NC YOUTH LEAGUE FULLY AGREES WITH DEPUTY PRESIDENT KGALEMA MOTLANTHE THAT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALS’ COURT SHOULD PROBE LOSS OF CIVILIAN LIVES IN LIBYA DUE TO NATO ACTION:
25 August 2011 The African National Congress Youth League fully agrees with ANC Deputy President’s view that the International Criminals’ Court should probe the loss of civilian lives due to the actions of NATO and all the countries that sent their military forces to Libya. What is happening is Libya today is very sad, repugnant and represents a very dark moment in efforts to totally liberate the African continent. This is due to some of African countries’ decisions and the insensitivity, greed and viciousness of imperialist forces, who used multi-lateral institutions to justify their invasion of Libya. If the rebels ultimately take over Libya, everyone will know that these are rebels who were propelled to power and imposed on the people of Libya by imperialism through military violence, which led to loss of many civilian lives. Africa is now facing a real threat of re-colonisation, which comes with the brutality and violence that defined earlier forms of the battering of Africa as if in Africa resides people who are unable to take their own decisions and determine their destiny. The ANC Youth League humbly requests all African leaders to do the humble of not recognising imposed regimes in the African continent. If the African Union recognises imposed regimes and government, then imperialist forces will be encouraged to fund and assist more rebel groups to illegally remove governments without the will of the people. If the ICC is not a hypocritical institution established for the prosecution of people from Africa only, it should indeed take up the issue of civilian losses of lives caused by NATO bombings in Libya. Imperialist invasions and re-colonisation of Africa will never be allowed and it is high time, the youth of Africa stand firm to oppose everything that treat Africans as sub-human. Issued by the ANC Youth League Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Phuti <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:21:39 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] NATO is undermining Africa at large ( Nato ‘guilty’ of crimes: Motlanthe) Nato ‘guilty’ of crimes: Motlanthe<http://www.thenewage.co.za/26860-1007-53-Nato_%E2%80%98guilty%E2%80%99_of_crimes_Motlanthe> [image: Nato ‘guilty’ of crimes: Motlanthe] Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe. Source: AFP 0 0 [image: print]<http://www.thenewage.co.za/printstroy.aspx?news_id=26860&mid=53> Print <http://www.thenewage.co.za/printstroy.aspx?news_id=26860&mid=53> [image: divider] [image: mail] Mail [image: divider] [image: Bookmarkl and Share]Share <http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=umangbansal> [image: divider] [image: share] Rates this Article<http://www.thenewage.co.za/26860-1007-53-Nato_%E2%80%98guilty%E2%80%99_of_crimes_Motlanthe#rate> | *Siyabonga Mkhwanazi* Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe on Wednesday voiced his disapproval of the Nato war against Libya calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to charge the allied commanders for committing war crimes in that country. Motlanthe told Parliament yesterday that the Nato alliance was creating an impression that the Libyan rebels were acting on their own, without any military support on the ground. He said while the ICC targeted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his commanders for war crimes, the prosecutors should also charge Nato for bombing innocent civilians. His comments may be interpreted as another indication that South Africa was going to have a cold relationship with the rebel movement that is poised to take over the government in Libya. Motlanthe was in the National Assembly to answer questions from MPs. He said Nato’s bombing of Libya had set a precedent in the functioning of the UN Security Council. While the US, Britain and France had pushed for the adoption of resolution 1973 at the council, these countries had abused the resolution. “It creates a problem for future interventions,” Motlanthe said. “As you are aware, the situation in Syria is also of great concern, but precisely because of this precedent created in Libya the Security Council is not being able to agree on how to intervene there. “In Libya, those who did not vote for resolution 1973 abstained, which allowed the resolution to go through. But this precedent has created very serious doubt (among) the permanent members of the UN Security Council. “If the ICC is to act on the basis of concrete information against those who would have been responsible for loss of life of civilians it will be difficult for Nato to justify why and how it came to (bomb Libya).” Motlanthe said despite Nato’s attempts to hide its role on the ground, the military assault on Tripoli showed that there were clear links and coordination plans by the military alliance. The rebels were receiving support from Nato on the ground. “The question is whether the ICC would have the wherewithal to unearth that information and bring those who are responsible to book including Nato commanders on the ground,” Motlanthe said. This criticism of Nato comes a day after President Jacob Zuma blasted the Western nations of undermining the AU in its mediation efforts in Libya. [email protected] http://www.thenewage.co.za/26860-1007-53-Nato_%E2%80%98guilty%E2%80%99_of_crimes_Motlanthe US-S Africa