AL-QADHDHAFI ADDRESSES REVOLUTION ANNIVESARY RALLY

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Al-Qadhdhafi Addresses Revolution Anniversary Rally
LD312229 Tripoli Voice of Greater Arab Homeland
in Arabic 2033 GMT 31 Aug 86
[Speech by Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi, at mass
rally held in Al-Khadra' Square in Tripoli marking the 17th
anniversary of the 1 September Revolution on 31 August 1969
- live]
[Text] Brothers, in 1969 the revolutionaries moved forward. They
challenged in those hours five U.S. bases on Libyan territory and
a British military base. They challenged the firmly established
royal system which the United States was protecting with its five
bases. We who are saying today to hell with America said the
same thing at the same time 17 years ago, in 1969, while we were
confronting five U.S. bases with the revolutionary will [words
indistinct] over our land, the land of our forefathers with dignity,
with power, and with loftiness and until today we say, o brother,
to hell with America, to hell with colonialism, to hell with
imperialism, to hell with Zionism, to hell with agents of colonial-
ism, the agents of imperialism, the agents of Zionism. Brothers
we challenge them by our right to live. We challenge them by our
right to live freely in the land of our fathers and forefathers. This
land has been irrigated by the blood of our fathers and forefathers
for the sake of freedom. This land is covered with the remains of
our noble fathers and forefathers. This land, o brothers, every
inch of it will be defended till death, and every drop of its sea and
its gulf will be defended till death.
At these glorious hours and in this great and eternal day, the day
of liberation and victory, the day of dignity and glory, the day of
challenge and pride, on this day we salute the martyrs of The
Gulf of Sidra who were martyred on the line of death, 32 degrees
and 30 minutes, and whose blood has colored the waters of the
Gulf of Sidra. We ask that God's blessing be upon our martyrs,
and we say to America: Our martyrs are in heaven and the dead
U.S. servicemen are in hell; as Muhammad said to the infidel at
the battle of Uhud; brothers, at such hours we moved with
maximum courage; we, the free unionist officers and our brave
soldiers, we moved at such hours on the eternal night of Monday,
similar to this night. We were full of courage and full of faith in
our right to freedom and life, and full of faith in victory. Victory
was our destiny despite America.
Today 0 brothers, on Monday in the year 1986 America chal-
lenges us from across the oceans and seas. However, we say to
it: Reagan has to read history, at least recent history. However,
Reagan does not read history. He reads cheap hollywood scenar-
ios and that is the problem of the world today - namely, a second
rate actor becomes the president of the biggest power. This is the
crisis of democracy, and the crisis of morality and the crisis of
civilization. We tell him to read history so that he can remember
these hours when he opens the age of the night of Monday, 1969,
and compares it with tonight, Monday night, 1986, and sees that
we who are addressing him now, confronting and challenging
him, we are the ones who with our people took action to destroy
the monarchy which was protected by the United States with five
military bases and protected by Britain with its biggest base in
Tobruq. The United States used to have in Tripoli the biggest
base outside its territory, the Wells Wheelus base [words indis-
tinct]. The United States used to think that with five military
bases it could terrorize Libya's revolutionaries and prevent them
from thinking about revolution and destroying the monarchic
agent regime, colonialism, the enemy of the masses, and the
enemy of the nation. The United States used to think that with
five military bases it was capable of terrorizing, capable of
terrorizing the officers of the Libyan Army at that time and the
sons of Libya to carry out revolution [as heard]. It is with the
same erroneous information that the United States is basing its
policy and stands, and involving itself on slippery slopes which
are a threat to it and to world peace. We tell Reagan now: The
same erroneous information which existed on Monday night,
1969, exists on Monday night 1986. It believes that its power,
might, and planes are capable of preventing Libyan youth from
challenging it and destroying the regime which was dependent
on America and which handed Libyan territory to it on a silver
platter, as they say. America used to reassure the monarchic
agent regime and reassure all its agents that there was absolutely
no possibility of a change taking place in Libya and no one in
Libya dared ever think about revolution. The evidence to this,
according to them, was that this was not possible in view of the
existence of five super-power bases which had undertaken to
protect this monarchic regime. No one could think of destroying
this regime or venture to confront five U.S. bases, in addition to
the British base.
