Libya's view of Kurdish tragedy

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These items were originally posted on mideast.gulf by peg:lacc
at 12:50am Apr 29, 1991.  


        LIBYAN COMMENT ON "ENTHUSIASM" FOR KURDS

-- TRIPOLI, LIBYAN TELEVISION NETWORK, APRIL 13TH 1991. --

As much as we are touched by the tragedy of the Iraqi Kurds, we
are astonished at the enthusiasm of Western circles for
humanitarian causes, such as the cause of the Kurds. The Great
Jamahiriya was the first to advocate the rights of the Kurds. At
international gatherings and organisations, it called upon the
countries of the world, including the Western countries, to stand
up for the rights of the oppressed Kurdish nation which is
suffering in countries other than Iraq, from the attempts of
these countries to obliterate its national character, to the
extent of banning the use of the Kurdish language, practicing
segregation against them, and treating them as second-class
citizens.

Where were these glowing humanitarian feelings of the West then,
and where are they now as regards the tragedy of the Palestinian
people, the famine experienced by the Somali people, and the
racial practices carried out against the people of Africa. Is
this the new world the West is dreaming of, or is it one of its
fantasies designed to throw dust in our eyes?

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION - LIBYAN ARAB CULTURAL CENTRE
MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - PO BOX 373, BRUNSWICK, 3056, MELBOURNE,
AUSTRALIA.


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LIBYA CONDEMNS INTERFERENCE
peg:lacc	mideast.gulf	12:51 am  Apr 29, 1991

CALLS FOR INTERFERENCE CONDEMNED

-- APRIL 12TH 1991 JAMAHIRIYA ARAB NEWS AGENCY, COMMENT BY
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR --

Calls for interfernence in the internal affairs of other states
is a novelty in the international law which must be confronted
and despised, because the principle of the sovereignty of states
is sacred according to the U.N. charter and the principle of
international legitamacy and that any attempts to interfere in
the internal affairs of other states is considered a flagrant
breach of such charter. The disputes that occurs amongst the
minorities of the world are not solved by foreign intervention,
on the contrary this latter thing increases their intensity and
as a result the true solution is the establishment of people's
authority so that all can live and coexist in security and peace
and in order that a minority will not be oppressed by the
majority, the masses are equal in the people's conferences and
people's committees.

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION - LIBYAN ARAB CULTURAL CENTRE MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIA - PO BOX 373, BRUNSWICK, 3056, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.

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LIBYA ON U.S. OCCUPATION
peg:lacc	mideast.gulf	12:53 am  Apr 29, 1991

LIBYA ON U.S OCCUPATION

-- MARCH 28TH 1991 LIBYAN DOMESTIC RADIO SERVICE --

The consequences of Iraq's occupation of Kuwait have begun to
emerge. Another Arab country has lost its independence, thus
raising to four the number of Arab countries now under
occupation, namely Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Palestine. On a
sad, black day, Bahrain has become a U.S. colony and it has
transpired that the despatch of forces to liberate Kuwait was a
big act of deception, for they have remained in Kuwait replacing
the Iraqi occupation with U.S occupation.

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION - LIBYAN ARAB CULTURAL CENTRE MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIA - PO BOX 373, BRUNSWICK, MELBOURNE, 3056, AUSTRALIA.