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143 Tons Of Gold Held by Libyan Central Bank: One Reason For Clinton's Promotion Of War

by Bob Fitrakis And Poster
"With the recent release of Hillary Clinton’s emails by Wikileaks, the public now knows exactly how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) went from a collective defense organization to the new Barbary Coast Pirates of imperialism." Bob Fitrakis
Hillary’s email revelation: France and US killed Qaddafi for his gold and oil
by Bob Fitrakis Friday, Jun. 03, 2016 at 8:14 AM

poster's note: Hillary's emails show 143 tons of gold held by Libya as well as oil were 2 of the factors along with others in the bombing of Libya



"With the recent release of Hillary Clinton’s emails by Wikileaks, the public now knows exactly how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) went from a collective defense organization to the new Barbary Coast Pirates of imperialism." Bob Fitrakis


During the 2011 Libyan uprising, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1973 which called for a ceasefire and authorized military action to protect civilian lives. A coalition formed, centered around NATO with the March 17, 2011 passing of the Resolution. Its purpose -- a so-called "no-fly zone" over Libya.

The irony that the U.S.-dominated NATO military organization would be concerned with "protecting" Arab civilians is all too obvious since the United States is the nation most responsible for killing Arab civilians.

The real reasons for the attack have been dealt with most directly by America's famous reformed "economic hitman," John Perkins.

Perkins points out that the attack on Libya, like the attack on Iraq, has to do with power and control of resources, not only oil, but gold. Libya has the highest standard of living in Africa. "According to the IMF, Libya's Central Bank is 100% state owned. The IMF estimates that the bank has nearly 144 tons of gold in its vaults," Perkins wrote.

NATO went there like modern Barbary Coast Pirates -- to loot Libya's gold. The Russian media, in addition to Perkins, reported that the Pan-Africanist Qaddafi, the former President of the African Union, had been advocating that Africa use the gold so plentiful in Libya and South Africa to create an African currency based on a gold dinar.

"It is significant that in the months running up to the UN resolution that allowed the U.S. and its allies to send troops into Libya, Muammar al-Qaddafi was openly advocating the creation of a new currency that would rival the dollar and the euro. In fact, he called upon African and Muslim nations to join an alliance that would make this new currency, the gold dinar, their primary form of money and foreign exchange. They would sell oil and other resources to the US and the rest of the world only for gold dinars," Perkins explained.

Revelation in Email to Hillary Clinton

Wikileaks released an unclassified U.S. Department of State document emailed to Hillary dated April 2, 2011, key Clinton aide Sidney Blumenthal confirmed that the Perkins was right and the attack on Libya had nothing to do with Qaddafi being a threat to the United States and NATO and everything to do with looting his gold.

“Qaddafi’s government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011, these stocks were moved to Sabha (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli,” Blumenthal reported to Clinton.

Blumenthal pointed out the purpose of Qaddafi’s precious metal: “This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French franc (CFA).”

Blumenthal spells out the reason for NATO’s attack and France’s imperial plunder, “French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President Nicholas Sarkozy’s decision to commit France to the attack on Libya.”

There were five reasons for France’s illegal war with NATO against Libya. Sarkozy sought, according to Blumenthal, “a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libyan oil production, b. Increase French influence in North Africa, c. Improve his internal situation in France, d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to assert its position in the world, e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi’s long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa.”

Under the neo-colonialism favored after World War II during the period of the Cold War, we preferred to bribe various African leaders to help us loot their nation's resources. The U.S., of course, killed any Pan-African aspirations as well as potential leaders like Patrice Lumumba.

This highjacking of Arab and African resources and slaughtering of Arab civilians is a long-standing plan put forth by neo-conservatives in the United States. The Project for the New American Century (PNAC) has had a "hit list" of Arab nations and little regard for Arab casualties.

