Minister Farrakhan's Full Press Conference on US, NATO attack on Libya:
Minister Farrakhan exposed the U.S. and NATO's criminal War Libya and Africa during a June 15, 2011 Press Conference at the UN Plaza Hotel. Also presenting were former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Human Rights Activist Viola Plummer and International Activist Cynthia McKinney.
Posted June 16, 2011, Source: Information Clearing House
July
16, 2011 "Tripoli Post" -- At a press conference on Wednesday near the
United Nations headquarters in New York, Minister Louis Farrakhan,
leader of the Nation of Islam expressed support for Libyan leader
Muammar Al Qathafi and condemned the NATO-led bombing of Libya,
UN-sanctioned military strikes and operations against the North African
nation.
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark also addressed the press and called for an end to the strikes and the war on Libya.
Minister Louis Farrakhan lambasted the U.N., the U.S., and the
"coalition of demons" that he said makes up NATO. He accused them of
trying to assassinate Muammar Al Qathafi, the third time they have
tried to do it, he said, and promote regime change in Libya.
He
drew comparisons between what the Libyan people have achieved under the
Al Qathafi government and the shortcomings in most of the nations now
trying to oust the Libyan leader, particularly the US, Britain, France
and Italy where unemployment is high and, unlike the Libyan people,
many are homeless.
Farrakhan said the United Nations and its
15-member Security Council, who he referred to as "the terror council,"
have no legitimate right to exist for passing the resolution that has
allowed NATO to take military action in Libya.
The Muslim
clergyman said he was at the conference to discuss the current state of
affairs in Libya, and the actions taken by the UN with respect to the
UN Resolution 1973. He said he was addressing his remarks to the United
Nations and all those who have joined in destroying the Libyan leader,
Muammar Al Qathafi and the Libyan Jamahiriyah.
Requesting
justification for such an action by the UN Security Council, against Al
Qathafi, he asked that if the resolution was taken to protect the
civilian population of Libya from the so-called evil intentions of the
leader in Libya, why then is NATO, under the auspices of the Security
Council forgetting about humanitarian concerns and now using Resolution
1973 as a pretext to assassinate Muammar Al Qathafi and create regime
change.
He went on to ask the UN why it is fostering, through
NATO, armed rebellion to create civil war, knowing that in a civil war,
the humanitarian concerns go out the window.
He said the
actions of NATO, along with the US, Qatar, Canada, Britain, France and
Italy and members of the Arab League engaging in the errant behavior
are creating conditions that will ultimately bring about the
destruction of the UN and all those engaged in this action, blinded by
arrogance and the sense of power of these nations that they can do what
they will.
Minister Farrakhan praised Muammar Al Qathafi's
leadership of Libya and the revolution, that was achieved in a
bloodless coup 41 years ago, when he replaced the former king who was a
friend of those who were sucking the blood of Libya and nationalises
oil, one must ask the question of who did his actions help, and who did
his actions hurt?
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