However, these miscalculation made America get out of al-
Millahah base and of other bases, humiliated, [word indistinct]
and exhausted in the face of the revolutionaries. The same
miscalculations and erroneous information, and the same illu-
sions and the same arrogance rule the confrontation between us
and America now. America believes that with its fleets and forces
it can prevent us from moving forward with all our faith and force
from liberating Palestine from the river to the sea. We swear
before the world, brothers, that this is our cause, the cause of our
lives, our destiny and history; the cause of our sons and our sons'
sons - liberation of Palestine, inch by inch even if we wash it
with blood and even if we cross on bridges made up of our bodies
[chanting]. We announce to America that the issue of the unity
of our Arab nation is an issue that concerns us and we will achieve
this unity through peace or war, and America and others have
nothing to do with the issue of removing borders between the
ocean and the gulf. This is an Arab issue, an internal issue that
concerns Arabs, and no one has the right to interfere in the Arab
nation's internal affairs if it wants to change its map.
We also say that when George Washington, whose history has
been defiled by Reagan, liberated America from the hated
British colonialism, and when Abraham Lincoln, whose history
has also been defiled by Reagan, united the southern United
States by force; we say no one had the right, foremost among
them Britain at that time, to interfere in the issue of uniting
America or liberating it from British colonialism. But this insig-
nificant person does not read history. He does not know that
George Washington, the first U.S. President, waged a war, used
violence and terrorism, covert and overt action, against British
colonialism until he liberated and saved the United States. I
believe that Reagan has read a scenario of a Hollywood [word
indistinct] and is ignorant of history. He does not know that
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Abraham Lincoln decided to unite America, unite north and
south by war. He does not know that Mao Zedong united the
great China by force. He does not know that Garibaldi united
Italy's republics and provinces by force.
He does not read history. He reads the scripts of trivial plays
which all deal with the smuggling of a handful of dollars outside
America. This is his education. But he will pay the price of this
education. If America continues to obey Reagan the American
people will pay the price of such stupidity and ignorance and of
this disregard of convincing facts.
Brothers, when we staged the revolution on a night such as this
17 years ago, we did not decide to invade America, nor did we
decide to invade Europe. We found them to be inside our home-
land and inside our territory - on our land and inside our towns.
We expelled them and triumphed over them. Italy, after 60 years
of settlement and colonialism, was expelled in 1970. Twenty
thousand Italians used to occupy the city of Tripoli when we
staged the revolution. All the farms from AI-Zawiyah to Tarhuna
to Misratah - all the agricultural land was Italian settlements.
All Libyans know this. Who denies that these farms were occu-
pied by the Italians? Twenty thousand Italians were occupying
the city of Tripoli and used to speak Italian inside the city of
Tripoli. All these building used to be occupied by Italians. All
these schools used to be under the supervision of the Italians.
They monopolized everything. The majority of Libyan.deputies
at that time used to defend the Italian community because the
deputies succeeded in the elections with the money of the Italians.
After 60 years the Italians used to believe that they colonised the
[words indistinct]. But finally the people - the rightful owners
of the land and right - triumphed, and the Italians left this port
which is in front of us - they departed in columns 60 years later;
they left everything behind, except their suitcases containing
their personal effects; they left behind their houses, farms, shops;
they left behind everything. Everything was restored to the
Libyan people [applause and chanting].
What does this mean? It means that colonialism, no matter how
long it may go on for, will end and the rightful owner of the land
will tirumph. Even Spain regards the Arabs who colonized Spain
for 800 years as colonialists who left after such a long period.
The Israeli presence in Palestine is nothing but colonialism which
was a phenomenon of World War II. It is a foreign colonialism
and will be treated as such; it will be treated on the basis that it
is a foreign colonialism and that it is our right to struggle with
arms in order to liberate Palestine foot by foot. If Reagan does
not like this then let him launch his intercontinental missiles and
his missiles which reach the heavens. To hell with him and his
missiles.
The same issue that existed in 1969 exists on Monday 1986 -
we are still in the same position, resisting colonialism and foreign
domination, and struggling for the sake of liberty and for the sake
of our right and the right of all nations so that they can live proud
and free in their own homelands. Nothing has changed as fas as
we are concerned. In 1911. our families fought the Italians and
offered caravans of martyrs for the sake of the freedom of their
land and so that they could live in their homeland free. Colonial-
ism came to us after independence - America, Britain and the
Italian colonialism came. We did not enjoy independence and
freedom after World War II. We gave assistance to Britain
during World War II. We fought on the side of the British forces.
