It's the End of the World As We Know It, and I Feel Fine!

Okay folks. Here we go. Anyone who has read my previous articles will no doubt be aware that I have very sceptical views on what we like to call “democracy” and even more sceptical views on the foreign policy of pretty much every government, especially that of the UK and our (for now) younger but more hard-assed sibling the US.

I’ve sat back in wonder at the situation we find ourselves in regarding the Middle-East/North Africa and the seemingly organic democratic uprisings of its trodden on citizens.

It’s the largest political shift in our lifetime and may determine the course of our entire species. There, I said it. People are skirting round this point, but what’s at stake is the exposure of the deceptions our respective governments carry out, the response to which by those of us who hold none of the wealth could trigger a forced change in the way we approach politics on the whole.

For too long we have “policed” the world's troubled spots and attempted to “install” democracy, which all sounds very neat doesn’t it. Like a cowboy plumber fixing your toilet! “Quick installation... equipment... plus service charge and a tip that’ll be 200 quid please!”

If only that were so, instead we blow the shit out of the toilet, build a new toilet with our own cheap equipment we pay you for, and the service charge is we take over your economy and the tip is the national debt you now owe us for helping you and your bowel movement shenanigans!

The US and its hegemonic drive for global dominance has always been served with the tagline that we are spreading Democracy! Democracy! Democracy! The trouble is, it’s always down the barrel of a gun or blinking through the green eye of night vision goggles worn by pilots who pick out targets and destroy them from around a hundred miles away, never actually going near the damned thing.

Now the fact that the recent uprisings, starting in Tunisia by the ultimate act of martyrdom by an oppressed street vendor against an oppressive regime, has risen organically, and spread throughout all of the Middle East/North African masses has meant the “West” headed by the US was very, very quiet for around a month. It is easy to see why.

After all, the democratic outburst was in response to the oppressive and suppressive action of West-backed dictators. Our rich buddies, until now. The arms used against them during uprisings were made by us. So it would look a bit stupid if we kicked off with the dictators. But also, what opposed it was the purest form of a commodity whose name has been abused in recent years, namely democracy. So any condemnation of the uprising would be even more contradictory. Maybe? Finally? Is the genie out of the bottle for those who believe in true democracy? We may have to wait a bit and see.

America doesn’t fear the uprising of radical Islam; it fears the uprising of free choice and independence. And the fact that most regimes which are on the verge of or have been overthrown are seeking to install Islamic anti-West government has cornered the US into a stunned “Do what you want as long as no-one gets hurt because we really care honest we do!” display of not giving a shit.

The “West” have their dirty fingers and toes in all of these despotic little pies so any sort of verbal attack on the Arab leaders only came about when their deposition was either inevitable or in progress. And they couldn’t condemn the “Rebels” or as I call them... people! Because that would mean they condemn pure democracy. Which would mean the whole world and not just us sceptics would begin to see what goes on behind the curtain.

This brings me on to a number of hypocrisies around the whole issue of the uprisings.

We’ll start at the beginning. The US and the “West” prop up and supply arms to all of those involved in the uprisings. That’s not even worth debating. Half a brain cell and a rudimentary knowledge of how to surf the net will find that out for you... apart from... that’s right... Libya. That’s left to China and Russia, and the force it has is somewhat like that it had in 1986 when America which came about due to Libyan terrorist links with the blowing up of a Berlin nightclub US services haunt. 2 US airmen were killed. 2 US Airmen were also killed when their F-111 was shot down over Libya during retaliatory strikes, as well as 45 soldiers and 15 civilians making one wonder was that an over re-action. But it was a short sharp shock to tell Gaddafi who he was messing with. And being the nut-job he is it sent him on to escalate terrorist campaigns including that of the Lockerbie Bombings as well as that of UTA Flight 772.

The US in 2008 ordered Libya to pay into a fund which would provide compensation for victims of Lockerbie, The Berlin Nightclub bombings, UTA Flight 772 and his own people who were killed during the US air strikes in 1986.

Now here’s the important bit. Upon payment President George W “What da funk?” Bush signed an executive order providing Libya immunity from future terror related lawsuits and the dismissing of all pending compensation cases in the US. A US State Department spokesperson, Sean McCormack, hailed it as a "laudable milestone ... clearing the way for a continued and expanding US-Libyan partnership." ... Aw bless! Not long after the guy who was accused of carrying out the bombing was released just to throw a bit of smoke over the US climb down.

This is why the US had been slow to move but quick to take the back seat. Gaddafi is the sort of guy who if they can keep sweet (presumably with a lifetime supply of mirrored Ray Ban shades!) will not spurt his mouth open with info on all the dodgy behind the curtain dealings between the US and it’s minions and despot desktop fruit loop dictators.

No matter how much of a loon this guy is he probably holds secrets which no madman could make up and it would more than likely cause uproar beyond the horizons of the Middle East and North Africa.

Whilst the press has had its teeth in Libya only the most observant of wandering eyes has stumbled upon the rafting up of un-remarked upon attacks on the Gaza strip and the seemingly “Fuck You!” flauntability of the Saudi military just waltzing over Bahrain causeway to wipe out a few disgruntled masses on behalf of the pretty much overthrown but hanging on by a thread Bahrain Royal Family. I can’t actually remember a UN resolution on that one can... anybody here just... nope? Show of hands? Nope. No-one. Because it didn’t happen, good reader. And why? That’s right, because they have all of the money. All of the money. It’s just black, runny and smelly and lives underground waiting to be tapped.

Nope. None of that is important. What’s more important is behaving like a cat pawing at an injured rodent, goading it to kick off so there’s some sport in the kill. Being a major player in the African Union may be the joker that’s holding his would-be aggressors at bay. After all Africa is the number one focus for the Chinese with its commu-capitalistic sweep for world supremacy. As all fledgling empires have done in the past, China is tackling Africa and the acquisition of its natural resources as a means of fuelling its economy. Where they have been a lot smarter though is by investing in the communities and regions it works with. They see everything as a partnership with the people and not just a case of convincing warlords or dictators with money to enslave their people. They are building cities once levelled by civil wars and simple neglect. Yet in Libya there is more than a strong case to.....

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