The newly declared Libyan Republic now has a website
Celebrations in Benghazi, 23 February
The Interim National Council of the newly declared ‘Libyan Republic’ – headquartered in Benghazi – has just set up a website in English to keep the outside world informed of what is going on. It went live the day before yesterday.
I can hear John Dalli’s suspicions already, but if it bothers him so much he can ask John Dalli & Associates to do the same for Muammar Gaddafi. It might create a better impression than all that shouting on retransmitted Libyan state television.
The website is at www.ntclibya.org. Here is the Council’s statement, taken from the site.
In this important historical juncture which Libya is passing through right now, we find ourselves at a turning point with only two solutions. Either we achieve freedom and race to catch up with humanity and world developments, or we are shackled and enslaved under the feet of the tyrant Mu’ammar Gaddafi where we shall live in the midst of history.
From this junction came the announcement of the Transitional National Council, a step on the road to liberate every part of the Libyan lands from Aamsaad in the east to Raas Ajdair in the west, and from Sirte in the north to Gatrun in the south.
To liberate Libya from the hands of the tyrant Mu’ammar Gaddafi who made lawful to himself the exploitation of his people and the wealth of this country. The number of martyrs and wounded and the extreme use of excessive force and mercenaries against his own people requires us to take the initiative and work on the Liberalization of Libya from such insanities.
To reach this goal, the Transitional National Council announced its official establishment on 5th March 2011 in the city of Benghazi, stating its perseverance towards the aim of relocating its headquarters to our capital and bride of the Mediterranean, the city of Tripoli.
To connect with our people at home and abroad, and to deliver our voice to the outside world, we have decided to establish this website as the official window of communication via the world wide web.
May peace and God’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
Long live Libya free and dignified.
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I told you they were organised. I could tell by looking at their shoes.
Harry Purdie will agree with me here. You can tell the state of an army by looking at its footwwear. The rebels are all wearing good boots. It’s the little details that give you the big picture.
Someone should tell Malta Today that AWACS planes are not “spy planes”. By their standards, everyone with a pair of eyeballs is a spy.
[Daphne – Everyone with a pair of eyeballs is a spy when you’re paranoid.]
Baxxter, the Roman legions wore sandals. Didn’t do that bad in their time.
Good, immaculate shoes are very useful when chatting up a woman, or doing business. Gives a very good impression. Try it.
Yes, standardised sandals. That’s the point.
The rebels are short of heavy weapons. All they have are small-arms. I know GRTU’s intentions are good, but if we’re going to send over a cargo ship, at least let’s pack it with useful stuff.
And if we are going to send over a cargo ship, let us count the number of zeros in the declared value correctly please.
Recent discoveries seem to indicate that they wore socks under those sandals.
Now you know where the Germans got their obscene fashion.
Libya’s supply army supply dumps were supposed to equip the militia (1 million soldiers) and if the rebels captured half the country that means they have supplies to equip 2 to 3 divisions plus if you include the army units which changed sides thats another division worth of equipment so supply wise they do not have any problems on the short term their problem will be organized logistics over the huge desert.
In World War II the Allies had problems supplying their forces with fuel, parts, food and especially water and they were an organized army while the rebels are not that organized. The closer they get to Tripoli the more the problems will increase.
In the short term it will not be a problem but on the long term their effectiveness will decrease to a point they will fail. Without an organized supply system there only hope is that more Qaddafi forces switch sides and the UN imposes a no fly zone or the rebellion will become a stalemate.
Well, they have competition. Gaddafi’s praetorian guard don immaculate footwear. I couldn’t quite make out whether, during his inspection, Berlusconi was admiring their boots or their booty.
It’s time for John Dalli & Associates to open a new office in Benghazi.
Maybe John Dalli & Associates have already got one there. Who knows?
Let’s hope and work for this to work out. We don’t want a long drawn out affair. I also hope that that what come after will be better.
Elsewhere in this blog I said that we, the Maltese, had the British to help us set up a democracy. The process for us was slow and we learned a lot during the process. It was all done very gradually and took almost a century. ( We almost messed up with Mintoff.) It was similar for the Indians and that is why we and they have proper democracies after colonisation ended.
I’d be surprised if the Libyans manage to form a democratic government similar to any European model. I still believe that you need a culture of democracy and can’t just change overnight.
“Elsewhere in this blog I said that we, the Maltese, had the British to help us set up a democracy”
You cannot be more mistaken than this.
‘The Council also stresses that the heads of envoys and Libya’s representatives in the UN, the Arab League and all international and regional organisations, and our embassies and diplomatic missions who have joined this revolution are the legitimate representatives of this Council in these places. We also request from those who have yet to transfer their affiliation with this Council to do so.’
What about the Libyan embassy in Malta?
When is Malta going to recognise the Libyan Republic?
Presumably after everyone has done so. I can just imagine our foreign minister being the last to go to Benghazi to negotiate on our continental shelf with the new Libyan government only to find out that all has been ‘negotiated’ with Italy and the UK?
We will only end up with a huge ‘humanitarian aid’ bill (which taxpayers have to pay – no other country seems to be willing to help us on this, but they do say ‘thank you’) while all the other countries will get their hands on Libyan oil.
‘no other country seems to be willing to help us on this’
Malta is not the sole provide of humanitarian aid and is not taking sole responsibility for its delivery.
Has Malta recognised Kosovo? So recognition of the newly declared Libyan Republic is still over the horizon given our penchant for fence-sitting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12679222
BBC News :Malta objects to further EU Libya sanctions
[Daphne – I got a shock at first, but after checking, I’m relieved to see that the BBC story is several hours out of date: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110308/local/malta-defends-national-interests-as-eu-approves-new-sanctions and here’s the latest update http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110308/local/sanctions ]
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110308/local/gaddafi-honours-can-only-be-removed-by-parliamentary-resolution