,LIBYA3 ! ,GRIP ( ! ,DICTATOR%IP1 ! ,BOMBS ( ,IMP]IALISM ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,F$]AZIONE ,DEI ,COMUNI/I ,AN>*ICI ,TEXT 3 ,! ,>AB PEOPLES1 ! ,>AB PROLET>IAT1 F9ALLY SEEM TO BE 5T]+ ! PO/-MOD]NI/ AGE4 ,AFT] C5TURIES ( DOM9ATION & VIOL5CE BY ! ,TURKI% ,EMPIRE FIR/1 !N COLONIALISM & F9ALLY ! DICTATOR%IPS ?AT LA/$ ?R\<\T ! SECOND HALF ( ! LA/ C5TURY1 !SE PEOPLES1 ?IS PROLET>IAT1 >E F9ALLY COM+ \T ( !IR SOLITUDE & *ALL5G+ ! P[] ?AT OPPRESSES !M & D5IES !M !IR FRE$OM & DIGNITY 9 :I* TO LIVE !IR LIVES4 ,! AW>5ESS ( BE+ EXPLOIT$1 ( BE+ EXCLUD$ FROM ! WEAL? ( ! DICTATORS & !IR CLANS1 ( LIV+ )\T FRE$OM OR RI5ESS ( BE+ ABLE TO RELY ON !IR [N /R5G?S1 ( BE+ ABLE TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES 9TO POPUL> COMMITTEES ?AT GIVE VOICE TO ! OP9IONS & CONTRIBUTIONS ( ALL1 ( BE+ ABLE TO *ALL5GE POLICE =CES & >MIES1 ( BE+ ABLE TO BR+ D[N DICTATORS & CREAT+ QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS = ! IMP]IALI/ P[]S :O SUPPORT$ !M4 ,& ALL ?IS 9 SPITE ( ?OSE :O1 \T ( MORE OR LESS CONSCI\S RACISM OR SIMPLY BAD FAI?1 DESCRIB$ !M OR TRI$ TO PASS !M (F AS BE+ 0CON/ITUTIONALLY0 9CAPABLE ( DI/+UI%+ BETWE5 RELIGION & POLITICS4 ,! /RUGGLES HAVE BE5 GO+ ON N[ = MON?S1 BEG9N+ ) ,TUNISIA & ,EGYPT1 & HAVE SPREAD TO ! :OLE ,>AB WORLD1 EV5 TO ?OSE PLACES :]E ! /RONS ( UNION /RUGGLES REPRESS$ 9 BLOOD & IGNOR$ BY ! MASS M$IA :5 !RE SEEM$ TO BE NO CONNECTION TO FUNDAM5TALISM1 FRE$OM & MOD]NITY >E N[ ! SLOGAN'S ( ! DAY4 ,NO MORE ALIBIS AB\T =EIGN 5EMIES1 NO MORE BURN+ ,AM]ICAN FLAGS & D5\NC+ ! ,ZIONI/S4 ,! PEOPLE >E PROTE/+ AGA9/ !IR [N HI]>*IES1 !IR [N NATIONAL B\RGEOISIES :O OV] REC5T DECADES HAVE 5RI*$ !MSELVES BY SUCK+ ! BLOOD ( ! WORK+ CLASSES1 !IR [N MORE OR LESS ILLUM9AT$ MON>*IES1 BUT )\T FALL+ VICTIM TO ! SIR5 CALLS ( ,PAN-,>ABISM OR FUNDAM5TALISM4 ,! SE>* = NORMALIZATION IS DIFFICULT1 EV5 ?\< ! RUL+ CLASSES >E MA/]S ( TRANS=MATION & >E ALWAYS READY TO RE-G5]ATE !MSELVES3 DESPITE ALL ?AT MAY BE SAID1 ! /RUGGLES >E GO+ ON4 ,! T5SION IS HI< 9 EV]Y ,>AB C\NTRY ?R\<\T ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & ,NOR? ,AFRICA4 ,! PEOPLE >E F9ALLY MAK+ !MSELVES HE>D & ! REGIMES >E RESPOND+ TO ?IS *ALL5GE ) REPRESSION ( ! H>%E/ K9D4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT ( G5]AL 9/ABILITY CAUS$ = ! FIR/ TIME BY POPUL> REBELLION & NOT JU/ BY M$IA SP91 ! FACT ?AT C]TA9 ,EUROPEAN ,/ATES >E TRY+ TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! SITUATION 9 ORD] TO MAKE ! MO/ \T ( IT1 TO RECOV] !IR SPH]ES ( 9FLU5CE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ :I* W]E UND] ?REAT DUE TO !IR 9CREAS+LY UNT5ABLE SUPPORT = REGIMES :I* HAD LONG BE5 UNPALATABLE1 EXPLA9S ,FRANCE'S 9T]V5TIONISM 9 ! CASE ( ,LIBYA4 ,AL?