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That was fast.

I wonder if this stuff will ever not make me think of Animal Farm.

Libya had something like 75 tons of gold and a bunch of money in Swiss bank accounts. Guess where that's all going? Hint: the Euro will collapse unless the EU raises the money necessary to keep the banks solvent.

Libya had something like 75 tons of gold and a bunch of money in Swiss bank accounts. Guess where that's all going? Hint: the Euro will collapse unless the EU raises the money necessary to keep the banks solvent.

:Dlet me think about this...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20123348-503544.html

 

What a whack-job.

 

Appropriate she used a Roman phrase, though. America is the new Rome, and it'll collapse just like the one before it.

New from The Stream:

National Transitional Council (NTC) authorities have confirmed the Libyan leader is dead and his remains are in a Misrata mosque. He was killed while trying to flee his hometown Sirte.

 

According to reports, fighting stopped almost immediately as news of Gaddafi’s death spread.

 

As most Libyans celebrate on the streets, Libya’s transitional government has begun the process of rebuilding the country.

 

The NTC’s primary concerns in the immediate future are security and peace. Many fear widespread retribution against those who fought with Gaddafi’s forces, or in the worst case, a state of near-civil war driven by ethnic and tribal divisions.

 

At the United Nations on Thursday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for all Libyans to focus on reconciliation and unity, calling on combatants to lay down their arms and for the NTC to include all Libyans in the new government. Now is “a time for generosity of spirit, not revenge,” said Ban.

 

Elections are scheduled to be held eight months from now.

 

Libya’s economy is still suffering from the effect of Gaddafi’s 4-decade rule. Despite a wealth of natural resources in the country, most Libyans live on less than $2 per day, and unemployment is estimated at 40 per cent.

 

Some speculate Gaddafi’s death could put other leaders in the region (Syria or Yemen, for example) under more pressure to transition out of power.

 

The Stream spoke with Syrian-American Hip-Hop artist Omar Offendum and Mark Vlasic, international criminal lawyer and member of the U.S. delegation to the Pan Am Lockerbie trial at the Hague. We also spoke via Skype with Libyan-American doctor Mahmoud Traina, Libyan blogger Ali Tweel, and Libyan Fighter and intern doctor Mohammed Ali.

 

The Stream - Al Jazeera English

Justice at last for the 270 murdered at Lockerbie

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Food for thought...