This video argues against itself. Gaddafi starts out as the victim of colonialist, racist Britons, then suddenly becomes docile, then takes advantage of a situation it claims Reagan set up, and then begins endorsing terrorism. Mr. Levy seems to forget that he said at the start Gaddafi supported the IRA, and he conveniently leaves out Gaddafi's support of the "Palestinians"/PLO and his intense hatred of Israel. I also find it to be interesting timing that this video was posted yesterday while all eyes are on Syria. Let us demonize the Assads some more? Seems like propaganda to me.
The video is a collection of clips from Adam Curtis' doco HyperNormalisation. It doesn't seem to me Adam is defending Gaddafi. Quite the contrary, he's saying Gaddafi was a madman (or a fool who played one to project power in his region), but that he never was the powerful Dr. Evil Western govts and its captive media portrayed him as.
Which is just as bad, and I am not believing the Gaddafi-took-advantage-of-Reagan's-plot premise. Reagan had no reason to scapegoat Libya. If it was Syria, he could just as easily have sent a cruise missile to Damascus.
Could he? AFAIK, Syria is under Iran and Russian protection. Reagan couldn't face the real culprit, at the risk of escalating war with the USSR, so it pretended to "mistake" him for a smaller kid in the yard to at least show some muscle.
You make a good point, but Reagan was not Hillary Clinton. He would not kill innocent people just for the sake of appeasing congressmen pounding a podium (after all, they do that every day anyway).
Yes, I am well-aware of Iran-Contra. I do not agree with arming terrorists for any reason, including in order to fight the diabolical former Soviet Union. It was a grave error. However, he did not fire a missile at someone in Afghanistan he knew full well had nothing to do with anything and kill his son in the process.
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wisdomtooth ago
Gaddafi, The Hoax
LaDonnaRae ago
This video argues against itself. Gaddafi starts out as the victim of colonialist, racist Britons, then suddenly becomes docile, then takes advantage of a situation it claims Reagan set up, and then begins endorsing terrorism. Mr. Levy seems to forget that he said at the start Gaddafi supported the IRA, and he conveniently leaves out Gaddafi's support of the "Palestinians"/PLO and his intense hatred of Israel. I also find it to be interesting timing that this video was posted yesterday while all eyes are on Syria. Let us demonize the Assads some more? Seems like propaganda to me.
wisdomtooth ago
The video is a collection of clips from Adam Curtis' doco HyperNormalisation. It doesn't seem to me Adam is defending Gaddafi. Quite the contrary, he's saying Gaddafi was a madman (or a fool who played one to project power in his region), but that he never was the powerful Dr. Evil Western govts and its captive media portrayed him as.
Also, Adam doesn't necessarily demonise Assad. If anything, he demonises the Israel Lobby: https://www.vibby.com/v/QJXxJ6EAz
LaDonnaRae ago
Which is just as bad, and I am not believing the Gaddafi-took-advantage-of-Reagan's-plot premise. Reagan had no reason to scapegoat Libya. If it was Syria, he could just as easily have sent a cruise missile to Damascus.
wisdomtooth ago
Could he? AFAIK, Syria is under Iran and Russian protection. Reagan couldn't face the real culprit, at the risk of escalating war with the USSR, so it pretended to "mistake" him for a smaller kid in the yard to at least show some muscle.
LaDonnaRae ago
You make a good point, but Reagan was not Hillary Clinton. He would not kill innocent people just for the sake of appeasing congressmen pounding a podium (after all, they do that every day anyway).
wisdomtooth ago
Again, you confuse me for Adam. That's his argument, not mine.
So you're saying St. Reagan wouldn't put innocent people in harm's way?
I presume you have heard of the Iran-Contra Affair, no?
LaDonnaRae ago
Yes, I am well-aware of Iran-Contra. I do not agree with arming terrorists for any reason, including in order to fight the diabolical former Soviet Union. It was a grave error. However, he did not fire a missile at someone in Afghanistan he knew full well had nothing to do with anything and kill his son in the process.