The use of power often provides nothing but death and destruction. The recent situation in Libya is again showing the double standards of the US and its allies.
According to the media news, France and Italy have already accepted the Libya opposition interim national council and have vowed to provide more support to Libyan rebel forces. Britain also announced it would provide communication equipment to anti-government forces in Libya.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also urged Libyan President Qaddafi to step down in the interests of his country. Antigovernment forces in Libya now also get military training and weapons from western countries.
NATO is also targeting the military and other targets loyal to the Qaddafi government in Benghazi and other cities of Libya.
Despite foreign and internal pressure, however, Qaddafi has refused to step down and end his 43-year-long tenure.
Rebel forces also said they would not accept any solution that included Qaddafi and his sons in future government. Due to daily fighting, the country’s oil production is already at a crisis point, and its economy is suffering badly. Unfortunately, ordinary people are caught between Qaddafi and foreign forces and are also paying a high price. The killing of ordinary people in NATO air strikes is becoming part of the daily routine.
Even the country’s main oil facilities are not safe from the NATO attacks and oil production has suffered badly because of the unrest. Libyan oil prices on the international market have already touched US$120 per barrel and small and poor countries are paying a high price.
Khawaja Umer Farooq
Jeddah
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