NATO claims to be a collective security alliance. Yet, history tells another story, one of offensive gangsterism disguised in diplomacy, of imperial control masquerading as humanitarian intervention. Nowhere is this more evident than in Libya. The 2011 NATO-led bombardment of Libya, over 10,000 airstrikes, was not a mission of peace or freedom. It was a brutal, coordinated takedown of a sovereign African nation, a theft of its resources, and a political assassination aimed at extinguishing a revolutionary vision for Africa. I had the opportunity of finally listening Gadaffi's speeches this weekend, I now understand why he was taken out. He predicted everything that is happening now, the fake pandemics, the poisonous vaccinations, Syria, Palestine, Yemen and Eastern Europe to name a view current events.
Muammar Gaddafi was right about NATO's agenda, but the Western media's caricature of him as a ruthless dictator has conveniently masked NATO’s real intentions. He wasn’t murdered for tyranny, he was eliminated because he threatened the neocolonial world order. Gaddafi sought to free Africa from economic bondage. His push for a pan-African gold-backed currency, a single continental bank, and a united military shook the very foundation of Western hegemony. It threatened the grip of the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency and challenged France’s control over the CFA franc in its former colonies. For this, he had to go.
Under Gaddafi, Libya had the highest standard of living in Africa. Free electricity, no-interest loans, free education and healthcare, subsidized housing, and direct profit-sharing from oil revenue were normal for Libyans. Newborns brought a $5,000 bonus to their mothers. Newlyweds received $60,000 to begin their lives. Farmers were given land, seeds, and equipment at no cost. Education rates skyrocketed from 25% to over 80%. Gas cost 14 cents per liter. Gaddafi even funded medical treatment abroad for citizens when local options were lacking.
But Gaddafi’s greatest “crime” was trying to unite Africa and shield it from Western economic domination. He envisioned a continent that controlled its resources, traded in its own currency, and spoke with one voice on the world stage. His vision echoed that of other pan-African leaders like Kwame Nkrumah, Thomas Sankara, and Patrice Lumumba, all of whom were also conveniently removed or killed when their dreams began threatening the status quo. NATO's 2011 campaign wasn't just a war on Libya; it was a warning to any African leader who dares dream of unity and independence.
The brutality was staggering. NATO bombed civilian infrastructure and residential areas under the pretext of “protecting civilians.” Over 500,000 civilians died or were displaced. Gaddafi's home was targeted multiple times, in 1986, 1989, and 2011. His daughter Hana was killed as a child; his sons and grandchildren were later assassinated. When questioned about the deliberate killing of children, NATO dismissed it as “collateral damage.” This was not a war, it was an extermination campaign designed to obliterate Libya’s future and its leader’s legacy.
The consequences are still unfolding. Libya descended into chaos, with open-air slave markets and warring factions tearing the country apart. The once-prosperous nation became a failed state, a launching point for human trafficking and terrorism. This is what NATO calls a success. What happened in Libya should serve as a warning: NATO is not a peacekeeper; it is a tool of empire, used to punish independence and enforce global obedience to the West’s economic agenda.
But there is hope. A new wave of African leadership is rising, inspired by the visionaries of the past. Captain Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso is echoing the boldness of Gaddafi, Sankara, and Nkrumah. In the Sahel, nations like Mali and Niger are reclaiming their sovereignty, rejecting foreign military bases and asserting control over their resources. Traoré speaks not just of military independence, but of economic transformation, youth empowerment, and decolonizing the African mind.
This new generation understands what Gaddafi knew: unity is the only path to liberation. Africa remains colonized, not by flags and armies, but by debt, media control, and economic subjugation. This is fifth-generation warfare: psychological manipulation, the domination of narratives, and the weaponization of poverty. Africans are still being looted, not with gunships, but with loans, sanctions, and disinformation.
Gaddafi warned us. He tried to build African-owned media, because he knew that whoever controls your information controls your mind. That’s why Africa must invest in its own narratives, its own institutions, and its own future. Libya was not just a warzone, it was a battlefield for the soul of a continent.
If Gaddafi’s vision was “dictatorship,” then the world needs to redefine democracy. Because what NATO brought was not freedom, it was chaos, theft, and death. Africa must remember Libya, honor Gaddafi’s mission, and rise, united, sovereign, and unapologetically African.
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