\< IT HAD CUT \T A RESPECTABLE ROLE = ITSELF ON ! *ESSBO>D ( ,M$IT]RANEAN DIPLOMACY BY APPO9T+ ITSELF ! BORD] GU>D ( ,EUROPE'S COA/L9E1 ,LIBYA WAS /ILL DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DUE TO ! ,COLONEL'S ABILITY TO PRES5T HIMSELF AS ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,AFRICAN ,UNION & ! LA/ *AMPION ( ,?IRD-,WORLDISM1 ?ANKS ALSO TO HIS SUB/ANTIAL F9ANCIAL CAPACITY4 ,& SO WE SEE ! MANEUV]+ & JO/L+ = POSITION AMONG ! V>I\S ,LIBYAN FACTIONS1 & IT BECOMES EASY TO F9D SOME G5]AL WILL+ TO PASS OV] TO ! SIDE ( ! REBELS 9 EX*ANGE = A PLACE 9 ! SUN 9 ,CYR5AICA4 ,& IF SOMEONE GETS RID ( ONE ( ! H>D]-TO-MANAGE PAWNS 9 ! >EA 7:O HAD ALSO *OS5 TO BE AN UNTRU/WOR?Y & B>ELY CR$IBLE ALLY SU* AS ! ,ITALIAN GOV]NM5T71 !N ! ,WE/ AS A :OLE CAN /AKE A CLAIM ON ! >EA'S FUTURE ASSETS1 DELEGITIMIZ+ ! POPUL> REVOLT ON ! ONE H& & PROVID+ A DISPLAY ( /R5G? ON ! O!R4 ,?IS EXPLA9S ! UNSEEMLY B>GA9+ OV] ! COMM& ( ! OP]ATION BETWE5 ,N,A,T,O & ! ,ALLIANCE1 ,ITALY'S ATTEMPT TO COPE 9 AN OP]ATION :]E IT BECOMES UNAVOIDABLE TO B>T] ,ITALY'S MA9 9T]E/S 9 ,LIBYA 7OIL & GAS BASICALLY UND] ! CONTROL ( ,5,I7 = ! P>TIAL PROTECTION ( ITS %ORES 9 AN ATTEMPT TO PUT A /OP TO ! >RIVAL ( BOATLOADS ( DESP]ATE ,NOR? ,AFRICANS :I* UP TO N[ HAD BE5 CONTROLL$ BY ,QADDAFI1 & US$ BY HIM AS A P[]FUL MEANS ( BLACKMAIL & SURVIVAL4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT :]E ?+S *ANGE ) EXTRAORD9>Y RAPIDITY & :]E BIG 9T]E/S 7EV]Y?+ FROM NATURAL TO F9ANCIAL RES\RCES & ! CONTROL ( IMMIGRATION7 >E BE+ SAFEGU>D$ & R$EF9$1 !SE REVOLTS HAVE CAUS$ CRACKS 9 ! IMP]IALI/ SET-UP ( ! >EA4 ,:AT WE1 AS REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVI/S1 >E 9T]E/$ 9 IS ! POT5TIAL = REVOLT & SELF-ORGANIZATION BE+ EXPRESS$ BY POPULATIONS :OSE DEM&S >E NO LONG] SET BY CL]ICALI/S OR FUNDAM5TALI/S1 BUT >E 9/EAD CONC5TRAT$ ON BASIC RI ( FUNDAM5TALISM 7US$ PREVI\SLY AS A MEANS ( SOCIAL & POLITICAL CONTROL7 NO LONG] A ?REAT1 ! ,WE/]N P[]S >E BE+ =C$ TO HAVE REC\RSE TO >M$ 9T]V5TION 9 ORD] TO PROTECT NOT ! REBELS AS !Y W\LD HAVE US BELIEVE1 BUT ! V>I\S FACTIONS VY+ = CONTROL -- ON BEHALF ( ! ,WE/ -- ( RES\RCES4 ,AFT] A DECADE ( W>S MASQU]AD+ AS 9JECTIONS ( DEMOCRACY :I* ONLY S]V$ TO /R5G!N ,WE/]N 9T]E/S & LOCAL FUNDAM5TALI/S1 N[ ?AT /RUGGLE BY ! PEOPLE !MSELVES 9 !SE C\NTRIES HAS WON !M GREAT] DEMOCRACY & SECUL>ISM1 !Y F9D !MSELVES FAC+ ! T]RIBLE MESSAGE BE+ DELIV]$ BY ! JET FI%IPS LEAV+ \R PORTS3 FRE$OM & SOCIAL JU/ICE >E NOT ON CAPITALISM'S AG5DA4 ,! ONLY POSSIBILITY TO BUILD A MORE JU/ SOCIETY1 A FRE] SOCIETY LIES 9 /RUGGLE1 ON EI!R SIDE ( ! ,M$IT]RANEAN4 ,?IS IS :Y WE SUPPORT ! POPUL> COMMITTEES & \R COMRADES :O1 AT ! CO/ ( !IR [N LIVES & LIB]TY1 FIES ( ,B5ABIA1 ?R\<\T ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & ,NOR? ,AFRICA4 ,?IS IS :Y WE >E FIRMLY OPPOS$ TO ! W> & ! MILIT>Y 9T]V5TION :OSE 9EVITABLE RESULT IS DEVA/ATION & MIS]Y 9 ,LIBYA1 & TO ! CRUEL REPRESSION BE+ C>RI$ \T 9 O!R C\NTRIES 9 !IR ATTEMPT TO NORMALIZE ! 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