Congress Lets Obama ignore War Powers Act in Libya

[FrankRep]

Barack Obama, Dictator-in-chief

Congress allows Obama to ignore the War Powers Act requirement to report to Congress on the military action he and our NATO allies have initiated in Libya.​

Congress Lets Obama ignore War Powers Act in Libya


Jack Kenny | The New American
31 May 2011


=========


Related News:

Bruce Fein targeting Obama With Impeachment Over Libya War

Bill to End Obama's Libya's War Attracts Bipartisan Support

Rep. Justin Amash Calls Libya Action Unconstitutional

Harry Reid Shuts Down Senate After Rand Paul Libya Maneuver

Clinton: Obama Will Ignore Congress on Libya War

The Bush-Obama-Neocon Doctrine

Libya: The $600 Million War

United Nations, Obama Fighting Alongside Al-Qaeda in Libya

Libya Costs Will Undermine GOP Savings

Ron Paul, Kucinich Seek to Defund "Impeachable" War on Libya

Obama, Clinton, and Biden Agree: War on Libya Is Unconstitutional

United Nations Trumps Constitution, Congress in President's Undeclared War on Libya

A Real Cost/Benefit Analysis of Libyan Intervention

Libya: One Quagmire Too Far?

On Libya, It's the Beltway Interventionists vs. Ron Paul and the Founders

A Bad Investment: Blowback in the Middle East

Proper Use of the U.S. Military

 

[acptulsa]

The Great Constitutionalist had more important things to do than obey the Constitution. Like further trashing it with the PATRIOT Act extension. And kissing Teh Queen's royal arse.

 

[virgil47]

Of course congress won't do anything. He is not even a U.S. citizen and they know it! If they try to stop him the rest of the country will be let in on the fact that the congress is as a whole is so stupid as to allow itself to be controlled by an illegal alien.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

The US will eventually covertly fund the Rebel Terrorist in Libya through CIA/State Department funds... just watch.

The House of Representatives will vote on Dennis Kucinich's amendment this week: http://www.americanpendulum.com/2011/05/kucinich-opposition-to-war-in-libya-growing/

Congress Rebukes Administration on Libyan War; Sets the Stage for the Kucinich War Powers Act Vote Next Week Washington D.C.

(May 26, 2011) – Today, the House of Representatives passed two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act that strongly signaled growing Congressional discontent with the war on Libya. The two votes set the stage for the upcoming vote on Kucinich’s resolution to direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from military operations in Libya.

“Congress is not satisfied with the blank check that this administration has written for itself to conduct the Libyan war,” said Kucinich. “Congress has made it clear that the Libyan war has not been authorized as required by the Constitution and the War Powers Act.”


Today, an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act by Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ) represented the House’s first rejection of the war in Libya. The Garrett amendment clarified that passage of the Defense Authorization Act should not be interpreted as authorizing military operations in Libya.
Another amendment by John Conyers, Jr. (MI) set firm boundaries on U.S. involvement by prohibiting the introduction of ground troops in Libya.
“Congress has drawn a line in the sand. We will not stand for mission creep that puts boots on the ground in Libya. Further attempts to expand the Libyan war will not be tolerated,” stated Kucinich.
Next week, the House is expected to vote on Kucinich’s resolution based on the War Powers Resolution that would require the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from military operations in Libya.

 

[galantarie]

http://news.antiwar.com/2011/05/30/house-to-vote-this-week-on-ending-libya-war/
Unfortunately, Obama carries the majority of Congresses votes. But we can always hope....Still, even if it passes, will the "Commander-in-Chief" obey?

 

[galantarie]

PROOF OF NATO/USA GROUND TROOPS FIGHTING & HELPING THE REBELS IN LIBYA

Al-Jazeera footage captures ‘western troops on the ground’ in Libya
Shown meter at 02:08 -02:23 of VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7On6uKaabKw&feature=player_embedded...

Julian Borger and Martin Chulov guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 May 2011 15.33 BST Article history

Armed westerners have been filmed on the front line with rebels near Misrata in the first apparent confirmation that foreign special forces are playing an active role in the Libyan conflict.

A group of six westerners are clearly visible in a report by al-Jazeera from Dafniya, described as the westernmost point of the rebel lines west of the town of Misrata. Five of them were armed and wearing sand-coloured clothes, peaked caps, and cotton Arab scarves.

The sixth, apparently the most senior of the group, was carrying no visible weapon and wore a pink, short-sleeve shirt. He may be an intelligence officer. The group is seen talking to rebels and then quickly leaving on being spotted by the television crew.

The footage emerged as South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, arrived in Tripoli in an attempt to broker a ceasefire. He described reports that he would ask Muammar Gaddafi to step down as “misleading”, and said he would instead focus on humanitarian measures and ways to implement a plan concocted by the African Union for Libya make a transition to democratic rule but not seek Gaddafi’s exile.

The westerners were seen by al-Jazeera on rebel lines late last week, days before British and French attack helicopters are due to join the Nato campaign. They are likely to be deployed on the outskirts of Misrata, from where pro-Gaddafi forces continue to shell rebel positions to the east.

