Gadhafi Blames Israel for Africa's Problems
Libya is hosting a special session of the African Union Assembly in an effort to resolve conflicts on the continent. AU chairman and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi told the heads of states gathered for the meeting one of the greatest dangers facing the war-torn region is the presence of Israel.
Colonel Gadhafi opened the session by saying conflicts such as that in Sudan's Darfur region are internal matters, and that much of the history of African countries involve infighting over power. The Libyan leader said the African Union could help parties negotiate a solution, but that the wars pose no real danger.
In the vast hall alongside Tripoli's harbor where the meeting got underway, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes in Darfur, sat smiling. Close by, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe rested his eyes through much of Mr. Gadhafi's speech.
But the Libyan leader warned conflicts do pose a risk if they invite international intervention. He said that other powers are eager to get at Africa's wealth and resources, and will use those wars as a pretext to intervene.
Colonel Gadhafi, who has spent his career defying commonly accepted principles, then repeated his call to oust all Israeli embassies from the continent, injecting a measure of his pan-Arab past into his pan-African present.
The head of the AU Commission, Jean Ping, offered those gathered an alternative approach to solving the continent's problems. He called for the doubling of the organization's budget for peace efforts, and a greater security role for the African Union. He also criticized LRA rebels in Uganda for what he called their stubborn resistance to negotiate, and deplored what he called "the scourge of state coups" plaguing Africa.
The heads of state then went into private discussions. Later they were invited to attend festivities marking 40 years since Colonel Gadhafi took power in a coup. The timing of the meeting, on the eve of the anniversary and just two months after the annual AU summit, as well as the massive scope of the session, have prompted some diplomats to guess little of substance would be accomplished. voa
israel's got nothing to do with africans problem, it's people like gadhafi leading africa that's the problem, in what continent would a military dictator lead the highest continental organizatins, nonsense
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this is what our leaders know,that is pointing fingers at the west for our problems.this is there strategy used to take our minds off them for there bad behavior,which is corruption,thief's money ,killing of opposition and civilians.
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Africa should not listen to dictators like ghadaffi.Africa should concentrate on improving the infrastructure,and road construction.Current goverments should continue the efforts of the previous goverment so Africa will mentain continuity in constrction,and infrastructure and transportation.
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If a man could think that for all the people in his country nobody is equally intelligent enough assume the ladership acountry all should have an equal right as bestowed on each individaul by God,that kind of mindset can not assume the problem of Africa can be traced to Israel.When leaders are nearing there end you see them showing hatred for the nation Israel.
He can keep such thought to himself and his cornies in the areb world but not a discerning individual in Africa.
God have mercy on him.
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