battle over aid for Libya rebels at UN<http://www.thenewage.co.za/26857-1019-53-USS_Africa_battle_over_aid_for_Libya_rebels_at_UN> The United States set a Thursday deadline for South Africa to lift a block on releasing the funds, saying that if there was deadlock it would seek a Security Council vote on a resolution demanding that the money be made available "as soon as possible". South Africa insisted the council wait for the African Union to decide whether to recognise the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) at a summit on Thursday before approving the US move. Negotiations between the two sides and other members of the 15 nation council were expected to go on until the US deadline of 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on Thursday. The diplomatic battle went ahead as European nations and the United States drew up a separate, broader UN resolution on how the United Nations can help Libya once the conflict between Muammar Gaddafi and opposition rebels ends. The United States asked the UN's Libya sanctions committee for permission to release $1.5bn of assets held by the US government on August 8, US officials said. Some countries raised concerns that the US administration says it has answered. South Africa has continued to block the US initiative which US diplomats say is now "urgent" because of growing shortages in Libya. The money would not be used for military purposes, according to the US resolution. Western diplomats said it would be channeled through the rebel government, non-government groups and an international fund for Libya to buy fuel and other humanitarian supplies. "We still hope that this can be settled through consensus in the next 24 hours," Mark Kornblau, spokesman for the US mission at the United Nations told reporters after Security Council consultations on Wednesday. "If it is not, the plan is to have a vote tomorrow [Thursday] on the resolution," he added, highlighting "the urgent humanitarian needs on the ground." South Africa's UN ambassador Baso Sangqu said "all 15 members are concerned about the humanitarian crisis, whether in Tripoli or in Benghazi. We want to ensure that we follow due process, follow the rule of law." "We are proposing simply that we give ourselves time, the AU is meeting tomorrow [Thursday] to make a determination on Libya, to take a decision on the recognition of the NTC or otherwise." South Africa is a key member of the AU and has played a central role in AU efforts to mediate in the Libya crisis. South Africa fears that "when you release this money to any side that is aligned to a conflict, you could be one way or another recognising that entity as legal." The Security Council imposed sanctions, including freezing the assets of Libyan state entities, in resolutions passed in February and March to put pressure on Gaddafi's government. South Africa has approved $500m of the package, which would go to non-government groups, a diplomat from the country said. It still has doubts about money that would go directly to Libya's transitional council, which is still not fully recognised by the international community. The African Union is to give a sign of its attitude at its summit in Addis Ababa. The United States and European nations say that the UN must quickly move to change the sanctions to help the National Transitional Council, which many Western governments now recognise. The UN special envoy to Libya, Abdul Ilah al-Khatib and Ian Martin, the leader of a UN team planning for post-conflict Libya, are in Doha holding talks with the rebel government. A Western diplomat said that if the transitional government quickly defeats Gaddafi and establishes itself as the government in Tripoli, the Security Council could pass a resolution on Libya allowing for a UN operation in the country and definitively ending sanctions. -AFP http://www.thenewage.co.za/26857-1019-53-USS_Africa_battle_over_aid_for_Libya_rebels_at_UN On 25 August 2011 06:32, songezo madyibhi <[email protected]> wrote: > Cdes im absolutely against the tendency of African leaders of being > Presidents > for the rest of their lives. This is motivated by many reasons such as > hiding > corruption they do while inleadership. > That view does not give any power to NATO or any western country to > interfere. > The African Union may be slow to come to point of resolving African > problems > but respect is due to us as africans. > The fiasco that is taking place in Libya is a challenge that is testing the > leadership of African leaders and its their responsibility to stop actions > like > that of NATO. The AU has articulated its peace or reconcilliation plan for > Libya > that will assist people of to solve their differences amicably. > Why NATO supports the rebels because their approach o armed forces is > leading > to deaths and will create more tensions as Gaddafi's supporters will be > forces > by situation to defend Gaddafi. The AU leadership must stand firm against > NATO > and push UN to denounce the NATO attitude. > > As Africa we are the first people to solve African problems, we may be poor > but > we are rich in our minds. > >____________________________________________________________ > South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za > > For super low premiums, click here. http://www.dialdirect.co.za/?vdn=15828 > > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to > this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. 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