There have been numerous reports in the British press that SAS soldiers are acting as spotters in Libya to help Nato warplanes target pro-Gaddafi forces. In March, six special forces soldiers and two MI6 officers were detained by rebel fighters when they landed on an abortive mission to meet rebel leaders in Benghazi, in an embarrassing episode for the SAS.

The group was withdrawn soon afterwards and a new “liaison team” sent in its place. Asked for comment on Monday, a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said: “We don’t have any forces out there.”

The subject is sensitive as the UN security council resolution in March authorising the use of force in Libya specifically excludes “a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory”.

The westerners were seen by al-Jazeera on rebel lines late last week, days before British and French attack helicopters are due to join the Nato campaign. They are likely to be deployed on the outskirts of Misrata, from where pro-Gaddafi forces continue to shell rebel positions to the east.

There have been numerous reports in the British press that SAS soldiers are acting as spotters in Libya to help Nato warplanes target pro-Gaddafi forces. In March, six special forces soldiers and two MI6 officers were detained by rebel fighters when they landed on an abortive mission to meet rebel leaders in Benghazi, in an embarrassing episode for the SAS.

The group was withdrawn soon afterwards and a new “liaison team” sent in its place. Asked for comment on Monday, a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said: “We don’t have any forces out there.”

The subject is sensitive as the UN security council resolution in March authorising the use of force in Libya specifically excludes “a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory”.

 

[galantarie]

This is old news (from March) that must be read: http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_62645.shtml
Britain said on Sunday it was to add more nuclear tipped DU “bunker-busting” bombs to the arsenal its warplanes are using over Libya, such weapons it said are sending a message to Gadhafi. Gadhafi denies attacking civilians, saying his forc...es were obliged to act to contain armed criminal gangs and al Qaeda militants. He says the NATO intervention is an act of colonial aggression aimed at grabbing Libya’s plentiful oil reserves.

U.S. Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the Joint Operations Command at Naples, declined to comment on whether NATO would put forces on the ground but suggested a small force may be needed to help the rebels.Britain said the Enhanced Paveway III bombs, each weighing nearly a tonne and capable of penetrating the roof or wall of a reinforced building, had arrived at the Italian air base from where British warplanes fly missions over Libya. NATO is now closer toward putting its troops on Libyan soil.
Attack helicopters
Further deepening their involvement, Britain and France have said they will deploy attack helicopters over Libya to better pick out pro-Gadhafi forces.

Libyan state television reported that NATO air strikes killed 13 people in Zlitan on Monday, the next town westwards on the coast road toward Tripoli from Misrata.

The state news agency Jana also reported that NATO air strikes hit the Tiji area, near the Western Mountain town of Nalut, overnight, causing “human and material losses.”

Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters

FROM 28 MARCH 2011:
World News
A CIA commander for the Libyan rebels

by Patrick Martin
WSWS
Monday, 28 Mar 2011

28 March 2011
The Libyan National Council, the Benghazi-based group that speaks for the rebel forces fighting the Gaddafi regime, has appointed a long-time CIA collaborator to head its military operations. The selection of Khalifa Hifter, a former colonel in the Libyan army, was reported by McClatchy Newspapers Thursday and the new military chief was interviewed by a correspondent for ABC News on Sunday night.

Hifter’s arrival in Benghazi was first reported by Al Jazeera on March 14, followed by a flattering portrait in the virulently pro-war British tabloid the Daily Mail on March 19. The Daily Mail described Hifter as one of the “two military stars of the revolution” who “had recently returned from exile in America to lend the rebel ground forces some tactical coherence.” The newspaper did not refer to his CIA connections.

McClatchy Newspapers published a profile of Hifter on Sunday. Headlined “New Rebel Leader Spent Much of Past 20 years in Suburban Virginia,” the article notes that he was once a top commander for the Gaddafi regime, until “a disastrous military adventure in Chad in the late 1980s.”

Hifter then went over to the anti-Gaddafi opposition, eventually emigrating to the United States, where he lived until two weeks ago when he returned to Libya to take command in Benghazi.

The McClatchy profile concluded, “Since coming to the United States in the early 1990s, Hifter lived in suburban Virginia outside Washington, DC.” It cited a friend who “said he was unsure exactly what Hifter did to support himself, and that Hifter primarily focused on helping his large family.”

To those who can read between the lines, this profile is a thinly disguised indication of Hifter’s role as a CIA operative. How else does a high-ranking former Libyan military commander enter the United States in the early 1990s, only a few years after the Lockerbie bombing, and then settle near the US capital, except with the permission and active assistance of US intelligence agencies? Hifter actually lived in Vienna, Virginia, about five miles from CIA headquarters in Langley, for two decades.

The agency was very familiar with Hifter’s military and political work. A Washington Post report of March 26, 1996 describes an armed rebellion against Gaddafi in Libya and uses a variant spelling of his name. The article cites witnesses to the rebellion who report that “its leader is Col. Khalifa Haftar, of a contra-style group based in the United States called the Libyan National Army.”

