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US To Purchase Oil From Libyan Rebels, Thereby Funding "Flickers" Of Al Qaeda
Following recent news that the supremely organized Libyan rebels have established their own central bank and oil company (does anyone recall when rebels merely rebelled instead of immediately setting up an oil export infrastructure and a fiat counterfeiting authority... those were the days), we now learn that this impressively "impromptu" development may have actually been intended all along. From Reuters: "The United States on Monday gave a green light to sales of Libyan crude oil from rebel-held territory, giving a potential boost to forces battling Muammar Gaddafi. A U.S. Treasury Department official said Libyan
rebels would not be subject to U.S. sanctions if they avoid entities
linked to Gaddafi's regime, which would allow them to sell oil under
their control." And confirming just hos hypocritical any international embargo attempts are, here is the Un confirming that when it comes to determining international priorities, the only word that matters is the one that did not figure once in Obama's Libya speech yesterday: "There is no U.N. embargo on Libyan oil," a U.N.
Security Council diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity. "The
rebels can sell oil. But they can't do it through the Libyan National
Oil Corporation."" And the kicker: according to the US NATO leader among those profiting from this latest move of US desperation is none other than Al Qaeda.
From Reuters:
The rebels, who retook a number of oil fields and terminals in eastern Libya over the weekend and were advancing west toward Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, must first establish clear lines of control and payment systems that do not involve Libya's National Oil Corp, its central bank nor any other government entity, the official said.
No special permission would be needed from the Security Council's Libya sanctions committee, which oversees compliance with the sanctions, for the rebels to sell oil, envoys said.
The Treasury on February 25 banned U.S. transactions with Libya's state oil producer, the central bank and other state entities in an effort to cut off revenues to Gaddafi's regime, in line with sanctions imposed by the U.N. and European Union.
With the backing of Western air strikes, Libyan rebels have retaken the main oil terminal cities in eastern Libya, including Es Sider, Ras Lanuf, Brega, Zueitina and Tobruk.
A senior Libyan rebel official said on Monday that rebels were in "active discussions" to have sanctions lifted on sales of oil from east Libyan fields.
Ali Tarhouni, who is in charge of the rebels' economic, financial and oil matters in Benghazi said the fields were capable of pumping 100,000 to 130,000 barrels per day of crude, and most of this would be exported because of low refining capacity in eastern Libya. Before the crisis began, Libya was producing about 1.6 million barrels per day.
"We hope they will be lifted for the liberated areas as quickly as possible," Tarhouni said of the sanctions. "Not with everybody, but with some countries."
While we will not comment on the apparent hypocrisy of this latest development by the light crude starved US administration (sorry Saudi Arabia, nobody buys your lies about excess capacity anymore - proof here), what we will comment on is that the next time Gaddafi's forces retake any and all oil fields currently in rebel hands, and pumping on behalf of the US, they will likely not receive a very friendly treatment. Especially since it now appears that K-Daf was actually spot on when he argued that Al Qaeda is reinforcing the rebels:
There is a good chance NATO pressure will encourage Libyan tyrant Moammar Gadhafi to leave power, the U.S. NATO commander told Congress Tuesday, but the opposition that could come in the Libyan leader's wake has "flickers" of al Qaeda.
While there is a wide range of possible outcomes in Libya, running from a static stalemate to Gadhafi cracking, there is a "more than reasonable" chance of Gadhafi leaving power, Adm. James Stavridis said before the Senate Armed Services Committee,
But potential "flickers" of al Qaeda and Hezbollah elements have been seen in intelligence regarding the Libyan opposition, which is poised to take power if Gadhafi leaves, Stavridis said. However, he added there is no evidence of a significant presence of al Qaeda or other terrorist groups. Stavridis is also the commander of U.S. European Command.
"The intelligence that I'm receiving at this point makes me feel that the leadership that I'm seeing are responsible men and women who are struggling against Col. Gadhafi," Stavridis added.
There is probably "a sprinkling of extremists to perhaps include al
Qaeda" in Libya among the rebels, "but no one should think the
opposition is being led by al Qaeda or one of its affiliates," the
official said. Al Qaeda has had a presence in North Africa for years. It
"wouldn't be surprising if small numbers -- a handful"-- of extremists
or al Qaeda are in Libya.
Thus in one easy step, the administration appears to have lost all its prior animosity toward Al Qaeda (and after all September 11 was so long ago...), and is now bypassing international embargoes to deal directly with them.
What next: we get confirmation that Al Qaeda is also providing crystal meth to Libya's rebels?
