the consequences of the six month g7 nato aggression against libya

8/4/2019 The Consequences of the Six Month G7 NATO Aggression against Libya

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TheConsequencesoftheSixMonthG7NATO

AggressionagainstLibya

TheRightWingHarperConservativeGovernment Culpable

andAccountable

DonCurrie,EditorFocusOnSocialism,ChairCPS

August24,2011

www.FocusOnSocialism.ca


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ThepeopleofLibyahavebeenplunged intoabloodyconflictperpetratedontheircountry

by theG7NATOstates. The rightwingHarperConservativeGovernment,with theactive

supportofoppositionMPsplayedaleadingroleinapprovingtheNATOaggressionagainst

Libyaandnowaccountablefortheatrocitiesthatarecertaintofollow.

Political forces that portrayNATO as a liberator are in fact its subservient collaborators.

That is thehistorical fateof thoseoppositionist forces inLibya thathaveacceptedNATO

support. Theyarenowitscaptiveservants. ThatwillalsobethefateoftheCanadianpeople

unlessthere isarepudiationoftherightwingConservativeStephenHarpergovernments

slavishadherencetoNATOdoctrine.

As events in Libya unfold, left progressive antiimperialist peace forces are required to

remain focused and intensify their public exposure and opposition to the destructive

interventionistroleofNATOinworldaffairs. NATOisthegendarmeoftheG7anditsfinance

capitalistelites. ByacceptingNATOsupport, thepolitical forces insideLibyaandabroad,

claimingtobeseekingfreedomanddemocracyforfeitedanyclaimtosuchnobleprinciples.

ThereisamorebasepurposetoNATOintervention.

Bigforeign investorsconsiderNATOregimechangeabusinessopportunity. Thatwasthe

case inIraqandAfghanistanandthatwillbethecase inLibya. Financial insiders intheG7

NATOstatesarelininguptodobusiness. ThatincludesfinancecapitalistinterestsinCanada

that are now poised to return to Libya to make deals with a compliant NATO imposed

regime. TalismanandSNCLavalinwillbebackwithfewerconstraintson itsprofiteeringin

constructionandLibyanoilreserves.1 ItalyandFrancecanbeexpectedtodemandcheaper

Libyanoilimports. ALibyanstockmarketwillariseandflourishforthoseselectindividuals

withmoney. Libyanpublicassetsandoilwealthwillbeplundered. Libyanstatetreasury

wealthappropriatedby theUS,Britain,France, ItalyandCanadawillbeportionedout to

prowesterninterestswithpoliticalstringsattachedsuchasdroppingLibyansolidaritywith

the struggleof thePalestinianpeople. TheG7NATOstatesarenow in chargeofLibyas

economicandpoliticalfuture.

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NATOOccupationofLibya

NATO

will

not

be

leaving

Libya

soon.

A

form

of

NATO

military

occupation

is

a

certainty.

2

NATO collaborators inside Libya cannotprevailwithout continuedNATO support. NATO

occupation over time will turn into its opposite and will become the focal point of the

resistanceofallofthepatrioticforcesinLibya. Itisprobablethatevenamongsomeofthe

gullible,naveand euphoric forces thatacceptedNATO supportwillquickly learn thatas

they serve their purpose as combatants theywill be quickly relegated andmarginalized.

NATOhasnointerestinrewardingminionsthatdoitsdirtywork.

TheenemyoftheLibyanpeople isNATOand itsG7backersregardlessofwhatallianceof

internal forcesnow formgovernment. A renewed struggle forLibyan independencewill

eventuallydevelop. LibyacannotprogressunderNATOcontrol.

TheConsequenceofNATOWarsonthePeopleofCanada

NATOwarsanywhereontheplanetaffectCanadians. CanadaisaG7NATOstate. NATOis

nowperpetuallyatwar. CanadawillalsobeperpetuallyatwarsolongasitisaNATOstate.

