known to all world wide leader’s of the world, Saif knows his country well & also will held accountable for all thieves during his father era & now, Saif al-Islam is democratic not military personnel so he isn’t Military ruler.
Hanne Nabintu، well said & done, you are saying the truth, Libyan’s from the other side couldn’t say it, especially about the old cow when she said ” we came … we saw .. he died ” this was a confession of murdering our great late leader may god bless his soul, which means ” we came ” ( we invaded ) ” we saw ” ( located Gaddafi where about ) ” He died ” ( they Hillary Clinton gave order to assassinate Gaddafi ) & admired that the order of assassination of our great late leader Gaddafi was after her visit to Libya, listen carefully after her reply to presenter.
https://youtu.be/Fgcd1ghag5Y
He must be extra prudent with his security measures. It will be too easy to make an assasination look like an Isis attack. Arab leadership is rare. The death of his father one of the saddest events I have witnessed as a man. May his son and Libya both prosper again.
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Let us hope that Libya now will be reunified under a wise leader and government, to the betterment of the Libyan people and for peace. Let us work together across cultural barriers and religion and achieve this goal. God willing.
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That chaos in Lybia is a result of bloody US foreign policy. Gaddafi was the only man able to keep peace and stability in the country so Obama and Clinton are fully responsible for the suffering of lybian people. It’s nice to see that Trump is completely different from previous leaders of the US. Hope he will not do the same mistakes, especially now in Syria
If people of Libya ask Russia to help just like in Syria there is a huge chance of Libya to become rich and successful again, but its going to take years to do so, its very easy to destroy but extremely hard to build.
That mess left by Obama administration can be fixed by the support of US President Donald Trump by backing Gadaffi’s son Saif al-Islam as the next future leader of Lybia. It was the NATO’s mess with the support of USA to overthrow Gaddafi regime then assassinated him by using terrorist-killers that caused the destruction of the country and created a refugees crisis all over middle east and the world. The only one Arab leader that can bring Libyan tribes together is the son of Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam that can bring Libya to the right direction with economic stability, peace, Arab democratic reform and the reconstruction of the country to a better future.The son of Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam was innocent of those crimes brought by his enemies that were afraid that he can come back in power. As of for now, he is the only hope for Libya to bring peace and stability back to the country.
I hate that nobama and killary for what they did to gaddafi
Dr Saif Alaslam Mumer AL Gaddafi can solve Libya Crisis
They did bug mistake that they killed our heart(Muamer Gaddafi)but inshaALLAH his soul rest in peace amine ya ALLAH.so inshaALLAH saif ull islam will come back as a leader and he will creat muslim together inshaALLAH as like in before in under of our beloved leader.but remember one important thing that in this world we hv only 1 leader our ALLAH and our ALLAH see everyone who do right and who do wrong.so inshaALLAH the next coming month libya will be fine.1 more thing i want to say that we are killing muslim mostly and we also hate other human religion.but remember we all will be die one day so be scare from hell.and keep start love to every human.