A damp and rather gloomy run this morning, musing about a revealing interview on the BBC, as the UK
representative of Libya’s National Transitional Council was asked whether
Britain & France would get preferential treatment in the awarding of
contracts to repair the damage to this oil-rich country after the last 6 months
of military action, compared to others such as Germany who had been less
enthusiastic about sending in the bombers. The NTC representative,
Guma
El-Gamaty, showed great restraint & dignity as he explained
that such bias would hardly be consistent with the transparent democratic
process that they now aspire to.
Meanwhile another veil drops as it emerges that the oil
company Vitol, a major source of funds for the UK Conservative party, was
mysteriously given exclusive rights to trade with the Libyan rebels during the
conflict (
ref).
All of this must come as a shock to David Cameron who, by
his own admission, had simply been doing what was morally right, rather than
cynically manipulating a conflict for the sake of financial benefit. Now he's putting on a brave face, strutting around like a bantam cock, but inwardly the
poor chap is probably contemplating resignation on ethical grounds !
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