BBC's contempt for Libya doesn't surprise me. To add even more context, Gaddafi was born to a family of poor camel herders out in the desert when his country was still under British occupation, and the first thing he did as a young man was join the British army for military training as an officer; he of course then went on to use that tr…
BBC's contempt for Libya doesn't surprise me. To add even more context, Gaddafi was born to a family of poor camel herders out in the desert when his country was still under British occupation, and the first thing he did as a young man was join the British army for military training as an officer; he of course then went on to use that training against the British themselves to liberate his own country from them!
As you might expect from a man of such background as a leader, his list of transgressions against his country's former masters are many. He also wanted to create a new gold-backed currency to be used not only by Libya, but other African states, that from what I recall had already received endorsement from some members of the Arab League. It would have threatened the value of not only the Euro, but also the almighty Dollar—no wonder they did what they did to him.
He spoke of pan-African unity, and in Ethiopia he was crowned "King of Kings" by a committee of traditional leaders. King of Kings, indeed; you don't get Augustus-type leaders like him very often. I highly recommend people read into him and his achievements as a leader, as it not only dispels all the propaganda, but is quite inspiring and shows that what can seem impossible—in this case, it was sovereignty, breaking the chains of Great Britain, uplifting an impoverished country and so forth all against incredible odds—really can be possible.
BBC's contempt for Libya doesn't surprise me. To add even more context, Gaddafi was born to a family of poor camel herders out in the desert when his country was still under British occupation, and the first thing he did as a young man was join the British army for military training as an officer; he of course then went on to use that training against the British themselves to liberate his own country from them!
As you might expect from a man of such background as a leader, his list of transgressions against his country's former masters are many. He also wanted to create a new gold-backed currency to be used not only by Libya, but other African states, that from what I recall had already received endorsement from some members of the Arab League. It would have threatened the value of not only the Euro, but also the almighty Dollar—no wonder they did what they did to him.
He spoke of pan-African unity, and in Ethiopia he was crowned "King of Kings" by a committee of traditional leaders. King of Kings, indeed; you don't get Augustus-type leaders like him very often. I highly recommend people read into him and his achievements as a leader, as it not only dispels all the propaganda, but is quite inspiring and shows that what can seem impossible—in this case, it was sovereignty, breaking the chains of Great Britain, uplifting an impoverished country and so forth all against incredible odds—really can be possible.