{"id":72417,"date":"2017-12-03T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T22:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=72417"},"modified":"2017-12-03T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T22:03:05","slug":"libya-ten-things-about-gaddafi-they-dont-want-you-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2017\/12\/03\/libya-ten-things-about-gaddafi-they-dont-want-you-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Libya: Ten Things About Gaddafi They Don\u2019t Want You to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Global Research News<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

This article was first published by Global Research in November 2014. Today Libya as a Nation State has been destroyed by US-NATO.<\/p>\n

What do\u00a0you\u00a0think of when you hear the name Colonel Gaddafi? Tyrant? Dictator? Terrorist? Well, a national citizen of Libya may disagree but we want you to decide.<\/em><\/p>\n

For 41 years until his demise in October 2011,\u00a0Muammar Gaddafi\u00a0did some truly amazing things for his country and repeatedly tried to unite and empower the whole of\u00a0Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n

So despite what you\u2019ve heard on the radio, seen in the media or on the TV, Gaddafi did some powerful things that are not\u00a0characteristic of a vicious dictator\u201d as\u00a0portrayed\u00a0by the western media.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here are ten things Gaddafi did for\u00a0Libya\u00a0that you may not know about\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. In Libya a home is considered a natural human right<\/h3>\n

In\u00a0Gaddafi\u2019s Green Book<\/a>\u00a0it states: \u201dThe house is a basic need of both the individual and the family, therefore it should not be owned by others\u201d.\u00a0Gaddafi\u2019s Green Book is the formal leader\u2019s political philosophy, it was first published in 1975 and was intended reading for all Libyans even being included in the national curriculum.<\/p>\n

2. Education and medical treatment were all free<\/h3>\n

Under Gaddafi, Libya could boast one of the best healthcare services in the Middle East and Africa. \u00a0Also if a Libyan citizen could not access the desired educational course or correct medical treatment in Libya they were funded to go abroad.<\/p>\n

3. Gaddafi carried out the world\u2019s largest irrigation project<\/h3>\n

The largest irrigation system in the world also known as the great manmade river was designed to make water readily available to all Libyan\u2019s across the entire\u00a0country. It was funded by the Gaddafi government and it said that Gaddafi himself\u00a0called it \u201dthe eighth wonder of the world\u201d.<\/p>\n

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4. It was free to start a farming business<\/h3>\n

If any Libyan wanted to start a farm they were given a house, farm land and live stock and seeds all free of charge.<\/p>\n

5. A bursary was given to mothers with newborn babies<\/h3>\n

When a Libyan woman gave birth she was given 5000 (US dollars) for herself and the child.<\/p>\n

6. Electricity was free<\/h3>\n

Electricity was free in Libya meaning absolutely no electric bills!<\/p>\n

7. \u00a0Cheap petrol<\/h3>\n

During Gaddafi\u2019s reign the price of petrol in Libya was as low as 0.14 (US dollars) per litre.<\/p>\n

8. Gaddafi raised the level of education<\/h3>\n

Before Gaddafi only 25% of Libyans were literate. This figure was brought up to 87% with 25% earning university degrees.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Libya had\u00a0It\u2019s own\u00a0state bank<\/h3>\n

Libya had its own State bank, which provided loans to citizens at zero percent interest by law and they had no external debt.<\/p>\n

10. The gold dinar<\/h3>\n

Before the fall of Tripoli and his untimely demise, Gaddafi was trying to introduce a single African currency linked to gold. Following in the foot steps of the late great pioneer Marcus Garvey who first coined the term \u201dUnited States of Africa\u201d. Gaddafi wanted to introduce and only trade in the African gold Dinar \u00a0\u2013 a move which would have thrown the world economy into chaos.<\/p>\n

The Dinar was widely opposed by the \u2018elite\u2019 of today\u2019s society and who could blame them. African nations would have finally had the power to bring itself out of debt and poverty and only trade in this precious commodity. They would have been able to finally say \u2018no\u2019 to external exploitation and charge whatever they felt suitable for precious resources. It has been said that the gold Dinar\u00a0was the real reason for the NATO led rebellion, in a bid to oust the outspoken leader.<\/p>\n

So, was Muammar Gaddafi a Terrorist?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Few can answer this question fairly, but if anyone can, it\u2019s a Libyan citizen who has lived under his reign? Whatever the case, it seems rather apparent that he did some positive things for his country despite the infamous notoriety surrounding his name. And that\u2019s something you should try to remember when judging in future.<\/p>\n

This quirky video documentary spells out an interesting, if rather different, story from the one we think we know.<\/p>\n