The comparison is to the “contra” terrorist forces financed and armed by the US government in the 1980s against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The Iran-Contra scandal, which rocked the Reagan administration in 1986-87, involved the exposure of illegal US arms sales to Iran, with the proceeds used to finance the contras in defiance of a congressional ban. Congressional Democrats covered up the scandal and rejected calls to impeach Reagan for sponsoring the flagrantly illegal activities of a cabal of former intelligence operatives and White House aides.

A 2001 book, Manipulations africaines, published by Le Monde diplomatique, traces the CIA connection even further back, to 1987, reporting that Hifter, then a colonel in Gaddafi’s army, was captured fighting in Chad in a Libyan-backed rebellion against the US-backed government of Hissène Habré. He defected to the Libyan National Salvation Front (LNSF), the principal anti-Gaddafi group, which had the backing of the American CIA. He organized his own militia, which operated in Chad until Habré was overthrown by a French-supported rival, Idriss Déby, in 1990.

According to this book, “the Haftar force, created and financed by the CIA in Chad, vanished into thin air with the help of the CIA shortly after the government was overthrown by Idriss Déby.” The book also cites a Congressional Research Service report of December 19, 1996 that the US government was providing financial and military aid to the LNSF and that a number of LNSF members were relocated to the United States.

This information is available to anyone who conducts even a cursory Internet search, but it has not been reported by the corporate-controlled media in the United States, except in the dispatch from McClatchy, which avoids any reference to the CIA. None of the television networks, busily lauding the “freedom fighters” of eastern Libya, has bothered to report that these forces are now commanded by a longtime collaborator of US intelligence services.

Nor have the liberal and “left” enthusiasts of the US-European intervention in Libya taken note. They are too busy hailing the Obama administration for its multilateral and “consultative” approach to war, supposedly so different from the unilateral and “cowboy” approach of the Bush administration in Iraq. That the result is the same—death and destruction raining down on the population, the trampling of the sovereignty and independence of a former colonial country—means nothing to these apologists for imperialism.

The role of Hifter, aptly described 15 years ago as the leader of a “contra-style group,” demonstrates the real class forces at work in the Libyan tragedy. Whatever genuine popular opposition was expressed in the initial revolt against the corrupt Gaddafi dictatorship, the rebellion has been hijacked by imperialism.

The US and European intervention in Libya is aimed not at bringing “democracy” and “freedom,” but at installing in power stooges of the CIA who will rule while allowing the imperialist powers to loot the country’s oil resources and use Libya as a base of operations against the popular revolts sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.

Source: WSWS

 

[galantarie]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iVrbnmIClhDgr4BJeVjGcMLUAQQA?docId=CNG.a85c640cbadb4de71d422967ab68293e.581

French lawyers plan Libya lawsuit against Sarkozy
(AFP) – 13 hours ago

TRIPOLI — Two French lawyers said they planned to initiate legal proceedings against French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday for crimes against humanity over the NATO-led military campaign in Libya.A Libyan justice ministry official Ibrahim Boukhzam told reporters in Tripoli that Jacques Vergès

and Roland Dumas

had offered to represent families he said were victims of the NATO bombing campaign.

“The two lawyers are going to file a complaint in the French courts in the name of the Libyan families,” Boukhzam said, at a press conference on Sunday attended by 30 representatives of the families.

Verges, whose past clients include Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Carlos the Jackal, denounced a “French state led by hoodlums and killers.

“We are going to break the wall of silence,” he added.

Dumas, a former socialist minister, said the NATO mission, which was meant to protect civilians, was in fact killing them.

He denounced what he described as “a brutal assault against a sovereign country” and said he was ready to defend Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi should he ever be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Earlier this month ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked for arrest warrants for Kadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam, and his brother-in-law Abdullah Senussi as part of an investigation into crimes against humanity.

On March 19, Sarkozy announced the launch of military action in Libya, backed by Western countries and Arab allies, as Kadhafi’s forces threatened the rebel-held city of Benghazi.

A French warplane was the first to fly bombing attaks on Libya, by aircraft leaving out-of Solenzara, Corsica.
Dumas and Verges were speaking at the end of a two-day visit to Libya. They said they would begin legal proceedings on their return to France on Monday.

Copyright © 2011 AFP. All rights reserved

Libye : Roland Dumas et Jacques Vergès vont porter plainte contre Nicolas Sarkozy

(A Picture of Sarkozy before haircut to be French President)

 

[galantarie]

 

[galantarie]

 

[galantarie]

RON PAUL was unable to stop the House from passing The World War ACT

Once this Bill passes the American Senate, the USA will not only be permanently under MARSHALL LAW, but it will be legal to assassinate anyone, anywhere in the world which the USA wants to "take-out". It will be the American law to be able ...to invade any country under the pretext of "Amerian National Interest" (not that the USA does not already; but, before this bill, it was considered an illegal Act of War against the American Constitution). Actually, with this law, there are no longer any human rights left in America; and anyone who disagrees with the American Government, not only is considered a traitor and can be incarcerated or executed--even before any trial. With the already passed Patriotic Act, all communications are 100% monitored and there is no need for a house warrant. What happened to America? If this does not prove that the NAZIs have taken America over, nothing does. People are too blind (enjoying their popular entertainment and media News) in America to even begin noticing what is occurring. Also with Media Games and War TV series made so popular, the populace has been conditioned to be very hardened of heart and even blood-thirsty! Meanwhile also, the American populace is also being culled, by inducting poor young people into Army Careers---where they are expendable as FLIES....And horrific catastrophies are being artificially created to wipe-out masses of the populace, etc.

