At the G8 today, Russia has changed its tone on the conflict in Libya and NATO's actions from critical of the (non-humanitarian-based) intervention
to one of support for NATO accelerating the Libyan leader's exit, going so far as to offer to help in such a situation.
Medvedev said Russia will use its contacts with both Gadhafi's government and the rebels to try to negotiate a peaceful end to the conflict -
AP.
“We believe that Gaddafi has lost his legitimacy and we need to help him go,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov announced. - RT
“If the respectful tone which Russia is pursuing in its dialogue with the Libyan government helps bring about a decision, this will be our major
contribution in settling the highly explosive situation for this country and the region,” he added. - RT
In effect Russia has gone from critic to supporter of the NATO mission and it's goal, not to aid in a humanitarian way, but to decide a sovereign
country's political future. The people who need to choose Libya's leader are Libyans only... If some take up armed protest, that's called a civil
war.
It was a striking change in tone from Kremlin criticism of Western air strikes in Libya officially intended to protect civilians in a civil war
but effectively taking the side of rebels seeking Gaddafi's removal and democratic change.
Now who knows whether or not this man was such a bad guy, given that western conceptions of the world are jaded by a corporate-interest-laden media.
I've read stats that puts Libya on par or better than most 'developed' countries...
But what the international community is doing in this case flies in the face of international law, and their hubris in ignoring treaties and laws
which they created will come back to haunt them once other powerful political actors take their lead and choose not to give 2 s4!ts about following
the 'law'...
So why the change of heart from Russia?
My bet? Reptilians, obvi!
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