[Reader-list] The imperialists murder Gadhafi

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The imperialists murder Gadhafi

Published Oct 21, 2011 12:36 PM
News spread around the world on Oct. 20-21 that NATO planes had struck a car
caravan leaving Sirte in Libya, wounding Moammar Gadhafi, and that the
Libyan
leader was captured alive and subsequently killed. The details of his death
are
sketchy and may be purposely distorted or obscured by his killers. This main
fact stands out: It took the intervention of the imperialist air forces —
including a U.S. Predator drone and a French warplane — to end the life of
this
African leader.

Thus the assassination of Gadhafi was like the rest of the so-called
uprising in
Libya: a complete creation of the imperialist powers in NATO. As we have
stated
in this column before, the “rebels” — the Transitional National Council
leaders,
the monarchists from Benghasi and whatever other forces joined the rag-tag
anti-government crusade in Libya — could not have won one battle without the
air
power, reconnaissance, logistics, funding, planning and direct intervention
of
NATO.

That means that especially France, Britain and Italy, with full U.S.
logistical
support, carried out a war — using meager Libyan puppet forces — in an
attempt
to recolonize Libya, just as these imperialists have attempted to recolonize
Iraq and Afghanistan. As of yet none of these attempts have completely
succeeded
in subjugating the people, who are still resisting heroically in each
location.
True, the imperialists have brought misery wherever they sunk their claws,
but
nowhere is their rule secure.

Those who deceived themselves into believing this was an honest popular
uprising
in Libya — like those in neighboring Egypt or Tunisia — have to feel
humiliated
listening to the triumphant speeches today of NATO heads of government
Nicolas
Sarkozy, David Cameron, Silvio Berlusconi and Barack Obama. The words of the
imperialist leaders ranting against the Gadhafi they murdered is proof
enough
that the Libyan leader died trying to fight for his oil-rich country’s
independence from these very same predatory world powers.

The even more important lesson, however, is that the imperialist states and
their leaders have no compunction about using force, breaking international
laws
and simply carrying out murders of government leaders. They are war
criminals.
They deserve no respect. They deserve instead to be put on trial.

In the past weeks hundreds of thousands of young people have been occupying
the
squares or demonstrating in the main cities of the countries headed by these
imperialists. This latest murder should strengthen their determination to
rid
the world of the capitalist system, which not only robs them of their future
at
home but brings pain and misery to much of humanity.

Long live the struggle to liberate Libya, and the world, from imperialism
and
the banks and corporations that own it!

Workers World Party