Qadhafi: Arab nationalism is dead

Qadhafi: Arab nationalism is dead

Sunday 05 October 2003, 13:15 Makka Time, 10:15 GMT

Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi gave a hard-hitting speech against fellow-Arab countries, declaring Arab nationalism dead and gone forever.

“The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever,” Qadhafi told an audience of women at Syrte, east of Tripoli, AFP reported. “These ideas which mobilised the masses are only a worthless currency.”

The once champion of both Arab nationalism and Pan-Africanism also called on the People's Congresses, the centre of the country's political system, to permit Libya to withdraw from the Arab League.

Libya has been planning to leave the League for a number of months.

“Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it has poured forth both blood and money,” he said in his speech.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D46CA0D0-E3C3-40D2-B719-E91B442982A1.htm

I'm not quite sure what to make of it. I'm not sure what effect this will have on remaining members of the Arab League nor do I know if Libya's interest in Africa will be a good or bad thing, but anything to help that continent is alright by me.

are a worthless and spineless group of leaders. The people think differently than their leaders but what can the people do? Only the ones who control the money and guns hold sway over people's lives.

it is a dead issue for any one group to attempt control of the oil.
Sauve qui peut, seems the message. Also Libya has little oil enough for its own well being and a tempting pushover should the Middle east drive Bush back.