Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, featured on RT satellite television discussing the political and security situation in the post-Gaddafi North African state of Libya. Azikiwe is a frequent analyst for varioius media outlets worldwide., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Media Advisory
Tuesday March 18, 2014
Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW Editor, Featured on RT Worldwide Satellite Television News: US-NATO Responsible for Chaos in Libya
To watch this interview with Abayomi Azikiwe broadcast over RT just click on the website below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLT4uPo3wB8&feature=youtu.be
A struggle is unfolding inside the North African state of Libya over control of several ports in the east of the country where oil is exported. The rebel forces based in the east say they want to control the sale of oil in contravention to the wishes of the capital of Tripoli in the west.
Since the CIA-Pentagon-NATO war of regime-change against Libya in 2011, the country has been virtually destroyed. Prior to the war under the leadership of Col. Muammar Gaddafi Libya maintained the highest standard of living in Africa.
As a result of the war that was initiated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and followed-up with a massive bombing campaign led by the Pentagon and NATO, Libya has fallen into economic depression and political subjugation to local reactionaries backed up by imperialism.
On the day of this interview a tanker loaded with oil left the Es Sider port over the objection of the General National Congress regime in Tripoli. A coup against puppet Prime Minister Ali Zeidan took place in the aftermath of the oil vessel debacle.
At the time of this interview with RT, Azikiwe mentioned a report that the vessel was being tracked and the it had been halted by an Italian war ship. Later on March 17 it was reported that a Naval warship had stopped the vessel, entered it and returned it to the east of Libya.
These developments illustrate clearly the ongoing role of U.S. and western imperialism in the continuing destruction of Libya. The only solution to the Libyan crisis is for the people to rise up against the neo-colonial system and re-institute a socialist system of governance that prevailed under the Jamahiriya led by Col. Muammar Gaddafi.
All political prisoners should be released and Libya should re-engage the African Union member-states in order to foster economic growth. U.S. imperialism should repay reparations to Libya for the destruction they have caused.
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