Written by Alex Newman
It remains unclear exactly why or how the Gadhafi regime went from “a model” and an “important ally”
to the next target for regime change in a period of just a few years.
But after claims of “genocide” as the justification for NATO
intervention were disputed by experts, several other theories have been floated.
Oil, of course, has been mentioned frequently — Libya is Africa‘s
largest oil producer. But one possible reason in particular for
Gadhafi’s fall from grace has gained significant traction among analysts and segments of the non-Western media: central banking and the global monetary system.
According to more than a few observers, Gadhafi’s plan
to quit selling Libyan oil in U.S. dollars — demanding payment instead
in gold-backed “dinars” (a single African currency made from gold) — was
the real cause. The regime, sitting on massive amounts of gold,
estimated at close to 150 tons, was also pushing other African and
Middle Eastern governments to follow suit.
And it literally had the potential to bring down the dollar and the
world monetary system by extension, according to analysts. French
President Nicolas Sarkozy reportedly
went so far as to call Libya a “threat” to the financial security of
the world. The “Insiders” were apparently panicking over Gadhafi’s plan.
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