As Prime Minister Harper and Finance Minister Flaherty constantly remind us, Canada is

integrated into the global system of capitalism. That means Canadians are not only

vulnerabletoperiodiccollapsesoftheglobaleconomicsystemofcapitalism, italsomeans

Canadians are vulnerable to the consequences of serial wars of capitalism. The global

systemofcapitalismisperpetuallyatwarandnowsoisCanada.

PrimeMinisterHarperenthusiasticallypromotesCanadaasawarstate. Hisgovernmenthas

no foreign policy plans other than militarization of the economy, closer integration of

Canadian armed forces intoNATO command, and active participation in future conflicts.

PrimeMinisterHarperhasnowputCanadaonapermanentwarfooting.3

TheCanadianpeoplearenowburdenedwith the costlyaftermathofanotherNATOwar

sanctioned by the rightwing Conservative Harper Government. So long as Canada is a

member

state

of

NATO

it

cannot

be

a

force

for

peace

in

the

world.

NATO

is

an

imperialist

war alliance, not a peace alliance. The Canadian people, without being consulted, are

compelledbytherightwingConservativeHarperGovernmenttofinancefutureNATOserial

warsat theexpenseofvitalsocialneeds. Underfundingofpublichealthcare,education,

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pensionsandchildcarearesacrificedby theHarpergovernment topay for rearming the

CanadianmilitarytomakeitinteroperablewithNATOcommand.

TherightwingHarperConservativegovernmenthasnoforeignpolicyofpeace. TheHarper

governmenthasabandonedallpretenseofanindependentCanadianforeignpolicyofpeace

andpromotestheNATOforeignpolicyofregimechangebyoverwhelmingmilitarypoweras

itsfirstoption. AlloftheoppositionMPs,withtheexceptionofElizabethMayoftheGreen

PartyhavedemonstratedtheirabjectwillingnesstosupporttheHarperGovernmentsNATO

warpolicyagainstthegovernmentofLibya.

The latestweakkneedstatementbyPaulDewerNDP foreignaffairscriticaboutevents in

Libya gives no assurance that the NDP is willing to develop a foreign policy of peace

opposedtotheConservativepolicyofperpetualwar. DewarquotedintheGlobeandMail

ofAugust23,2011isreportedtohavesaidthathehopesCanadawillcontinuetohelpLibya

bysupportingnewdemocraticinstitutions. Dewarsaidhewasconcernedaboutwhatthe

HarperGovernments rhetoricmeans for thenextconflict thatsurfaces. What thepeace

movementneeds tohear from theNDPopposition caucus is that itwilloppose thenext

NATOwar,notsupportit.

UNResolution1973thePretextforRegimeChange

AftertheexperiencewiththeBlairBushCheneyRumsfeldmanipulationoftheUNandthe

socalledcoalitionofthewilling topavetheway forshockandawewaron Iraq itshould

nowbeamplyclearthataG7NATOformulaforregimechangewarhasbeendeveloped.

It was clear from the beginning that the G7 NATO states had targeted the Qaddafi

governmentandwereaimingatanotherwarofregimechange. ThepretenseoftheNDP,

theLiberalsandtheBlocthattheydidntknowthatwasthegoalofPrimeMinisterHarperis

disingenuousintheextreme.

UN Resolution 1973 was not about protecting civilians. Itwas a carbon copy of similar

resolutions authorizing NATO intervention in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan. The

objective of NATO intervention in Libya was regime change. Without NATO military

interventionon thesideofadisparateLibyan insurgency theQaddafigovernmentwould

havedefeatedtheoppositionforcesandrestoredtheunityofthecountry. Theaccusation

ofthelargescalemassacreofcivilianswasaconcoctionofthewesternmediaanditwillnot

betoolongbeforethatmonstrousliewillalsobeexposedjustasthemonstrousliespread


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bytheBlairBushCheneyRumsfeldcabalthatSaddamHusseinharboredweaponsofmass

destructionandwaspoisedtounleashthemonNorthAmerica.

