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International

Rebels pushed out of Tripoli, Libyan government tanks bagan rolling out of nowhere, surprising rebels, the whole of Tripoli is a trap

“I have a feeling that the government is luring the rebels in, allowing them to have fun on Green Square and then very well counter-attacking them.”-Franklin Lamb, director of Americans for Middle East Peace

Russian media says early morning, August 22, Libyan governments tanks began rolling out of hiding places, targeting surprised rebels.

Many of the tanks targeted rebels who were attacking Gaddafi’s military compound. The tanks were joined by Libyan army guntrucks.

More tanks have been spotted at the port of Tripoli.  Earlier rebels claimed the Libyan army surrendered.  Now rebels say they control only 15%-20% of Tripoli.

Also, a convoy of at least 22 Libyan army vehicles entered Tripoli and took control of the center of the city.  They are now erecting barricades.

 

International

Egypt recognizes Rebels as new government of Libya, admits they supported rebels from the beginning

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, has announced that Cairo recognizes the Libyan Transitional National Council (rebels) as a legitimate representative of Libya.

Not only does Egypt recognize the rebels as the government of Libya, but Egyptian officials have revealed that they have been supporting them from the beginning.

Proof of this is that as many as 38 Egyptians had been arrested by Gaddafi’s forces, after they were caught helping the rebels.

One Libyan rebel official confirmed that the Libyan rebellion is connected to the regime change in Egypt: “We thank Egypt that has helped make this revolution succeed, because the Mubarak regime’s downfall helped Gaddafi’s downfall, for they are allies.”-Abdul Mon’em al-Houni

International, U.S.

Libyan embassy in Japan raises Rebel flag, Rebel flag clue that monarchy could return to Libya

The Libyan embassy in Japan has replaced the all green flag with the flag of the rebels.  Japanese media say the embassy staff reported that the government of Libya had changed.

The flag of the rebels is also the old flag of the Kingdom of Libya, which lasted from 1951-969.  The Kingdom of Libya fell because the king was so greedy that most of the oil wealth went to him (as well as European countries) while many Libyan’s suffered.  Some accounts show that Libyan’s suffered more under the king, than under Gaddafi.

During the time of the Kingdom, the United Kingdom was the main developer and controller of Libya’s oil.  The United Kingdom is currently one of the NATO members bombing the crap out of Libya.

The United States also maintained a huge air base, called Wheeler Air Base, in the Kingdom of Libya.

The rebel’s use of the flag of the old Kingdom of Libya suggests that this is just an attempt by Europe and the United States to regain control in North Africa.  After all, even the U.S. Marine Corps hymn mentions attacking Tripoli in the past.

International

Emergency Press Conference in Libya, NATO and rebel forces killed 1,300 people in past 11 hours

The Libyan government holding emergency press conference.  They say that Tripoli has been under constant attack by rebel and NATO forces for the past 11 straight hours.

They say the hospitals are full of dead and dying.  At least 1,300 residents of Tripoli are dead, another 5,000 are wounded.  Libyan officials say that is far more than what they have in military forces in Tripoli, and it is proof that U.S. led NATO does not care about civilians.

They say their hospitals are now overwhelmed, even the International Red Cross is unable to handle the situation.

The Libyan government warns that if the rebels win then Libya will be turned into another Afghanistan.  The Libyan rebels are made up of tribalists and al-Qaeda, the very thing the United States is fighting in Afghanistan (at least that’s what U.S. officials claim as the reason for being in Afghanistan).

International

End near in Libya? Gaddaffi Sons captured, emabassy in Brazil lowers Libyan flag

Libyan western supported rebels claim they’ve captured two of Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi’s sons.  This after days of ground fighting in Tripoli.

There were also rumors that Tunisia offered Gaddafi asylum.  Gaddafi says he will stay in Tripoli “until the end.”

In Brazil, the Libyan embassy lowered the Libyan flag, and raised the flag of the Libyan rebels.

Business/Economics, International

Europe shoots self in foot by imposing oil embargo on Syria

The European Union has banned the importation of oil from Syria.  This is supposed to hurt Syria, but it will only hurt Europe.

90% (some sources say 95%) of the oil that comes from Syria, goes to Europe, so you can see it will only hurt Europe.  Unless this is part of some conspiracy to drive oil prices back up to $100.00 per barrel?

The EU decision was not unanimous, several European countries, like Cyprus, Greece and Italy expressed concerns that the embargo would not hurt the Syrian government.

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Global Economic War: Iran makes first oil sale not based on U.S. dollar

August 19, the first shipment of Iranian crude oil has been sold on Iran’s Bourse Organization/Kish Commodity Exchange.  500,000 barrels of heavy crude oil were sold.

Iran’s Bourse was created in 2008 for the specific purpose of selling oil using any international currency, other than the U.S. dollar.  Up until now, the Bourse/Kish exchange was selling only oil-derived products, things like plastics and pharmaceutical supplies.

This is the real reason the United States wants to attack Iran, it was the real reason the United States invaded Iraq.  If you remember Saddam Hussein announced that Iraq was no longer going to accept the U.S. dollar for its oil sales. Suddenly the U.S. was claiming that Iraq was connected to the 9/11 attacks, and that they had weapons of mass destruction (all since proven to be lies).

 

 

Business/Economics, International, Opinion, U.S.

President Obama wants war with Syria, EU leaders want war with Syria, Canada wants war with Syria, it’s all about the oil baby!

“The future of Syria must be determined by its people, but President Bashar al-Assad is standing in their way.  We have consistently said that President Assad must lead a democratic transition or get out of the way.  He has not led.  For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for President Assad to step aside.”-President Barack Obama, written statement.

“Our three countries believe that President Assad, who is resorting to brutal military force against his own people and who is responsible for the situation, has lost all legitimacy and can no longer claim to lead the country.”-joint statement from British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

“I join with (U.S.) President Obama and other members of the international community in calling on President Assad to vacate his position, relinquish power and step down immediately.”-Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister

Syria is “…a proxy for Iran, a supporter of terror, and a threat to United States interests and our allies in the region.”-Eric Cantor, U.S. House Majority Leader

All these statements were made after President Assad announced an end to the crackdown on the insurgency.  He also invited the United Nations to investigate claims of human rights abuses, however, U.S. officials, and the U.S. media are reporting that some how the UN already conducted an investigation and found Assad guilty.  That was fast!

Major oil pipelines run through Syria, from Iraq and Iran to Turkey, Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea.  90% of the oil goes to Europe.  Remember, we’re attacking Libya, and the majority of Libyan oil goes to Europe, in fact almost all of Italy’s oil supplies come from Libya.

It’s really starting to look like Europe, with the help of the United States, is trying to save its sorry economic ass by taking direct control of their major suppliers of oil.

International, U.S.

French warmongers: Lower Parliament approves continuing war against Libya

July 12, the lower house of the French Parliament approved an extension to the war against Libya.  The vote was 482 in favor, only 27 against.

The French Senate will vote next.  The war with Libya is costing French taxpayers 1 million Euros per day.

It is a sign of desperation when the leaders of a government throw millions, if not billions in taxpayer money at a war that seems to have no end.  The leaders must think that controlling Libya’s oil is the only option for saving their own economy.

“If NATO loses, the consequences are enormous. There are enormous, trillion dollar  financial consequences for those NATO member countries that are seen as aggressors and invaders here.”-Franklin Lamb, Americans Concerned for Middle East Peace