Well, we are one less in count of number of dictators on earth
from today morning. Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi,
commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi was killed by some unknown person
after dragging out of a hiding place which was a sewer pipe. He has been hiding
2 days in sewer pipe running for his life and was then found and killed in
Sirte. The ending of a ruler who ruled
for over 40 yrs was bit weird. Revolution led by Intrim PM Mahmoud
Jibril has been guided and motivated to not suffer against any kind of oppressions
and state must accept the rights of the people.
This reminds me of yet another revolution from History when
my fav teacher (G Jha) taught us about French Revolution. France in 1789
was one of the richest and most powerful nations in Europe. Only in Great
Britain and the Netherlands did the common people have more freedom and less
chance of arbitrary punishment. Nonetheless, a popular rebellion would
first to bring the regime of King Louis XVI of France under control of a
constitution, then to depose, imprison, try, and execute the king and, later,
his wife Marie Antoinette. Everything else is written in history book and is
easily available online.
Also, French revolution was inspired by American Revolution. American Revolution, which was first time served as a great lesson- tyranny could be challenged. This is described in many books including R.R.Palmar, 1959 wrote “It inspired the sense of a new era. It added a new content to the conception of progress. It gave a whole new dimension to ideas of liberty and equality made familiar by the Enlightenment. It got people into the habit of thinking more concretely about political questions, and made them more readily critical of their own governments and society”. But what served as an inspiration for Libya Revolution and what is being extended to Yemen Revolution? Is challenging autocrats’ looks simple after hanging of Saddam Hussain (before trail in any court). He was threat to international peace, at least this was projected. He had false allegations of chemical weapons, biological warfare etc. I have no personal views against removal of dictatorship but there is something more that worries me.
Iraq : Oil reserves in Iraq
Libya : Oil reserves in Libya are the largest in Africa and the ninth largest in the world with
41.5 billion barrels (6.60×109 m3) as of 2007. Oil
production was 1.8 million barrels per day (290×103 m3/d)
as of 2006, giving Libya 23 years of reserves at current production rates if no
new reserves were to be found. Libya is considered a highly attractive oil area
due to its low cost of oil production (as low as $1 per barrel at some
fields), and proximity to European markets. (wiki)
Yemen: Yemen's oil reserves are
estimated at 11.9 billion barrels of oil, a dramatic jump from earlier
estimates, a government agency said Tuesday.The Petroleum Exploration and
Production Authority said a new study had estimated Yemen's reserves,
indicating the country's oil industry requires more investment. (http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2010/10/19/Yemen-oil-reserves-at-119B-barrels/UPI-21271287510649/)
The demand for oil
has been increasing despite the increase in technology. Reliability on crude
Oil makes it an important fuel, at least for another 30 years. US & Europe
has been running in losses and Asia and middle on the path of increasing GDPs.
What would I do if I were the policy maker of US or UK or G8 or some powerful
and debt nation? I will predict future
and try to change it by changing present. Future is countries ruling with fuel.
Burn them now and trade internationally in open market. I think it’s getting too
much between the lines. But to support my argument, I always go with the
intentions of the person or thing in question.
French revolution was for resentment of royal absolutism & Resentment
of the seigniorial system by peasants, wage-earners, and a rising bourgeoisie. Food
Scarcity & debt was prominent. It was guided by motivation of liberty which
was later declared as the right of birth of people “Liberty, equality and fraternity”.
The case in modern area is different. It is guided by political motive,
misguided for religious aspects and used for personal motives. No wonder average
conditions of citizens are going to be the same or worse and indirect
exploitation.
The impact is similar to one of the most admired face of modern
technology Google. I like Google. Half of my brain’s memory is filled with
information from Google. In globalization, it tries to diffuse into ourselves,
mix in our culture, parasitic phenomenon delves in ourselves and then we are so
much used to it that we can’t abhor it. You use google and then you are part of
it. That’s globalization for me. China is resistive to google and it’s very
uncertain making world bit polar in nature.
I am not refuting the international diplomacy but incessant greed for
oil, water and search into veins make everyone sick. We need a controlled
policy which has an insight of future, and that future has a mark of present.
Thanks for reading till the end….Since my blog are not that
popular(I don't make effort to make it popular, I am lazy guy), you are among the few to reach this point.