How hypocritical is the USA to condemn a nation and great man as Moammar Gadhafi who would never dream of harming ANY one, much less the children of His Nation of the Jamahiriya!

America's OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY:
the AMERICAN "Homeland Security ACT" extension was also passed in the USA the other day, enabling all personal information [inc. teens and children and senior citizens/ ALL/EVERYON...E & ANIMALS too] on all passenger jets coming in or out of the USA to be kept on file for a minimum of 15 years....And the U.S.-government can use that information for any purpose they wish to use it. This was in contradiction to many European State Laws---who hold "minor" information only, for a max of 5 years. A request was already presented to the World Court in Belgium to enforce this law even onto un-co-operative European States, and to extend this legally to the Arab Nations as well. THE USA/NATO intend to POLICE THE ENTIRE WORLD: THIS IS REAL NWO INTERNATIONAL- NAZISM

There are 6 pages to the American" WORLD-WAR ACT"
STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
H.R. 1540 – National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012
(Rep. McKeon (R-CA) and 1 cosponsor)
PDF file: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/sap/112/saphr1540r_20110524.pdf

Rand Paul, in the Senate, was unfortunately defeated, Obama signs virtually: More terror to Follow!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43180202/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

 

[galantarie]

. 1, 2011 3:17 PM ET

US House puts off vote on Libya resolution

DONNA CASSATADONNA CASSATA, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House postponed a vote on a resolution demanding an end to U.S. involvement in Libya amid fears that Democrats and Republicans would unite in backing the measure and hand President Barack Obama an embarrassing foreign policy defeat.

The Republican leadership had scheduled a vote Wednesday on the resolution by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat, that "directs the president to remove United States Armed Forces from Libya ... not later than 15 days after the adoption" of the measure. The vote was delayed as the leadership and Obama administration realized frustrated lawmakers likely would support it.

Nearly three months after Obama launched air strikes to back the rebels battling Moammar Gadhafi, lawmakers are exasperated with the administration's inability to spell out a strategy, said one Republican leadership aide, speaking on condition of anonymity to freely describe the situation.

Forces loyal to Gadhafi and the rebels remain in a standoff as NATO and its partners in the military campaign to protect Libyan civilians said Wednesday they have decided to extend their mission for another 90 days

House Republicans plan to hold a special meeting Thursday to weigh Congress' next steps, including the possibility of rescheduling a vote on the resolution.

In a statement, Kucinich said the Republican leadership told him the vote had been delayed to obtain more information and consult with the administration.

"I am disappointed that the president and leadership feel the need to buy even more time to shore up support for the war in Libya," Kucinich said. "It's not surprising that some are now wondering if a preliminary vote count on my resolution came out in favor of defending the (U.S.) Constitution."

Kucinich said Obama violated the Constitution because only Congress has the power to declare war. The lawmaker also said Obama violated the War Powers Act requiring congressional authorization 60 days after the start of military operations.

Obama spokesman Jay Carney defended the U.S. action in Libya, and said Obama is not exceeding his powers in keeping the U.S. involved in the NATO-led campaign.

Associated Press
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
News Topics: Constitutions, Legislature, Government and politics
People, Places and Companies: Barack Obama, Dennis Kucinich, Muammar Gaddafi, Jay Carney, Libya, Middle East, United States

 

[galantarie]

Rooney Resolution: Obama in Violation of War Powers Act
Requires Withdrawal from Libya unless Congress Authorizes Action by 19June
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (FL-16) today introduced a resolution declaring that President Obama is in violation of the War Powers Resolution, and requiring the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Libya unless Congress authorizes military action by June 19.

“President Obama is in clear violation of the War Powers Resolution, and he continues to ignore the role of Congress under the Constitution,” Rooney said. “My resolution reasserts the power of the legislative branch and tells the President that if he wants to fight a war in Libya, he needs to make his case to Congress.

“The President claims he does not need authorization because military action is ‘limited’ and led by NATO, but neither the Constitution nor the War Powers Resolution provide any illusion that if an act war is small or NATO-led, then it is not an act of war.

“The President’s initial pledge that military action in Libya would be over in ‘days, not weeks’ has been proven woefully inaccurate, as NATO Commanders just announced that the mission will continue for at least another three months. As the scope of this fight grows, our armed forces deserve a conversation between the President and Congress to explain why it’s critical to send them into harm’s way. Our taxpayers deserve to know how much we’re spending on this war and why it is in our national security interests.”

Under the War Powers Resolution, the President must obtain Congressional authorization for military action that lasts longer than 60 days. If Congress does not authorize military action, the President must withdraw troops within 30 days. The 60-day authorization deadline expired on May 20, and the 30-day withdrawal deadline expires on June 19.

