Gaddafi announces his separation from the Arabs - www.smh.com.au: "'The era of nationalism and of Arab unity is forever gone. These ideas which once mobilised masses no longer have any value,' he said.
Gaddafi called on the Popular Congress, the basic structure of the Libyan political system, to 'confirm Libya's withdrawal from the Arab League,' envisioned by Tripoli for months but never realised.
'The Arab League is in the middle of giving up the ghost, and Arabs will never be strong even if they unite... They will remain content every night to watch bloody newsreels from Palestine and Iraq.'
Colonel Gaddafi had some strong words for the Arabs, denying them human qualities, and publicly challenging their former policy of helping movements and political groups from Arab countries.
'Libya has for too long endured the Arabs, for whom we have paid blood and money,' he said, adding that as a result, his country had been 'boycotted by the US and demonised by the West.'
'In return, the Arabs joined forces with the US and Israel against Libya,' he continued, as he confirmed his African orientation, viewing the continent as 'a source of great force' for his country.
This confession was made by an appeased leader, whose country had its international sanctions lifted after agreeing to pay $US10 million ($14.6 million) to the family of each of the 270 victims killed during the explosion of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, blamed on Libyan bombers."
Gaddafi called on the Popular Congress, the basic structure of the Libyan political system, to 'confirm Libya's withdrawal from the Arab League,' envisioned by Tripoli for months but never realised.
'The Arab League is in the middle of giving up the ghost, and Arabs will never be strong even if they unite... They will remain content every night to watch bloody newsreels from Palestine and Iraq.'
Colonel Gaddafi had some strong words for the Arabs, denying them human qualities, and publicly challenging their former policy of helping movements and political groups from Arab countries.
'Libya has for too long endured the Arabs, for whom we have paid blood and money,' he said, adding that as a result, his country had been 'boycotted by the US and demonised by the West.'
'In return, the Arabs joined forces with the US and Israel against Libya,' he continued, as he confirmed his African orientation, viewing the continent as 'a source of great force' for his country.
This confession was made by an appeased leader, whose country had its international sanctions lifted after agreeing to pay $US10 million ($14.6 million) to the family of each of the 270 victims killed during the explosion of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, blamed on Libyan bombers."
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