Britain, thanks to our assistance, was able to defeat Italy in
Libya. But Britain colonized us by replacing Italy. Libyan terri-
tory became open to the British until a night such as this in 1969.
Colonialism was replaced by colonialism. Britain should have
appreciated our attitude during World War II. It should have
respected the Libyans because they allied themselves with it
against the Italian fascist colonialism at that time. It should have,
left Libya to its own people.
Had Britain any ethics, principles, and civilization it would have
done so. But instead of thanking us and leaving our land to us
because we fought on its side and enabled it to defeat Italy on
Libyan territory, it colonized us and installed Idris al-Sanusi as
a king over us, against our will, because he was Britain's lackey
for a long time past. It enabled the dirty Al-Sanusi family to have
control over the proud Libyan people - the boot of one Libyan
equals all the sons of the reactionary dirty Al-Sanusi family
[chanting]; a lackey without origin and lacking a homeland,
lacking religion. Britain gave that family control over our people.
It transformed Libya into a kingdom while we never knew kings
before; we never had a monarchical history. Suddenly we became
a kingdom, British-style, because Britain is a kingdom. Britain
until today is in alliance with America against this people. What
was the crime which the Libyan people committed? What have
the Libyan people done against Britain for the latter to reward
us in this way? Is it because we were in alliance with Britain
during World War II and enabled it to defeat Italy? This was
the situation in 1969. We did not have relations with America
then. When Idris al-Sanusi became king all the dogs - the
ministers and deputies - signed a treaty with America and
brought American forces to Libya. Five bases - there were five
bases in Libya - the Wheelus base was the biggest U.S. training
base outside U.S. territory. There was the [name indistinct] base
with all its huge depots, containing ammunition and nuclear
bombs; there was the Tajura base for world-wide telecommuni-
cations; it was able to reach all American fleets and America
itself. There was the (Al-Wafyah) base for the training of the
American Air Force. There was the Sidra base for directing
American warships and fleets in the Mediterranean. This is in
addition to the fact that Libyan territory and airspace were open
for American and Britain.
This was the situation which we found and which made us stage
the revolution. The oil was in the hands of America. Agriculture
was in Italy's hands. The town of Barqah was totally in Britain's
hands. They installed a king over us; they installed a dirty family
over us. The Al-Sanusi family even gave their daughters the titles
of princesses and demanded that we should pay allegiance and
be loyal to them. Utmost disregard for this great people! When
we fought at the martyrs square we gave martyrs; we did so in
the battles of Al-Hani, Al-Shatt, Al-Hmahruqah, Al-
Gardhabiyah, Al-Margaf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Al-Kufra,
(Tu'adiyah) and Lisan al-Jifarah and Jabal Nafusah, but did the
dirty family fight with us on our side? We deserved to be the
kings - we, the people [chanting]. We the people deserved to be
the rulers over our land which we later liberated with our blood
[chanting].
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This was the situation that existed in Libya on a day such as this
in 1969. We liberated our land by expelling America, Britain,
and Italy and by handing the oil to the Libyan people and by
giving the land to its owners. We have not changed. We did not
become colonialists. We did not become terrorists. We are
against colonialism. We are against terrorism. We did not
become fanatics because we are against fanaticism and because
we are builders of civilization; we were the ones who taught
Europe and the whole world all the sciences on which the modern
era is based. Nothing has changed; our attitude is the same as it
was. We are still fighting for the sake of our freedom and in order
to protect our land. This is a legitimate right of every nation. The
same situation that existed on a night such as this in 1969 is the
situation that America and Britain want to impose on Libya on
Monday night in 1986.
They want to colonize us. They want to bring the bases back to
Libya. They want us to be dominated again. They want to install
their dogs and lackeys over us. How about the sacrifices which
our ancestors made? This trivial and ignorant Reagan does not
know that our ancestors gave caravans of martyrs at this square
- the martyrs square in the Al-Shatt, Al-Hani, Al-
Gardhabiyah, Al-Margaf, and the Al-Jabal al-Akhdar battles;
they gave martyrs at Al-Butnan, Al-Wahat, and Al-Ghizlan; he
does not know that our ancestors gave caravans of martyrs for
the sake of the liberty of Libya. He believes that he, by his
aircraft, coming like a burglar in the darkness of night, dropping
one bomb here and one bomb there, can make the Libyan people
surrender. How can we surrender? Even if we die we will not
surrender.
