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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Petroleum and Empire in North Africa from Dissident Voice by Keith Harmon Snow

Petroleum and Empire in North Africa

from Dissident Voice

Are events unfolding in Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt more about petro-terrorism or about freedom and democracy? How much oil is there in North Africa? Who is in control of that oil? What is the relationship between the West and Muammar Gaddafi? Is he really the terrorist we’ve all been led to believe he is? Who is the Libyan “opposition” and who are the “rebels” we read about?
Presented with this story are petroleum industry concessions maps   for North Africa that people might want to ponder in between the Western propaganda on Libya. Amidst the full-court press of propaganda presented by the western media and State Department disinformation apparatus we find that Muammar Gaddafi is even accused of committing genocide against his own people. Are there double standards at work?

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