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WTF?
Much PAIN...
What a joke. Obummer says we are keeping innocent civilians from harm, but there was no peaceful protest against Gadafer, no they were shooting from day one. Gadafer is doing what Syria Barain and SA are Doing/did.
Selective overthrows are a dangerous precedent MENA and other Govts will fucking never trust us EVER again. Wikileaks was a sneak peak of that distrust backstabing US policy.
Prepare for that trash can blowing up in our cities. Ask yourself!?!
Holy mind fuck batman... Shades of Lawrence of Arabia.
Are you kidding me? 'may'? </s>
An attack on a country with Oil reserves by the USA.
Now USA say they need to sell arms to rebels, yeah sell them the old stock of weapons in exchange for oil... WOW looks like the dollar has finally collapsed, bartering has made a come back. Not a gold standard $ but an OIL STANDARD $
.....give me a fucking break.
Bush, Obama whats the difference between them now besides skin colour?
I am about to throw up, when will we be free of this cycle of SHIT?
The most important oil news of today:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/28/oil-saudi-idUSN282099692011032...
"NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, has unexpectedly called on top oilfield service companies to help quickly boost the country's oil rig count by 30 percent"
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http://money.canoe.ca/money/business/international/archives/2011/03/20110329-082027.html
"Saudi Arabia's plan to boost the number of oil rigs at its disposal by 28 percent suggest the kingdom is struggling to maintain the 12.5 million barrels a day of output capacity it has long said is in place.
Two Saudi officials told Reuters on Tuesday that the extra rig activity would maintain rather than increase the kingdom's oil capacity."
People, they were asked to make up Libya's difference, they opened the spigots, and nothing came out. They are in a panic.
Mrs Clinton told reporters there had been no talk about arming rebels.
However, she suggested that it would be legal to arm them.
"It is our interpretation that (UN Security Council resolution) 1973 amended or overrode the absolute prohibition on arms to anyone in Libya, so that there could be a legitimate transfer of arms if a country should choose to do that," she told reporters.
The BBC's political editor, Nick Robinson, said he understood the UK government also agreed arming the rebels would be legal "in certain circumstances".
Well I think it is time for a bit of:
UN Security Council resolution 1973 = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rRZdiu1UE&feature=related
They do what they want and make up a good story for us. 100 years from now history will write it like it actually happening but for now the stupid masses get the bread and circus cable news version of the story. The masses even know it's a complete dog and pony show. They stopped paying attention a long time ago.
Don't be fooled Saudi Arabia, they are not there to increase supply for US, more supply reduces prices. They are trying to pay off their people with bribes and handouts and simultaneously fill their boots and buy enough 747's to carry all the $ they will steal once their Kingdom implodes.
"Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah offered an unprecedented $93 billion in handouts and boosted his security and religious police but made no political concessions to prevent unrest spreading to his absolute monarchy.
In a rare television address to the nation, the ailing 87-year-old king promised a housing drive and ordered the creation of 60,000 new security jobs."
How will Saudi Kingdom implode? Well wait for a few months, then their will be massive protests and those "snipers" will appear on roof tops to kill 50+ civilians and then you get complete MELTDOWN.
Just like:
"Gaddafi's forces went into houses in Zawabi, which is near Tripoli street " Misrati said. "We are sure they have positioned snipers on the rooftops of these houses."
Just like:
"With a state of emergency already in place, snipers deployed by the Yemeni government are still targeting civilians from rooftops.
At least 50 people were killed on Friday alone, when protesters took to the streets to call for an end to the three-decade rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a Press TV correspondent reported.
However, the state of emergency did not stop snipers from targeting the protesters."
Just like:
"The Committee said that police snipers shot protesters from atop the Mugamma, Ramses Hilton hotel, American University of Cairo and Interior Ministry buildings during the height of the Tahrir Square protests.
and finally just like:
The protests by members of Bahrain's Shi'ite majority against the ruling Sunni monarchy started on February 14 and are part of a series of demonstrations that have swept across the Arab world this year, toppling the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt.
"We are fearful because we can see the snipers in neighbouring buildings and they could do anything."
A tad? A skosh? A smidgeon? A wee-bit of TheAlciAida?
I just went long HAL, KBR, FLR and Raytheon. Maybe I should add BP since th enext "leader" of Lib-ya will prob be some top exec from BP.
Perhaps part of the oi-for-money deal between the rebels and the UK is to foot the bill for the Royal Wedding?
Long live the King!