Rooney’s resolution is available here.
……………………………………………………………
(Original Signature of Member)
112TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. l
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is in violation of the
War Powers Resolution regarding the use of United States Armed Forces
in Libya, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. ROONEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on lllllllllllllll
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President is in
violation of the War Powers Resolution regarding the
use of United States Armed Forces in Libya, and for
other purposes.
1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
2 concurring), That the President is in violation of the War
3 Powers Resolution regarding the use of United States
4 Armed Forces in Libya and, if the President does not ob5
tain congressional authorization for the use of the Armed
6 Forces in Libya by June 19, 2011, the President should
VerDate Nov 24 2008 16:04 Jun 01, 2011 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\MASYNNES\APPLICATION DATA\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\
June 1, 2011 (4:04 p.m.)
F:\M12\ROONEY\ROONEY_022.XML
f:\VHLC6011160111.401.xml (499023|4)
2
1 remove the Armed Forces from Libya and the region as
2 soon as practicable after such date.

[video]http://www.mrctv.org/videos/rep-tom-rooney-recommends-cutting-funding-military-operation-libya[/video]
http://www.mrctv.org/videos/rep-tom-rooney-recommends-cutting-funding-military-operation-libya

Rep. Tom Rooney Recommends Cutting Funding Of The Military Operation In Libya | MRC TV
www.mrctv.org

<iframe title="MRC TV video player" width="640" height="360" src="http://www.mrctv.org/embed/102111" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[galantarie]

Does Obama Pray?:
In March, Putin Tells Those Responsible For Civilian Casualities To Pray
Reuters reported on Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s comments on Libya:

[Putin] said on Tuesday that all those responsible for civilian casualties in Libya should pray for the salvation of their own souls.

Putin urged all responsible for Libya deaths to pray



On 30 DEC. 2009, Moammar Gadhafi publicly gave his interpretation of "The Sermon on the Mount". He said to his audience of Church leaders and others:

"What did Jesus say when he went up on the mountain and addressed the people? He said:” Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” In other words, he is asking people to be decent and meek, not colonialists, terrorists, bigots, hateful of other nations or marauding invaders.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall have mercy.” Who does God have mercy on? He has mercy on those who have mercy on others. As for those who destroy people, strike with rockets, smart bombs and cruise missiles, crush children under the tracks of tanks, are they among the merciful? These He will punish because they are not among the merciful, and violate the teachings of Jesus. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth, and blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God,” Those who are pure of heart shall see God. As for those of dark hearts, who commit genocide, hate mankind, occupy lands, enslave their people and treat them like animals, they shall not see God.
The ones who shall see God are those who are pure of heart; whose hearts are pure of colonialism, hatred, envy and spite. These are the people who shall see God. He who follows Jesus will be pure of heart, merciful and meek. If he believes in Jesus and is a true Christian, such will be his principles.
But where are these teachings, in view of what is happening today in Iraq, Guantanamo, and Palestine, and what happened in Vietnam, the Philippines, in the two world wars, and the use of atom bombs in Japan ？ Do they have the right to say,” We are Christians,”? Never!
Blessed is the oppressed on earth, for they shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven, not the marauders and the tyrants on earth. Those have no place in Heaven; rather, they will be consigned to the lowest pit in Hell.
Jesus says,” From him who takes away you cloak, do not withhold you tunic either,”, and he said to them,” You have heard it said ‘an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth’’, because that is found in the Torah, “but I say unto you, he who beats you on the cheek offer him the other cheek.” “He who walks a step towards you, walk a mile towards him,” In other words, if someone wants to befriend you, cooperates with you, ends his quarrel with you, and takes a step towards you; you should walk a mile towards him. These are the teachings of Christ. He also said to them, “No man can serve two masters…You cannot serve God and money,” How can capitalism now be compatible with the teachings of Christ?
Abraham himself used to worship the sun, the moon and the stars. He could not be blamed for that, because he only came to know God when God himself told him. God told him,” I created them all, the sun, the moon and the stars that you worship, and the whole world,’ Then Abraham said,” Now, I have seen the light”.
We only came to know about the resurrection, the Day of Judgment, and Heaven and Hell when God told us. Otherwise, we would have still been in the dark. The only religion we should adhere to is the religion of God. He who adheres to it believes in what God said to us. But if you disobey God’s words, then that is solely your concern, and you have to bear responsibility for that. "

EXCERPTED FROM: "The Meeting of the Brother Leader with the Heads of Churches Present throughout the Great Jamahiriya, the Ambassadors of Friendly Countries, and Political, Religious and Cultural Figures in Libyan Society"

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

It's been revealed/confirmed by Congressman Sherman (D-CA) through his amendment on the house floor, one day prior to the vote on Dennis Kucinich's Libyan withdrawal Bill H.R. 54, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been funneling funds to Libyan Rebels. Still, add all the Alpha agencies together on this one.

The US will eventually covertly fund the Rebel Terrorist in Libya through CIA/State Department funds... just watch.

