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Lenina Rosenweg
4th April 2011, 16:10
There are rumors going around that Qaddafi's son Saif is negotiating with the US/UK/NATO for some some sort of power sharing agreement. The idea is that he would take power and lead a "transition to democracy" in return for a cessation of the bombing. All in all this could be a very good deal for Saif. He could keep power, and also keep his friends in the liberal bourgeois LSE crowd.At least some of his assets would be unfrozen. They might let him keep his posh flat in London. Who knows, he might even get an invite to William and Kate's upcoming wedding!

The Western bourgeois should have no problems with this. They would have a more compliant leader in charge of the oil supply.

The rebels of course, like the historical experience of the Kurds, would be thrown under the bus.

What would the anti-anti-Qaddaffi left think about this prospect?
Sasha
4th April 2011, 16:20
source from the AJ feed:



Seif al-Islam and Saadi Gaddafi, two of the leader's sons, are floating a plan to end the conflict in Libya by removing their father from power, the New York Times has reported (http://www.anonym.to/?http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/world/africa/04libya.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all), citing "a diplomat" and a Libyan official.
The plan puts Seif and Saadi at odds with brothers Khamis and Mutassim, who are considered more hardliners. Khamis commands a brigade of troops specially intended to suppress internal unrest, and Mutassim is a national security advisor to his father.
One person close to Seif and Saadi told the Times: "They have hit so many brick walls with the old guard, and if they have the go-ahead, they will bring the country up quickly."
While it's true, as the Times' sources say, that the fighting has reached a stalemate, many Libyan rebels will be unwilling to accept Seif or Saadi staying in positions of power.
Princess Luna
4th April 2011, 16:29
If Gaddafi's sons think the rebels will be happy once Gaddafi is removed, and will accept his sons retaining all the power and privilage he had, then i think his sons are the one drinking the spiked Nescafe. I am also very curious about what the pro-Gaddafi people think about Gaddafi being thrown under the bus to end the rebellian.
Gorilla
4th April 2011, 18:37
What would the anti-anti-Qaddaffi left think about this prospect?

This term was sort of funny when Proyect used it as a title for his blog post, but it really is getting quite distasteful. Echoing the red-baiting rhetoric of Cold War liberals ('anti-anti-Communism') is not something one should do proudly. As for this arrangement if it goes off it confirms what we in the anti-anti-anti-cruise missile left (how's that one?) have been saying all along: this is not a war against Qadafi on behalf of the rebels, but a war against the Libyan people generally on behalf of empire.
Raubleaux
4th April 2011, 23:52
I've been saying this is what their plan was all along. The "rebellion" forced the hand of imperialism and made them act militarily. They've been grooming Saif to lead the transition to neo-liberalism for a long time. Gaddafi Jr. is a snake. Whether they install him or one of the "rebel" leaders, it will be basically the same thing.
Os Cangaceiros
5th April 2011, 00:02
It would still be with Qaddaffi. Just a different Qaddaffi.
Luís Henrique
5th April 2011, 14:20
I've been saying this is what their plan was all along. The "rebellion" forced the hand of imperialism and made them act militarily. They've been grooming Saif to lead the transition to neo-liberalism for a long time. Gaddafi Jr. is a snake. Whether they install him or one of the "rebel" leaders, it will be basically the same thing.

Saif is also Gaddafy's heir.

Luís Henrique