Libya's and the West's crooked governments alike released prisoners (originally posted March 23, 2011)

“BP faced a new outcry Thursday about whether the Scottish and British governments sought to smooth BP's oil exploration contract talks with Libya by releasing prisoners, including the man convicted of bombing the Pan Am plane that went down over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. The bombing killed 270 people, including 189 Americans..” - Steven Mufson, Washington Post, July 16, 2010

Dear friends,

The chaos that is going on right now in Libya is directly tied to the greed of the major Western governments, including the US and Israel (for whom the US continues to fight as a proxy), and their multinational corporate sponsors, along with the Khadafy regime. Exacerbating the whole mess is the release of prisoners, often murderers and drug thugs, by the Libyan government to undermine any genuine protest that may be occuring there.

To be sure, that practice of using criminals as cannon fodder is hardly either new or unfamiliar to Western powers especially. For example, about British settlements like the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Charlotte M. Waters wrote, "The colonies were used too as dumping ground for prisoners and undesirables generally, in spite of protests from the colonists. Criminals, prisoners of war, and inconvenient Irish were thus got rid of. Royalist prisoners after Worcester shared the fate with 2,000 Irish girls and boys deported by order of the Government. Kidnapping was not uncommon. Such emigrants were sold by auction..." (Waters, An Economic History of England).

Only a couple of years ago, British Petroleum (BP...remember them?)needed to cut a deal with the Libya government, regarding oil exploration opportunities. Part of the bargain was for the oil giant to obtain the release of one of Libya’s heroes, a man who had been convicted and was serving a life sentence for the air plane bombing over Lockerbee Scotland that killed almost 300 people, mostly Americans. Forget about the “War on Terror”. Business is business. Right? Right.

But where were all of the loudmouth right-wingers who love to boast about their unmatchable “patriotism” all of the time? Apparently, they all caught laryngitis together. In the Washington Post just last year (7/16/10), in an article called “Libyan controversy adds to BP's woes”, staff writer Steven Mufson reported: BP faced a new outcry Thursday about whether the Scottish and British governments sought to smooth BP's oil exploration contract talks with Libya by releasing prisoners, including the man convicted of bombing the Pan Am plane that went down over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. The bombing killed 270 people, including 189 Americans.

Additionally, quoting a confidential source, Mufson went on to say how the Obama administration fit in with all of this: The Libya deal was done with the full blessing of the U.S. government, said the source, who sought anonymity to preserve his business relationships. There was always a policy of no surprises with the U.S. government.

The released murderers and drug thugs who were mentioned earlier have no plans for doing anything but what they have been known to do. They wouldn’t be interested in creating a civil society, even if they knew how to. Anarchy – not the Khadafy regime or the Western governments and their corporate sponsors - rules in Libya right now. That makes perfect sense. After all, this is about greed. And as I’ve said so many times before, greed is always bad, because greed is always short-sighted, from the cheating spouse to BP, the nuclear power plant owners, and so many other “free market” and “free enterprise” hooligans. As our dear brother Macolm X insisted: The guys runnin’ this place ain’t nothin’ but Jesse James, Frank James, and the Whatchumacallit brothers.

G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXSCLIlh17o
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Is Quaddafy's Stand against White Supremacy and political Zionism his biggest offense? (originally posted 3/29/11)

“…should we not wonder who really wins with Quaddafy’s ouster?”

Dear friends,

While the African Holocaust, which is worldwide in its nature and scope, has been going on ever since Columbus’ first infamous voyage across the Ocean Sea, the cry for a United States of Africa is more necessary than ever.

Originally having been introduced by the great Marcus Garvey, then Drs. Kwame Nkrumah and W.E.B. DuBois, along with others, some 50-plus years ago, a concept that Quaddafy tried to re-introduce with the African Union two years ago (2009), Pan Africanism and its insistence upon a United States of Africa is the only valid philosophy for African peoples around the world.

After all, whether in New York City or Lagos, Nigeria, we will not be respected as a people until Africa is finally respected again, as it once was. Period! Moreover, now with so many African Americans drugging themselves with this “black president” nonsense, those who deny us our humanity everyday are wreaking havoc on the great continent.

