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Originally posted by Ryanssuperman
So...could somone answer this question:
Did he declare a state of emergency in the US? Or is this some sort of term that can be used externally aswell?
If he declared this state in the US....why? Whats the point? Or agenda?
Originally posted by westcoast
This is about protecting the financial interests of the US.
Originally posted by westcoast
I don't know much about this stuff, but it seems obvious to me that this about freezing ALL assets in an attempt to keep the Lybian 'royals' from pulling out.
I am sure there must be billions of their dollars in different banks/stocks and investments here. Then ofcourse there is the oil. I have absolutely NO idea how much crude oil there is sitting in tankers and storage at any given time. There obviously must have been a concern that these assets were going to be withdrawn or removed so the American Government has essentially confiscated ALL of the Lybians Governments (and all family members) property here in the US...AND anything held on/in American properties/businesses abroad.
All in the name of America's national security. So does this mean that our Government believes that were all these assets to be withdrawn, it could cause a national crisis/riots that would lead to civil unrest? Think about it. How much of our oil reserve came/comes from Lybia? How much of their (families) monies are invested here in the US and abroad in US corporations?
No, this is not about protecting the people of Lybia. This is about protecting the financial interests of the US. think it is also very obvious it is paving the way for military action. God help us, How much longer till the puppet...um, I mean Obama is out of office?
ibya, a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), holds the largest proven oil reserves in Africa, followed by Nigeria and Algeria (see below). According to Oil and Gas Journal (OGJ), Libya had total proven oil reserves of 46.4 billion barrels as of January 2011, the largest reserves in Africa. Close to 80 percent of Libya’s proven oil reserves are located in the Sirte basin, which accounts for most of the country’s oil output.
Originally posted by rogertom
Watch this space, and lets hope this is not the start of something nasty.
Originally posted by westcoast
I don't know much about this stuff, but it seems obvious to me that this about freezing ALL assets in an attempt to keep the Lybian 'royals' from pulling out.
I am sure there must be billions of their dollars in different banks/stocks and investments here. Then ofcourse there is the oil. I have absolutely NO idea how much crude oil there is sitting in tankers and storage at any given time. There obviously must have been a concern that these assets were going to be withdrawn or removed so the American Government has essentially confiscated ALL of the Lybians Governments (and all family members) property here in the US...AND anything held on/in American properties/businesses abroad.
All in the name of America's national security. So does this mean that our Government believes that were all these assets to be withdrawn, it could cause a national crisis/riots that would lead to civil unrest? Think about it. How much of our oil reserve came/comes from Lybia? How much of their (families) monies are invested here in the US and abroad in US corporations?
No, this is not about protecting the people of Lybia. This is about protecting the financial interests of the US. think it is also very obvious it is paving the way for military action. God help us, How much longer till the puppet...um, I mean Obama is out of office?
How much longer till the puppet...um, I mean Obama is out of office?