TheoverthrowbyNATOmilitaryforceoftheQaddafigovernment isa longplannedNATO

coup forwhichallNATOstatesarenowaccountable. NATO is thedefactopower inany

alliance that will now emerge in Libya. Within that alliance US imperialism wields the

greatestpoliticalandmilitary influence. Regardlessofwhat internal allianceofpolitical

forcesemergeasthegoverningpower inLibya itwillbemilitarilyandpoliticallycontrolled

by NATO and its economic future will be determined by the IMF, the World Bank, the

EuropeanCentralBankandcompetingfinancecapitalistpowerelitesoftheG7NATOstates.

ANewRealityofNATODominationandOccupationofLibya

ThepeopleofLibyanowconfrontanewreality. Againsttheirwill,NATO interventionhas

embroiled their country in a long period of bloody turmoil. From one of the most

prosperousandpeacefulandsecularcountriesinNorthAfricathepeopleofLibyahavenow

beencastintotheranksofagrowinglistofstatesthatincludestheformerYugoslavia,Iraq,

AfghanistanandHaitiall inthedepthsofdisunity,povertyandcriminality. Theveryforces

PrimeMinisterHarperclaimsthreatensCanada,Islamicterrorists,colludedwithNATOand

arenowactivelyvyingforpowerinLibya.

The objective of theNATO aggression against Libyawas to establishwestern imperialist

control over Libyan oil and destroy all achievements of the Libyan people that can be

attributed to any form of socialist endeavor. The geopolitical purpose of the NATO

aggressionistoattempttointimidateallofthepopularantiimperialistforcesofAfricaand

thegenuinelypopularuprisings inEgyptandTunisiafromconsideringanoncapitalistpath

of development. Prime Minister Harper in harmony with President Obama, President

Sarkozy,PresidentBerlusconiandPrimeMinisterCameronasserts that thepeopleof the

MiddleEastandAfricaarefreetochooseanyeconomicsystemtheywishsolongas ithas

theapprovaloftheG7NATOIMFstates. TheattackonLibyawiththetacitsupportofIsrael

isdesigned toweakenproPalestiniansupportamong thepeopleofNorthAfricaand the

Middle EastofwhichColonelQaddafiwas a consistentexponent. TheG7NATOplot to

removetheQaddafiregimewillnowbeattemptedagainstSyria.

Thedefeatof theQaddafigovernmentwillnowbe followedby a longUSNATOmilitary

presence inLibya. TheconstructionofaUSNATOmilitarybase isavirtualcertainty. The

basewillbeusedbytheUSAFRICOMcommandasaforwardstagingandtrainingareato


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intervenemilitarily inAfrica. Canada isseekingbases inKuwaittoplay itsassignedNATO

roleintheMiddleEastandCentralAsiaandisbeingpressuredtoprovideoccupationforces

inLibya. ThePrimeMinisterwastentativeaboutthefutureroleofCanadainLibyabutclear

thatCanadianarmed forceswill stay foras longas requiredand that cannot ruleoutan

occupationrole.4

PeaceNATOStyle LibyaaccordingtoNATOpropagandistsisnowfree

ThepeopleofLibyaarenowfreeofpeace,freeofaunifiedcountry,free ofuniversalpublic

education, freepublichealthcare, freeoftherighttodecidetheirowneconomicsystem,

freeofdiversepeopleslivinginsecularharmony,freeofthegainsLibyanwomenachieved

duringtheQaddafiyears,freeofchildrenlivingwithoutthetraumaofwar,freeofassured

employmentfortheyouth,freeofpublichousing,freeofflourishingoftraditionalLibyanart

andculture,freeoftheownershipandcontroloftheirownoilandwaterresources,freeof

governmentprogramstoprotecttheirownnaturalenvironment,freeoftherighttosetthe

terms and limitations on foreign investment and development. Free of the right to

determineinterstaterelationswithotherNorthAfricanstates. Freeofpeoplessovereignty

andindependence. FreeoftheLibyanformofsocialism.

