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pampango

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22. As of last year, the Libyan government was still following the oil contracts signed by Ghaddafi.

Reply to amandabeech (Reply #18)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 02:47 PM

Feb 2013

Perhaps you have information that has changed and the contracts are more favorable to the West now. Or perhaps the conspiracy is still unfolding.

If, OTOH, the oil and natural gas contracts have indeed remained the same after the revolution, there are some folks in Washington, London and Paris who miscalculated badly if their motivation was more favorable access. OR they might have intervened because the UN authorized it as it has in several countries in the past - some of which had oil and some that did not.

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Two years on, Benghazi threatens "another revolution" in Libya [View all] Alamuti Lotus Feb 2013 OP

Simply put, the state is weak and the armed yahoos are strong and, well... armed Scootaloo Feb 2013 #1

Ah, the glorious LIbyan intervention. The gift that keeps on giving. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #2

Oh, joy!! I'm sure this thread is going to get MANY enthusiastic, cheering responses. harmonicon Feb 2013 #3

+1000. nt. polly7 Feb 2013 #4

Relive the cheerleading threads while you wait Bosonic Feb 2013 #5

Those threads made me want to hurl. polly7 Feb 2013 #12

Juan Cole: Contrary to the “Libya-is-riddled-with-al-Qaeda” meme of the GOP politicians, pampango Feb 2013 #6

Juan Cole has it right. joshcryer Feb 2013 #7

Aww, there you are! harmonicon Feb 2013 #8

Nope, and your disgusting display of glee over this... joshcryer Feb 2013 #9

Hmm... I don't seem to remember my taxes going to bomb Egypt. harmonicon Feb 2013 #13

I'm glad you admit you "get something out of every negative tidbit." joshcryer Feb 2013 #14

Yes, I admit that I actually learn things from events. harmonicon Feb 2013 #16

Proven wrong? Libya was supposed to be another Somolia. joshcryer Feb 2013 #20

I guess I just find it hard to believe that you would do this for free. harmonicon Feb 2013 #21

"We know that that country is now a model of freedom and democracy..." pampango Feb 2013 #15

Pilger has it right. polly7 Feb 2013 #10

Nice deflection, there. joshcryer Feb 2013 #11

Note the stink of hydrocarbons in the article you post. amandabeech Feb 2013 #18

As of last year, the Libyan government was still following the oil contracts signed by Ghaddafi. pampango Feb 2013 #22

My point was and is that France and Britain were concerned that amandabeech Feb 2013 #23

This is a cautionary tale of why we should stop giving away weapons to other countries and sticking. Crowman1979 Feb 2013 #17

Libya...artificial country quadrature Feb 2013 #19