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Concern for Westerwelle: A broken man? Or: The Libya factor in Syria

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Dismissed: Westerwelle. . In addition, Clinton and French Foreign Minister Fabius, looking questioningly at Westerwelle (Source: Keystone)

Guido Westerwelle was never a child of sadness. His triumphant optimism FDP party congresses, his broad smile, are legendary and were taken regularly from political cabaret targeted.
Under the chairmanship of the FDP Westerwelle arrived in the general election on 27 September 2009, the historic 14.6 percent best result ever.

In recent weeks and months, but it seems to be going downhill with him: Current images of the Foreign Minister on the side of the American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton show him as a picture of misery. He looks more and more slumped in itself, empty of view .

At the conference of the "Friends of the Syrian people," the beginning of July in Paris Hillary Clinton set the tone. In extremely verbally aggressive and threatening manner, it announced on Russia and China to consequences: "They want to pay". The two countries that had shunned Paris and repeatedly prevented a resolution in the UN Security Council on Syria after the model of Libya, the unrestricted dislike the US Secretary subjected to. (more ...)

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NGO twilight?

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

NGOs (or German NGOs), ie NGOs, live on their Nimbus to maintain just not close to governments and to abide by those in power away to ensure a critical distance.

All the more annoying it is when NGOs take party and the serious consequences: The Last Year circulated the legend of the mercenaries in Libya, which was sworn in mainstream again and again. Your alleged use by the Libyan dictator cruel moving the minds and delivered to a large extent the unwritten justification for the NATO bombing of the country.

Geneviève Garrigos Amnesty International spread this release, which was taken over by the mainstream unverified, in turn, turned the rumor mill. Garrigos spoke of "information" that have Amnesty. A few months later, she had to withdraw: You've heard "rumors". No, there is no evidence that mercenaries were used. (more ...)

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Libya: Name list of the warmongers

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Who had thought the US neoconservatism had abdicated Obama's election, had very wrong. At most, the Roosters Reported Tatung the proven, energetic group of US Think anchor chair and military strategists to be desired in Germany. You want this country to people obviously do not expect the tireless, fiery warmongers - because that could protect the noble image of the noble, white knights, who are again on the way to spread democratic values ​​in the world and in particular (based on a proven pattern) civilian populations which can shake a little.

So we will hold back the tears of emotion and open the eyes and ears for:

Here comes ... PNAC. The Project for a New American century of.

Remember: The infamous policy paper in 1997 called for, inter alia, a transformation of the Middle East. The vehicle was the "idea" (!) Of the war on terror have been the first domino of Iraq.

Of course, so that the reconstruction of the Middle East was not complete - the "project" had called for much walking distance Deres. But let us first video from 20.3.2011 of policy commentator ("Fox News") and neocon journalist William Kristol ("The Weekley Standard"), son of the "Godfather of neoconservatism" Irving Kristol, to:

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10 Reasons to bomb Libya

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
HDI-Weltkarte; Quelle: wikimedia commons

HDI World Map (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Human Development Index (HDI; data from 2007, published on November 4, 2010)

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  1. Libya has an index of 0.755, the highest standard of living of the whole of Africa. In terms of the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2007, it has been more than comparable European countries such as Poland and Portugal. This is amazing, especially since 85% of Libya is desert (Sahara) and the land is extremely dry.
  2. Libya has the highest per capita income in Africa.
  3. Medical care is free. In more complex diagnoses or necessary operations Libyans were sent abroad for decades. Also Bonner clinics, for example, did good business with patients from Libya, where their stay was fully state-funded. Each Libyans was equipped with 5000 euros for the hospital stay. (more ...)

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