CanadianGovernmentComplicityandSupportforG7NATORegimeChange

TheG7NATOimperialiststatesformulaforregimechangehasonceagainbeenusedagainst

amemberstateoftheUnitedNationsthatposesnothreattoCanadaoritspeople. Prime

MinisterHarperandhiscabinetnow routinelyparticipate in theG7NATOplanningof the

overthrowof independent states. They are presentlyheavily involved inplanningNATO

interventioninSyria. FederalgovernmentsupportforNATOwarsofinterventionisauseful

andcynicalpoliticalmeanstodeflectpublicattentionfromdomesticpoliticswiththebonus

of justifying increased military spending and appeasing investment insiders in particular

thoseengagedinmilitaryprocurement.5

Windfallprofitscanbemadebyforcingbywar,smallvulnerableindependentstatesintothe

global imperialist camp and compelling them to accept the role of subject in the global

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systemofimperialism. TheG7NATOsetpieceforsuccesshasbeenfinetunedandwillnow

beusedagainstSyria.

Thesetpieceisasfollows:FirstacorruptmediademonizesthegovernmentoftheG7NATO

targetedstate. TheUNimposesescalatingsanctions. Itdoessowiththetacitcomplicityof

westernbackedregionalallieshopingtogetsomespoils. TheinstrumentsoftheUNsuchas

theSecurityCouncilvetothatcouldbeusedtocurbwarandopenthewaytodiplomacyare

undermined by the failure ofRussia and China to resolutely oppose imperialism even as

NATOsurroundstheircountrieswithaggressiveintent. Thentradeembargos,noflyzones,

andoutrighttheftof the financialassetsofthetargetedstatebycapitalistbanks follows.

Aggrievedprowesternoppositionforcessuddenlyemergewheretheyhavebeensheltered

in the USA and Britain. Internal well armed adventurist often feudal forces appear.

Governmentviolenceisalleged. NATOforcesaremobilizedandrapidlydeployed. Afterthe

politicalalignmentofG7statesisachievedNATOadvancedtechnicalweaponryisemployed.

Theoutcome ispredictable. Thedefeatedgovernment leadersand theirsupporters,men

women and children aremurdered and/or transported to TheHague formock trials and

imprisonment.

Even as the scenario plays out, the big banks and investor classes of the G7 states are

preparing tomove in toprofit from rebuilding the carnage, from privatization of public

resourcesandassetsandfromtheapportioningofnaturalresources. Thecountryinruinsis

subjectedtoIMFausterity. ThepeopleareburdenedwithpayingforUSNATOpermanent

militarybasesand installations. Peoplessovereigntyovertheirownnaturalresources,the

socialgainstheyhaveachieved,therighttochoosetheeconomicsystemoftheirchoiceis

expungedandthemajorityareplungedintounrelentingpovertyandexploitationtosurvive.

Inevitablydrugs,crimeandthedegradationofwomenandchildrenresult.

CanadaandLibya GovernmentandOppositionPartyCollusion

The rightwing Harper Conservative Government, the Liberal and NDP members of

Parliamentunderinternationallawarenowpersonallylegallyresponsibleforanyatrocities

thatNATObackedopposition forcesunleashonLibyancivilianswhosupport theQaddafi

government. There is no international statue of war that absolves individuals and the

militaryoflegalresponsibilityforatrocitiescommittedonoccupiedterritory,notevenifthe

occupyingforceclaimsitisonahumanitarianmission. NATOofficershavebeenengagedin

leadinginsurgentsinbattleontheterritoryofLibya. Thepeacemovementmustnotpermit


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theHarperGovernmenttospin its involvement inthiswartoescape itslegalresponsibility

foritsaftermath.6

PrimeMinisterHarpersupportedbyallof theoppositionMPs in theHouseofCommons

with theexceptionofElizabethMayof theGreens,committedCanadianarmed forces to

interveneononesideinacivilwar. Claimingtobemotivatedtoprotectcivilians,theHarper

Government and the opposition MPs approved over 4000 NATO air strikes on Libyan

militaryandcivilinfrastructurethatkilledmanyLibyans.