The House of Representatives will vote on Dennis Kucinich's amendment this week: http://www.americanpendulum.com/2011/05/kucinich-opposition-to-war-in-libya-growing/

Congress Rebukes Administration on Libyan War; Sets the Stage for the Kucinich War Powers Act Vote Next Week Washington D.C.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...ocId=CNG.a85c640cbadb4de71d422967ab68293e.581

Libye : Roland Dumas et Jacques Vergès vont porter plainte contre Nicolas Sarkozy

(A Picture of Sarkozy before haircut to be French President)

Dude what the hell is with posting all this French President Generator MORPH JUNK? Use this link folks if you want to play with this garbage: http://www.zanorg.com/prodperso/president.htm

 

[galantarie]

IACenter.org

Tell Congress: Use War Powers Act to Stop Bombing Libya! End NATO Massacres of Imams and Other Civilians!
Tell Congress: Use War Powers Act to Stop Bombing Libya! End NATO Massacres of Imams and Other Civilians!

SIGN online petition at iacenter.org/africa/libyawarpowersact to send messages to House and Senate Foreign Relations Committees, congressional leaders, the Obama administration, the U.N. Secretary-General, Security Council, General Assembly President and member states, and the national and international media

On May 19 the war against Libya will reach its 60-day mark. On that date this criminal war will be in explicit violation of the War Powers Act.

The War Powers Act is a U.S. law that grew out of the struggle against the war in Vietnam. It requires a president involved in a military conflict lasting longer than 60 days to come before Congress for authorization to continue the war.

Knowing that this war is immoral, illegal and based on lies, the Obama administration has refused to address the reasons behind initiating yet another war after years of death and destruction in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq.

In the past 57 days of a war that was promoted as a "humanitarian intervention" to enforce a "no-fly zone," the U.S. and NATO have conducted more than 2,500 bombing missions.

A May 13 NATO bombing killed 11 Islamic religious leaders and injured 47 other members of a highly publicized, unarmed religious peace delegation of 150 Imams and other Islamic leaders. The NATO command has acknowledged the attack occurred.

This was a deliberate, targeted massacre by U.S./NATO aircraft. The religious leaders were gathered to attempt a meeting of peace and reconciliation with the NATO-supported opposition. The attack occurred in the city of Brega, which is 500 miles east of Tripoli and close to the area under opposition control.

Since time immemorial, in every country and culture, peace delegations, religious delegations and unarmed envoys traveling under white flags have been accorded respect and safe passage, especially in war zones.

U.S./NATO Command, with reconnaissance predator drones that are able to read a license on a car, knew exactly what this large, highly respected Islamic peace delegation was, where the delegates were staying and what their announced purpose was.

This latest NATO airstrike is a most grievous war crime. It is an unprecedented new level of international lawlessness and it reveals a dangerous escalation of the war on Muslim people. It comes on top of the ongoing criminal assassination attempts on Col. Gadhafi that have already killed his son and three of his grandchildren.

NATO bombs have hit numerous civilian targets including the Libyan Down's Syndrome Society, a school that provided speech therapy, handicrafts and sports sessions for disabled children. NATO Planning Staff claim that "All NATO targets are military targets,"

And the New York Times reports that Gen. Sir David Richards, Britain's top military commander, is propsing that NATO target Libyan "infrastructure," including electrical power grids and fuel dumps, in government held areas. Such targeting would be an attack on the civilian population that would constitute a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions.

We believe the people of Libya, North Africa, the Middle East, the U.S. and the world deserve a debate on the need to immediately end this war.

With the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression having a continued impact on the peoples of the U.S. and the world, we must stand up and demand the end to the bombings and other destabilization efforts against Libya, and all other forms of hostility against this African country.

We need money for jobs, housing, food, health care, and quality education -- not for war and destruction.

Tell Congress, the White House and the corporate media that the illegal and criminal war on Libya must end now.

Stop the bombs! End the war!

SIGN online petition at iacenter.org/africa/libyawarpowersact

Sample petition text (you will be able to modify it if you like):

To: Senate Foreign Relations Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressional leaders

cc: President President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, U.N. Secretary General Ban, U.N. Security Council President G. Araud, U.N. General Assembly President Joseph Deiss, members of the U.N. Security Council, U.N. member states, and major national and international media representatives

USE WAR POWERS ACT TO STOP THE WAR ON LIBYA AND THE NATO MASSACRES OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND CIVILIANS NOW!

On May 19 the war against Libya will reach its 60-day mark. On that date this criminal war will be in explicit violation of the War Powers Act.

In the past 57 days of a war that was promoted as a "humanitarian intervention" to enforce a "no-fly zone," the U.S. and NATO have conducted more than 2,500 bombing missions.

A May 13 NATO bombing killed 11 Islamic religious leaders and injured 47 other members of a highly publicized, unarmed religious peace delegation of 150 Imams and other Islamic leaders. The NATO command has acknowledged the attack occurred.

This was a deliberate, targeted massacre by U.S./NATO aircraft. The religious leaders were gathered to attempt a meeting of peace and reconciliation with the NATO-supported opposition. The attack occurred in the city of Brega, which is 500 miles east of Tripoli and close to the area under opposition control.

Since time immemorial, in every country and culture, peace delegations, religious delegations and unarmed envoys traveling under white flags have been accorded respect and safe passage, especially in war zones.

