The Principality of west Antarctic Doesn’t Recognize the Provisional Government of Libya

The Principality of West Antarctic is one of the other countries that has decided to not recognize the provisional government of Libya of the National Transition Council (NCT). After six months of intense bombing by the OTAN and an outbreak of civil war in Libya, the forces of Colonel Muomar al Khadafy have lost almost all of the main cities in the country; without a doubt, even though Khadafy’s regime has committed abuses against the population, a solution to the internal conflict was possible through negotiations without necessarily turning to the destruction of a nation.
The reasons for which the western countries uphold Khadafy’s overthrow, beyond those presented as “humanitarian and civil protection”, were actually economic. The CNT promised France holdings worth 35% of Libya’s oil reserves in exchange for its unrestricted backing. In addition to oil, potable water is another of Libya’s natural resources that is much sought after by the western powers, who have spent millions of dollars on bombs that have left tens of thousands of dead and a nation wrapped in total chaos.
The Principality of West Antarctic has always opposed any act of terrorism and we believe that we cannot support a provisional government that includes mercenaries and members of the Al Qaeda network. The leader of this terrorist group, Osama bin Laden, was killed by North American forces in Pakistan in 2011; however, the elimination of the hunted terrorist hasn’t reduced Al Qaeda’s forces, guilty of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in the United States and other terroristic acts in diverse places in the world.
It’s known that there was no sympathy lost between Al Qaeda and Col. Khadafy and since the very beginning of the civil war many voices from around the world have warned about the presence of Al Qaeda members among the armed forces of CNT. It has been proven that one of the rebel leaders is Abdelhakim Belhadj, a longstanding emir of the Libyan Islamic Fighters Group (LIFG), considered to be a terrorist association with strong ties to Al Qaeda, especially since they share a common purpose.
The LIFG was created at the beginning of the 1990s by the Libyans who, supported by the United States, who fought against the military intervention of the then Soviet Union, in Afghanistan. One of the leaders of the Afghan resistance was Osama bin Laden, who at that time was an American ally. The LIFG worked for Khadafy’s downfall and on several occasions made attempts on his life. One of the first leaders of the LIFG, together with Abdelhakim Belhadj was Abu Laith al-Libi, whose function was director of the terrorist detention camp linked to Al Qaeda and the Taliban movement.
Abdelhakim Belhadj and the LIFG were considered terrorists by the North American Intelligence agencies. Belhadj was captured in Asia in 2004; however, the North Americans opted to send him to Libya, because of his objections to Khadafy. Belhadj returned to his native country as a prisoner and in March 2010 one of Khadafy’s sons decided to liberate him as part of the national amnesty for Islamic Fundamentalists in Libya. Khadafy’s government proved that Belhadj maintained contact with Al Qaeda; nonetheless, when the LIFG renounced the armed conflict, it was then possible to liberate and give amnesty to the man that Western powers now wish to present as a “future leader of the country.”
The Principality of West Antarctic confirms its strong condemnation of all terrorist acts in the world and that it doesn’t recognize the transition government in Libya which has personalities among its ranks, whose membership and/ or relationship with extremist groups that resort to terrorist tactics in order to carry out its designs has been proven.