Leonid Ivashov: bombs on Libya - the world dictates backstage
“This is a clear and open interference in the internal affairs of the state. This is the appropriation of the right to establish regimes beneficial to Anglo-Saxon and other interests. This is a world diktat, "a well-known military expert, President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, Colonel General, Doctor historical Sci. Leonid Ivashov, commenting on the UN Security Council resolution allowing the bombing of Libya.The document, which was adopted literally from the wheels, prohibits a direct military invasion of foreign troops in Libya. But at the same time it opens the way for all power operations to create a no-fly zone over this country. The Security Council resolution was gleefully met in opposition-controlled Libyan cities, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports. It is known that on the eve of the vote, French President Nicolas Sarkozy sent personal letters to the leaders of countries belonging to the Security Council not to block the decision in a situation that is critical for Gadhafi’s opponents. His opinion was heard. Ten countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom voted in favor of the resolution. Russia, China, Germany, India and Brazil abstained. But at the same time, not a single member of the Security Council who has the right to veto, did not prevent the adoption of the document.
Meanwhile, the German authorities said they would not take part in a possible military operation. Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said that the work on this document was not in line with the practice of the Security Council. Also, according to him, the text of the Resolution includes provisions that, citation, “open the door for large-scale military intervention,” reports Ekho Moskvy.
Thus, the UN vote participants did not wait for any new decisions to be made by the Arab League or the African Union. It was previously assumed that the forces of these organizations would be the main actors in establishing a no-fly zone over Libya. But the main thing is that the resolution does not prohibit the use of all necessary measures to create such a zone. To do this, as military experts explained earlier, it is necessary to destroy the Libyan Defense and shoot down planes taking off from Libyan airfields. The no-fly zone also means a ban on the takeoff and landing of all civilian aircraft in Libya. In response, Gaddafi promised to shoot down civilian aircraft of foreign countries flying over Libya.
"Rossiyskaya Gazeta" does not exclude that today the international forces, which will be created on the basis of a Security Council resolution, will deliver the first attacks on Libyan targets. And above all on the airfields. Obviously, any attempts by the ground forces of the Libyan army to resist these strikes will be suppressed by fire. There is no doubt that the newspaper notes that the states that promoted the document in the UN - France and the United Kingdom will not hesitate to use force to implement the provisions recorded in the resolution.
“The situation in Libya is completely different than in Tunisia or Egypt. There was an armed rebellion of tribes against the central government. It was an armed rebellion, and not a confrontation of the civilian population. And in the case of armed insurgency, the overwhelming majority of countries of the world act within the framework of their legislation and the Constitution. So did Yeltsin in Chechnya, the Americans and the French did also. So what is the right they have to intervene in the affairs of Libya? Obviously, Western countries are seeking to use the situation in the Arab world to establish a regime that is beneficial for them, ”commented General L.Ivashov in the commentary.
At the same time, according to the expert, in Bahrain there is a completely different situation. "Bahrain's authorities dispersed unarmed demonstrators, burned their tent camp, used weaponthere are dead. But for some reason, Bahrain is out of sight of the United States, Britain and France. After all, the West does not want to come out in support of the Iranian-Shiite majority. And Libya is an oil-bearing country that supplies its oil to Europe, but not to America. And the United States decided to change the situation. Germany does not like it, it votes against it, because it understands that it will happen again the same way as with Iraq - the Americans will lay their hands on the oil resources of Libya and will issue oil to Europeans "on cards." Therefore, we are witnessing such a split in the NATO camp, ”he said.
“The position of Russia is indicative. She does not act as an independent player. Yeltsin, who shot the parliament, organized, in fact, the Chechen rebellion by his actions, is erected a monument, and Gaddafi is declared a criminal. We see that the Russian authorities are playing on the side of the Americans, acting on their orders. So it was with the sanctions against Iran, so it was with the conclusion of an agreement with Israel against the Arab world, ”Leonid Ivashov concluded.
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