This latest NATO airstrike is a most grievous war crime. It is an unprecedented new level of international lawlessness and it reveals a dangerous escalation of the war on Muslim people. It comes on top of the ongoing criminal assassination attempts on Col. Gadhafi that have already killed his son and three of his grandchildren.

NATO bombs have hit numerous civilian targets including the Libyan Down's Syndrome Society, a school that provided speech therapy, handicrafts and sports sessions for disabled children. NATO Planning Staff claim that "All NATO targets are military targets,"

And the New York Times reports that Gen. Sir David Richards, Britain's top military commander, is propsing that NATO target Libyan "infrastructure," including electrical power grids and fuel dumps, in government held areas. Such targeting would be an attack on the civilian population that would constitute a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions.

The people of Libya, North Africa, the Middle East, the U.S. and the world deserve a debate on the need to immediately end this war.

We need money for jobs, housing, food, health care, and quality education - Not war and destruction.

The illegal and criminal war on Libya must end now.

Stop the bombs! End the war!

Sincerely,
(your signature here)

SIGN online petition at iacenter.org/africa/libyawarpowersact



About the IAC | Donate | IAC Books & Resources | Contact Us | Sign Petition



Page printed from:
http://www.iacenter.org/africa/libyawarpowers051711/

 

[galantarie]

purported Gaddafi letter to Congress urges ceasefire
Published: 11 June, 2011, 12:53
Apparently, Gadhafi did not write this letter. PLEASE READ: http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=627081

The Voice of Russia report opened up with "The leader of the ruling regime in Tripoli, Moammar Gadhaffi has declared his readiness for a ceasefire and negotiations with the opposition of Libya under the auspices of the United States". This statement is highly problematic, as at no point ever since 1977 has Muammar Qaddafi ever been called, nor referred to himself, as the ruler of Libya.

The style of the letter is thus not authentic and was written by some weak person, a source close to the Libyan leader told Mathaba. The Voice of Russia on the other hand is a radio station in a country that is even less wealthy than Libya, although it has nuclear weapons, and has proven itself subservient and fearful of NATO, according to Russian sources.

The report on the Voice of Russia continued "The text of the letter, dated June 9, was unveiled on Friday by a number of U.S. media."

Again this arouses suspicions as the Libyan leader has always both in times of peace and crisis, revealed his thoughts and words to Libyan and other media, and there are countless examples of his refusal to talk behind "closed doors", as evidenced for example by many YouTube videos of his encounters with the so-called king of Saudi Arabia at Arab summits.

The report in its third paragraph continues "The message was addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner and other leaders of the U.S. Congress and the White House." Again, this is implausible given that Muammar Qaddafi would only make an address either to "our African son Obama" or an open letter to lesser positions such as the Speaker.

The report continues, in yet further evidence of its lack of authenticity:

"Let's stop the destruction and begin negotiations for a peaceful settlement in Libya. I appeal to you as a great democracy, you have helped us determine the future of our nation," said the Libyan leader.

Again this is not at all the style of Muammar Qaddafi sources close to the leader agreed, because he would never call the U.S. a "great democracy" when the Libyan leader himself has written The Green Book which shows the way to true democracy and ridicules the fake democracy of the United States. Nor has the U.S. ever determined the future of Libya.

The report goes on to say that "Gaddaffi describes events in the country as "essentially a civil war, and called the NATO military operation "inappropriate and illegal interference " in the internal affairs of Libya."

Whilst it is possible for him to say this, however it is doubtful that in these days anyone in Libya calls the war "civil" given the wealth of information known to all Libyans that the war is a proxy war between foreign intelligence agencies supporting traitors, and not rebels with any legitimacy.

Since the outset of the conspiracy to seize control of the east of Libya, but the Libyan government and Muammar Qaddafi have made consistent calls for negotiations and peaceful settlement, as have the African Union and other world groupings, but these have always been accompanied by demands that Qaddafi "step down" when he has no position from which he can step down.

The Libyan leader, is only known as the "leader of the revolution" in recognition of his historic role in overthrowing the corrupt Italian-imposed monarch of King Idris, in 1969, and in leading a movement of activists who advocate for direct democracy. He gave up all power in 1977, when Libya became a "Jamahiriya" based on Popular Conferences and People's Committees.

Further, he is recognised by many Muslims around the world as their "Imam" (leader) because of his reform and leading role in the rebirth of a pure and revolutionary Islam based upon the Holy Quran and cleared of recent centuries of obfuscation and additions that were made by so-called scholars who based their judgements upon questionable and secondary sources.

He is also known as the "King of Kings of Africa" because around 1,000 African traditional kings, sheikhs and other traditional forms of authority had bestowed this title upon him in recognition of his work to defend and revive African cultural traditions, which are generally in line with direct participatory democracy, unlike the modern forms of government imposed by the former colonial powers of Europe.

The consensus among the experts consulted by Mathaba is that this report is thus implausible, and is likely another attempt to sow confusion albeit a poor one that would fail as any Libyan would know that this is not at all in the style or vocabulary of Qaddafi.

Recent abject failures by the United States to fool people have been the resurrection and killing of an old man passed off as Osama Ben Laden and then dumped out to sea, and even the birth certificate of U.S. president Obama, hosted on the official White House web site, which many managed to download and reveal the editing trail that had been left in the history of the fake document.