The Harper Government and opposition MPs endorsed the limited mandate of the UN

Resolution 1973 ostensibly to protect civilians. When that mandate was violated and

becamethepretextbyNATOtooverthrowby forcethegovernmentofLibya,theHarper

GovernmentandtheoppositionMPscontinuedtosupporttheNATOairbombardment.

TheprotectionofciviliansmeansalsotheprotectionofLibyanciviliansthatopposedNATO

intervention in theircountry. ForeignMinisterBaird iscalledupon toclarifywhether the

HarperGovernmentwill look theotherway as Libyan opposition forces, someofwhom

sharesimilarviewsastheTaliban,carryoutacampaignofrevengeandattempttoinstallan

extremistfaithbasedregime.

Prime Minister Harper and the opposition parties must explain to Canadians why NATO

aggressionagainstamemberstateoftheUNthatposednothreattoCanadaanditspeople

andwithwhomCanadawasengagedinpeacefuljointventuresshouldnotbeconsidereda

warcrimeunderinternationallaw.

Thatisthequestionthatthepeacemovementmusthavethecouragetoplacebeforeeach

andeveryMemberofParliament.

Canadians have a right to know if the opposition MPs have voluntarily ceded Canadian

foreignandmilitarypolicytoNATO. TheHarperGovernmentconsidersNATOmilitaryforce

asthefirstoptionofitsforeignandmilitarypolicy. TheHarperGovernmenthasabandoned

anypretextofanindependentCanadianforeignpolicyofpeace. Canadianshavearightto

knowifthatisalsotheforeignpolicypositionoftheoppositionparties.

TherightwingHarperConservativegovernmentfailedtomakeanyproposalsattheUN,at

NATO or to its allies, either politically or diplomatically that could have avoided NATO

militaryaggressionandsavedthelivesofLibyansonallsidesoftheconflict. Itispurefiction

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that therewasnomasspopular support for theQaddafigovernment. According to the

interpretationgiventoUSResolution1973byallpartiesinParliamentLibyansupportersof

theQaddafigovernmentarenotpeople,notciviliansandthereforeexpendable.

NATO is now the defacto military power in Libya. The overthrow of the Qaddafi

governmentbyNATOmilitary forcewasplannedover a longperiod and couldnothave

succeededwithoutcollusionandpoliticalagreementamongG7NATOstates,principallythe

USA,GreatBritain,France,ItalyandCanada.

ThecomplicityofthemembersoftheSecurityCouncilinendorsinganoflyzonetoprotect

civilianshasledtocompleteregimechangeinLibya.7 Thecredibilityofallstatessupporting

UNResolution1973inparticularChina,Russia,IndiaandBrazil,politicallypowerfulstatesall

claiming to speak for peace and theworking people, in failing to use all diplomatic and

politicalmeans to prevent the tragic events now be perpetrated byUSNATO cronies in

LibyaarecomplicitinwhatisnowunfoldinginLibya.

The leadersof the leftprogressivedemocratic forcesand theorganized labour, farmand

peacemovementswhohavebeenconspicuouslyabsentfromtheseeventsmustbecalled

to explain their ambivalence and explainwhy it is defensible in principle, to oppose the

ruthless antiworking class, antifarmer domestic policy of the Harper government while

simultaneouslysupportingtheHarperGovernmentsNATOforeignpolicyofwar.

The rightwingConservativeHarperGovernment is consistently reactionary athome and

abroad. ItistimeforallofthedemocraticforcesinCanadatobreakwithambivalenceand

demandwithonevoice CanadaOutofNATONow!LeftTurnCanada!

7http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10200.doc.htm
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