So it must be cheaper to buy from the ragtag rebels than from Colonel Gaddafi...Is it?
Karma's a bitch for ol Muamar...those nasty ol zealots get testy when you start shooting em while they demonstrate. And then when they demand you step down and leave cos you hoard all the gold and gots all the bitchez you light em up like a xmas tree...
Enjoy the warthogs you POS!
@"What next: we get confirmation that Al Qaeda is also providing crystal meth to Libya's rebels?
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Because of this transition to a broader, NATO-based coalition, the risk and cost of this operation - to our military, and to American taxpayers - will be reduced significantly.
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The democratic impulses that are dawning across the region would be eclipsed by the darkest form of dictatorship, as repressive leaders concluded that violence is the best strategy to cling to power.
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To be blunt, we went down that road in Iraq. Thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our troops and the determination of our diplomats, we are hopeful about Iraq's future. But regime change there took eight years, thousands of American and Iraqi lives, and nearly a trillion dollars. That is not something we can afford to repeat in Libya.
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As Commander-in-Chief, I have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe. And no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. I have made it clear that I will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies, and our core interests. That is why we are going after al Qaeda wherever they seek a foothold. That is why we continue to fight in Afghanistan, even as we have ended our combat mission in Iraq and removed more than 100,000 troops from that country.
There will be times, though, when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and values are. Sometimes, the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and common security - responding to natural disasters, for example; or preventing genocide and keeping the peace; ensuring regional security, and maintaining the flow of commerce. These may not be America's problems alone, but they are important to us, and they are problems worth solving. And in these circumstances, we know that the United States, as the world's most powerful nation, will often be called upon to help.
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That's the kind of leadership we have shown in Libya. Of course, even when we act as part of a coalition, the risks of any military action will be high. Those risks were realized when one of our planes malfunctioned over Libya. Yet when one of our airmen parachuted to the ground, in a country whose leader has so often demonized the United States - in a region that has such a difficult history with our country - this American did not find enemies. Instead, he was met by people who embraced him. One young Libyan who came to his aid said, "We are your friends. We are so grateful to these men who are protecting the skies."
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http://www.youtube.com/user/peacsees#p/u
We armed Osama bin Laden...and look what happened.
We armed Sadam Hussein...and look what happened.
Now USA and next Nobel Peace Prize Winner Sarkozy, are arming Libya rebels....can you guess who they will turn those weapons at later?
We armed Bill Clinton…and look what happened.
We armed George Bush...and look what happened.
And we armed Barack Obama…and look what's happening
These rebels are a ragtag force 1,500 strong driving toyota pickups around in a madmax formation. Most of their bullets are shot up in the air in celebration. Not likely to overturn Qadahfi's regime. Once they meet resistance they run!
Qadahfi will hide out and not be found ala Osama.
You don’t stop the Libyan army with a bunch of kids. These people are more organized than you think.
And, you know something else? These are people just like all people. They would like to decide what's best for their lives rather than leave the decision to someone else – whether it’s Gaddafi or Joe Biden. IOW, they’re saying, If it’s all the same to you, we’d’ just as soon decide ourselves.
Yes, some have malicious and devious motives, and, yes, some are business men; Patrick Henry was a business man who fought the Stamp Act for business reasons, but he was willing, the same as many Libyans, to give his life for something else, and that was freedom
All that these Libyans are asking is a chance. And here come the airplanes, the bankers, the Stalin-like tryants, wanting more and more money, more and more pleasure, more and more control, to stomp on their faces.
There are so many armchair generals who don’t know how to add 2 and 2 together, yet, they know what’s best for these people - just nuke ‘em. Or, as the British used to say: They’re wonderful workers.
The spice must FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
Follow the money. http://www.prisonplanet.com/globalist-target-central-bank-of-libya-is-100-state-owned.html
Let's Play Jeopardy!
"I'll take 'Bomb Their Ass' for $1000."
Alex: "What is Libya, Iran and North Korea."
"What are countries with OUT a Rothschilds controlled Central Bank."
Alex: "Correct for $1000! Well done sir, you have the board."
"I'll take 'Al CIA-Qaeda' for $400, Alex..."
A-Q oil Co. "you buy it from us or we'll blow you up"
Obama talks a good game but in the end is supportive of all Muslim imperialistic ambitions in the name of "democracy". Muslim brotherhood in Egypt, Al Quaida in Libya, etc., while he does nothing to support real democratic reform in Syria, Lebanon, Iran. Apparently, you can fool all the people all the time
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