Giving Gaddafi the freedom to, in his own words, show no pity' on the city of Benghazi is not necessarily a lesser evil than the initial NATO campaign in Libya. . What is worse is either the continuous bombing of Libya or doing nothing.
Kwaku Mensah
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I know you are passionate about democracy in the concrete sense and campaigned hard for the right thing to be done in the Ivory Coast. I know you are equally hard against NATO bombing in Libya, and I am with you there.
However, imagine that you were an anti-Gaddafi Libyan (as not everyone can, should or does support the Brother-Leader), and in the absence of any possibility of legally contesting his rule in any shape or form, and given that he is grooming is children and possibly grand children to rule without given the people any real choice in the matter, what would be your response to NATO bombing? Remember that on March 16th, I think, Gaddafi warned his Benghazi foes: we will show no mercy, no pity.
Will the anti-NATO march also propose ways of getting all Libyans to talk and move their country forward or will it just be bashing NATO as usual and praising Gaddafi, etc?
Cheers
Kwasi
Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng,
Journalist & Communications Consultant
Accra
President,
Ghana Association of Writers
PAWA House, Accra
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Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - March Against US & NATO Terrorism In Libya
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 00:11:25 -0400
Millions in Harlem to March to stop Illegal US, NATO warmaking in Libya
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will be the keynote speaker
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By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- | 8-3, 2011
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NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Activists representing a broad coalition of anti-war organizations, the Nation of Islam, the political left, Islamic organizations and a plethora of grassroots community organizations recently stood together on the stage of the Assembly Hall at the Riverside Church, proclaiming that all roads lead to Harlem for the Aug. 13 Millions in Harlem March to stop the bombing of Libya.
"Where are we going to be on Aug. 13?", asked Sara Flounders, co-director of the International Action Center, the main sponsors of the Riverside Church event. "In Harlem!", the standing room only crowd shouted back.
President Barack Obama never believed that his actions against Libya could galvanize the movement that will be in the streets of Harlem on Aug. 13, said Abdul Akbar Muhammad, the international representative of the Nation of Islam, in response to a question from The Final Call. Marching alongside of the Nation of Islam the second Saturday in August will be members of the White Left and other progressives, Pan Africanists, Black grassroots organizations and national Islamic organizations, he added.
<http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/article_8057.shtml>
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