Gadhafi Lashes Out at Organizations at AU Summit

Mideast Times ^ | 29 Nov 2010 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

More than 40 European Union and African leaders met in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for the third African Union-European Union Summit. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi chaired the summit, slamming international organizations, including the WTO, World Bank and the United Nations... lashing out at the World Trade Organization and the World Bank, claiming they had done little during their years of existence to help developing countries. He says developing countries are facing debt payments to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization... stresses that poor countries in the developing world, especially those in Africa, do not profit from the WTO, calling it a tool in the modern version of colonialism... went on to call for the abolition of the WTO, urging countries that have joined to withdraw and others not to join... Several officials stressed the need to increase trade and urged African states to lower tariffs on European products.

[DocH]

AU summit?

Gadhafi was at Auburn? :)

[The Citizen Soldier]

AU summit?

You mean this is not about Australia??

[SunkenCiv]

bttt.

[stocksthatgoup]

By 1984 Libyan assistance to other countries had fallen dramatically from levels at the beginning of the decade. Libyan foreign aid allocations peaked in 1980 at US$376 million. They declined in 1981 to US$262 million before dropping sharply in 1982 to only US$43 million. A recovery occurred in 1983, as Libyan funds earmarked for foreign aid rose again to US$142 million, only to plummet in 1984 to US$17 million. This latter figure represented only .06 percent of GNP, well below the OPEC average for foreign assistance of 1.16 percent.

[stocksthatgoup]

By 1984 Libyan assistance to other countries had fallen dramatically from levels at the beginning of the decade. Libyan foreign aid allocations peaked in 1980 at US$376 million. They declined in 1981 to US$262 million before dropping sharply in 1982 to only US$43 million. A recovery occurred in 1983, as Libyan funds earmarked for foreign aid rose again to US$142 million, only to plummet in 1984 to US$17 million. This latter figure represented only .06 percent of GNP, well below the OPEC average for foreign assistance of 1.16 percent.

[Cicero]

Foreign aid seldom helps, because most of it goes right into the pockets of petty dictators . . . like Qadhafi. The common people see nothing.

[SunkenCiv]

It’s something like a developing infection. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

True, but only about 175 of the world’s 200 or so countries are ruled by one. ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

From the FRchives.

the Corruptocracy:

• Nancy Pelosi invests in Iran-linked company

Libya and Iran:

• Gadhafi says he dropped weapons ambitions as he grew wiser, says Iran shouldn't have bomb
• Gaddafi warns 'arrogant' Iran of Iraq fate
• Gaddafi says Arabs should not alienate Iran
• Blair says Libya example for Iran (Blair vindicates America's strategy)
• UN Uranium Find Links Libya to Iran, Pakistan
• Enriched uranium found on Libya (and Iran)centrifuges
• Iran expels Libyan group that tried to bring down Gaddafi
• Iran has used Libya as a laboratory for Tehran's defense industry
• Iran poised for terror campaign against Gaddafi
• Libya and Iran: A great nuclear intelligence failure?
• Iran Not Learning Lessons From Libya
• Source Gives Details of Iran Nuke Deal
• Gadhafi: North Korea and Iran Should Follow My Lead

Libya and Al-Qaeda:

• Al-Qaida's No. 2 threatens Libya
• Libya arrests 'al-Qaeda' suspects: Libya has arrested 17 members
• Libyan police arrest 17 alleged al-Qaida members -- all foreigners
• Gadhafi armed al-Qaida with bio-chem weapons
• Al-Qaeda targets Gaddafi
• Al-Qaida assassins after Gadhafi: Intel suggests dictators's sudden cooperation due to holy war
• Al-Qaida assassins after Gadhafi
• Al-Qaeda targets Gaddafi
• Gaddafi labels al-Qaeda 'crazy and mad'

nutbars:

• Gadhafi points finger at Israel over JFK assassination
• Gadhafi: Obama fears Israel will assassinate him like it did JFK
• MI6 hired Al Qaeda men to kill Gaddafi: ex-official

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