The Voice of Russia report ends with: "The leaders of the U.S. Congress rejected Gaddaffi’s initiative outright. They believe Gaddafi should step down and not send such appeals to the Americans which will fall on deaf ears."

#http://www.mathaba.net/news/libya

South Africa, Cape Town: Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi signs the guestbook after he toured the prison on Robben Island which was the home of South African President Nelson Mandela for many years, off Cape Town 14 June 1999 (AFP Photo)
TRENDS: Libya’s Odyssey Dawn TAGS: Oil, Conflict, Military, Politics, USA, Opposition, Libya, Gaddafi, War

Some members of the US Congress have reportedly received a letter from Colonel Gaddafi, saying he is ready to negotiate a ceasefire. The authenticity of the letter has not yet been confirmed.
The three-page letter, dated June 9, was made public by several US media outlets on Friday. If proved authentic, the address signed “Col. Muammar Gaddafi, Commander of the Great Revolution” would give an assessment of the current situation in Libya and ways of resolving the humanitarian and military crisis as seen by the Colonel.
In the letter, Gaddafi calls for a ceasefire and says he is ready to hold negotiations with the opposition under the close watch of the US.
In his purported letter, Gaddafi urges a ceasefire, “the funding of humanitarian relief and assistance in fostering and furthering accommodation between the internal parties within Libya that are at odds.”
“We are ready to sit at the table with appropriate internal interlocutors lead by the United States. Let’s stop the destruction and begin the negotiations to find a peaceful solution for Libya,” the letter says. “I appeal to you, as the great Democracy, to assist us to determine our future as a people. Our nation must not be colonized again by Europeans. Our country must not be divided again. Help us to achieve our own self determination.”
The message echoes Gaddafi’s stance on the civil war being a solely internal affair for Libya, saying that “the UN Security Council Resolutions numbered 1970 and 1973 are ultra vires acts of the United Nations because they sanction intervention by NATO in an internal domestic event.”
Gaddafi blames “oil-hungry France” for starting the military intervention in Libya: “Clearly France’s actions are motivated by its desire to seize Libyan oil and to take advantage of the strategic location of Libya.” He claims that France “seeks to advance its own commercial interests” at the expense of the US.
He also warns that the Transitional National Council (TNC) has ties with Islamic extremists and that the TNC “are a group of individuals with extremist connections, the majority of which are not native to Libya.”
“It is very important for the Congress of the United States to recognize that AQ and Islamic extremists dominate the Eastern Region (Benghazi & Derna) and that these individuals have been, in the main, responsible for committing horrific atrocities against Libyan citizens,” the letter says.
However, the White House and the Congressmen that received the letter were far from impressed. A spokesperson for House Speaker John Boehner, one of those who received the letter, called the letter incoherent and pointed out that it “reinforces that Gaddafi must go.”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was also among those who received the message, his communication director has dismissed the letter saying: “We have received a letter but, we’re not spending much time trying to confirm authenticity because we don’t much care what he has to say unless it includes a resignation,” as quoted by The Washington Post.
Earlier this week, Turkey offered Libya’s leader guarantees in return for leaving Libya. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with NTV channel broadcast on Friday, that they are still waiting to hear back. Erdogan did not specify what those guarantees are and when the offer to Gaddafi was made.
“He has no other option but to leave Libya, with the condition that he is given certain guarantees. That’s the picture,” Erdogan said in the interview. “We have given him these guarantees; we said we will help you leave for wherever you would like.”
Earlier, an unnamed alliance official claimed that NATO now considers Colonel Gaddafi a legitimate target. NATO has long insisted that regime change is not an objective of the military operation.
Meanwhile in Misrata, after clashes between pro-Gaddafi and rebel forces, 31 people were reported dead and 110 injured, as reported by Reuters on Saturday.
Two hundred kilometers away from Misrata, the country’s capital Tripoli is being once again rocked by NATO airstrikes.
Lecturer in Modern History at Oxford University, Professor Mark Almond, says Gaddafi’s positions are not as weak as the West might want to present.
“Gaddafi is obviously under pressure,” he said. “His ground forces are being bombed by NATO. But he also has seen that in the US Congress a resolution was passed highly critical of what President Obama had done since the bombing started. So he begins to sense that there is division in Washington and perhaps in the West in general, inside NATO.”

 

[galantarie]

UH-o---The US POSTAL e-mail demon is not permitting the petiton to be sent out. IT IS BLOCKED: This is the reply:
This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason: The user(s) account is temporarily over quota. <[email protected]> The following websites may contain more information to assist you: http://help.rr.com/HMSLogic/rrmail.aspx http://postmaster.rr.com/help Please do not reply to this message, as it will go to an unreadmailbox


--Pièce jointe du message transmise--
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:21:08 -0400
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: From [email protected]

 

[galantarie]

THE WAR HAWKS HAVE UNFORTUNATELY WON AGAIN

http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2011/06/us-house-vote-fails-to-end-war-in-libya.html

House back up Obama?s illegal war and gives the president full authority to continue the combat indefinitely