Nevertheless, on the link below is an article by one Robert Downie, obviously, a C.I.A. – supported opinion maker, who tells of some of the generosity that Quaddafy has shown towards his African neighbors. The “analysis”, at least to me, leaves far too many questions. Therefore, it is extremely censored.

Still, in a time when the cowardly Obama snivels up to every right wing and political Zionist exploiter around, AFRICOM (the United States expansionist program that currently has the US military all over Africa), should we not wonder who really wins with Quaddafy’s ouster? After all, why does the US support Israel, a murderous enemy of humankind, as both of the aforementioned countries colluded with the former regime of apartheid South Africa, (now a neo-colony of European rulers and their offshoots in the Americas) with financial and technical resources?
G. Djata Bumpus
http://csis.org/blog/qaddafis-tangled-legacy-africa
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Complete Media Blackout of August 13th protest against US involvement in Libya (originally posted 8/16/11)

"...where's our "Black" president?...And where is a single one of the "Black" journalists of NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) who held a Love Party and golf tournament in Philly last weekend?"

Dear friends,

According to personal reports that I received, this past Saturday (8/13/11), some 100, 000 people rallied in Harlem for a protest against the US War in Libya. Yet, conveniently, we haven't heard a peep about it through either the print or electronic media in the US.

Meanwhile, where's our "Black" president? And where is a single one of the "Black" journalists of NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) who held a Love Party and golf tournament in Philly last weekend? And where's loudmouth Al Sharpton?

At any rate, on the link below is a little bit of info and a 10 minutes-long video in reference to what the Libyan situation is. This coming Saturday (8/21/11), a similar huge protest is planned in Boston.

"Dare to struggle - dare to win!" - Frederick Douglas

G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/videos/article_8038.shtml
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August 13 Millions March in Harlem Stop the criminal bombing of Libya!

August 13 Millions March in HarlemStop the criminal bombing of Libya! U.S. Out of Afghanistan and Iraq!

Jobs, Not War contingent Assemble at ANSWER Office Saturday, August 13, 10am2295 Adam Clayton Powell (near 135th St)March to Rally at 110th and Lenox Ave.In the name of "protecting civilians," NATO forces are carrying out a merciless air assault on the people of Libya. Just yesterday, 85 civilians were reportedly massacred in Zliten in a late-night bombing campaign. People of conscience around the world are coming to understand that the war is not a "humanitarian intervention," but a bid to control the country with the largest oil reserves on the African continent. This Saturday a very important march will be taking place in Harlem calling for an end to the wars and interventions against Africa.Click this link to sign up to participate in the "Jobs, Not War" contingent, and volunteer to do outreach in the days leading up to August 13.If you are unable to attend the march and rally this Saturday, please take a minute right now to make a much-needed donation to help subsidize transportation for a student or low-income passenger to get to the Harlem march. We need your support! Get on the buses from New Haven, Conn. Click for more information on the buses and to purchase your $25 round-trip ticket.We are facing the most serious economic crisis this country has seen in decades. Millions are out of work. Education and social services are being slashed. The government tells us there is no money.

Yet when it comes to funding the war and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, there is never a question of coming up with money. And now the Pentagon is launching a new war on the African continent with the bombing of Libya.
It’s time to fight back!

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The "Millions March in Harlem" event has been initiated by the December 12th Movement, and endorsed by a wide range of organizations, around the key demands:
Stop the bombing of Libya
End the sanctions on Zimbabwe
Stop Bloomberg’s destruction of our communities
For more information on the march, visit http://www.millionsmarchharlem.com or call (347) 737-3272
Jobs, Not War contingent
The ANSWER Coalition is actively mobilizing for Aug. 13 in Harlem, and will be joining with the Party for Socialism and Liberation and others for a “Jobs Not War” contingent.
Click this link to sign up to participate in the "Jobs, Not War" contingent, and volunteer to do outreach in the days leading up to August 13. Every little bit helps -- we need your support!
We are also organizing a bus to the march from New Haven, Conn. Click this link for more information on the bus and to purchase your $25 round-trip ticket.
If you are unable to attend the march and rally this Saturday, please take a minute right now to make a much-needed donation to help subsidize a student or low-income passenger to get on the bus to Harlem. We need your support!
All out for August 13th! U.S. Out of Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya!

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