Opening the door to a peaceful Libya
We all remember how in February 2011 the Arab Spring reached Libya, and Libyans came together to overthrow a 42-year-old dictatorship that crushed any semblance of democracy, freedom and free will. Timely assistance from NATO halted the Gadhafi regime from quashing the uprising, and with the West’s help, armed militias from across the nation overthrew the dictatorship.
Throughout its existence, the Gadhafi government blocked the development of a national identity by basing our identity on regional and tribal affiliations instead. This was done intentionally to preclude a strong national opposition. Once the regime collapsed, in the absence of any legal opposition parties, the country was left in a power vacuum and each militia that was instrumental in the revolution saw itself as its backbone and protector.… Seguir leyendo »