General Wesley Clark wrote in "Winning Modern Wars" that "As I went back through the Pentagon in November 2001, one of the senior military staff officers had time for a chat. Yes, we are still on track for going against Iraq, he said. But there was more. This was being discussed as part of a five-year campaign plan, he said, and there was a total of seven countries beginning with Iraq, then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, Somalia, and Sudan.

What we witnessed in Libya was old-fashioned 19th century imperialism -- the deliberate plundering of a sovereign nation-state's resources by more powerful Western conquistadors.




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By Bob Fitrakis Of Free Press
http://freepress.org/article/hillary%E2%80%99s-email-revelation-france-and-us-killed-qaddafi-his-gold-and-oil
Wikileaks published an email sent by Sidney Blumenthal to Hillary Clinton in which he indicated 143 tons of gold (as well as oil and opposition to a socialist government known for Qaddafi's charity) as reasons to bomb Libya.



By Email Author Sidney Blumenthal

Bob Fitrakis of the Free Press has written about Libyan government gold and oil has 2 reasons that Clinton pressed for the bombing of Libya and the murder of Qaddafi. He cites this Wikileaks article which publiciizes Sidney Blumenthal's email to Hillary Clinton.

Keywords:

Hillary Clinton Email Archive
https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659





FRANCE'S CLIENT & QADDAFI'S GOLD



From: Sidney Blumenthal
To: Hillary Clinton
Date: 2011-04-01 21:00
Subject: FRANCE'S CLIENT & QADDAFI'S GOLD







UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05785522 Date: 01/07/2016

RELEASE
IN FULL

CONFIDENTIAL

April 2, 2011

For: Hillary
From: Sid

Re: France's client & Qaddafi's gold

1. A high ranking official on the National Libyan Council states that factions have
developed within it. In part this reflects the cultivation by France in particular of clients

among the rebels. General Abdelfateh Younis is the leading figure closest to the French,
who are believed to have made payments of an unknown amount to him. Younis has told
others on the NLC that the French have promised they will provide military trainers and
arms. So far the men and materiel have not made an appearance. Instead, a few "risk
assessment analysts" wielding clipboards have come and gone. Jabril, Jalil and others are
impatient. It is understood that France has clear economic interests at stake. Sarkozy's

occasional emissary, the intellectual self-promoter Bernard Henri-Levy, is considered by
those in the NLC who have dealt with him as a semi-useful, semi joke figure.
2. Rumors swept the NLC upper echelon this week that Qaddafi may be dead or maybe not.
3. Qaddafi has nearly bottomless financial resources to continue indefinitely, according to
the latest report we have received:

On April 2, 2011 sources with access to advisors to Saif al-Islam Qaddafi stated in strictest
confidence that while the freezing of Libya's foreign bank accounts presents Muammar Qaddafi
with serious challenges, his ability to equip and maintain his armed forces and intelligence
services remains intact. According to sensitive information available to this these individuals,

Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March,
2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with
Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli.

This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish
a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide
, the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French franc (CFA).

(Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is
valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the

current rebellion began, and this was one of the factors that influenced President Nicolas

UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05785522 Date: 01/07/2016

Sarkozy's decision to commit France to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals
Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:

a.A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,

b. Increase French influence in North Africa,

c.Improve his internal political situation in France,

d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,

e.Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the
dominant power in,Francophone Africa. )

On the afternoon of April 1, an individual with access to the National Libyan Council (NLC)
stated in private that senior officials of the NLC believe that the rebel military forces are
beginning to show signs of improved discipline and fighting spirit under some of the new
military commanders, including Colonel Khalifha Haftar, the former commander of the anti-
Qaddafi forces in the Libyan National Army (LNA). According to these sources, units defecting

from Qaddafi's force are also taking a greater role in the fighting on behalf of the rebels.





By Email Author Sidney Blumenthal
https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/12659
Bob Fitrakis of Free Press
http://freepress.org/article/hillary%E2%80%99s-email-revelation-france-and-us-killed-qaddafi-his-gold-and-oil
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