The Italians killed 700,000 Libyans but the Libyan people did
not die; the Arab nation did not die. Reagan is accustomed to the
annihilation of the red Indian nation. They took blankets full of
smallpox microbes and distributed them among the red Indians.
What an ugly crime! Imagine! This is how they behave. They
distributed those blankets among the red Indians. Millions of red
Indians died. But Reagan cannot distribute among the Libyans
blankets full of smallpox microbes; This is because we have put
an end to smallpox; we have no smallpox here; even if he breeds
smallpox microbes he cannot distribute blankets among the
Libyan people. There is no way by which he can annihilate the
Libyan people. He believes that his aircraft can annihilate the
Libyan people. There is no nation in the world that can be
annihilated by aircraft or by warships. Our number used to be
less than it is now. We used to be I million or less when Italy
came to invade us with all its warships. It shelled these towns.
These red-colored buildings were shelled by their warships.
Where is Italy today? Where are its warships? Where is Musso-
lini? Where is Grazianni? Where is Italian colonialism? Where
is Italian fascism? They are all in the dustbin of history. The
dustbin of history is full of the trivial examples such as Reagan,
and Thatcher. The peoples will always stay. Immortality is for
the people. This people cannot be annihilated.
I will tell you about our fight against America. First, the United
States ? wants to colonize [tasta'mir] the Arab homeland, and
wants to regain the southern shores of the Mediterranean so that
it possesses the Mediterranean, both north and south - and this
is not directed against Libya, but against the Soviet Union. Its
post-World War II policy is to besiege the Soviet Union. Just as
it tries to encircle it from the Mediterranean - from Libya and
from the.shor'es of the Mediterranean - the United States seeks
to encircle the Soviet Union on a large-scale from other oceans
and seas and from other positions. The United States wants to be
in control from Turkey to Tangiers - as the other shore of the
Mediterranean is under the control of NATO, which is led by the
United States. As for the remaining southern shore: occupied
Palestine is open to U.S. military power; in Turkey, there are U.S.
military bases; Egypt is completely' a U.S. colony, it is not an
independent state at'all:'Do not blame at all Husni Mubarak,
Abu Ghazalah, or any others: They are miserable people who
hate the United States and hate the Israelis and want to be rid
of them at any moment, but they are merely employees of the
U.S. department in Egypt. They have no power whatsoever. They
cannot even say to the doorman, close the door behind you. They
are miserable and defeated people.
Egypt has been colonized since 1973. Defeat was imposed on it,
and it signed,the Camp David accords. It was subdued and
capitulated to all the enemies' conditions. Egypt needs to be
liberated. The Arab nation must work for the liberation of Egypt,
for Egypt is occupied just as Palestine is occupied. Do not speak
any longer of the liberation of Palestine, but speak of the liber-
ation of both Egypt and Palestine. Zionism has occupied Egypt.
If it were in the hands of Husni Mubarak, or Abu Ghazalah, or
suchlike, the Americans and the Israelis would be leaving Egypt
tomorrow. However, the matter is not in the hands of these
miserable people. They are officers and I know them: They
were with me here. We used to give them weapons and. we used
to fight with them, and they used to fight the Americans and fight
the Israelis and totally hated them. Husni Mubarak fought the
Israelis several times.'The Israelis killed his relatives, his col-
leagues, [members of] his clan, (?his people), and his soldiers. He
cannot love them after the war that took place between them and
after all the blood that was spilled. He hates them, it is in his
blood. However, Egypt is'defeated. We must work for the liber-
ation of Egypt, and for regaining Egypt.
After Turkey, the United States wants Palestine, Egypt, and the
other Arab countries, with the exception of Algeria, Syria, and
Libya these countries are beyond the control of the United
States.America is determined to regain the Libyan coast, which
is 2,000 km long and then will try to defeat Syria and regain the
Syrian coast so that America's military control will stretch from
Turkey to the Strait of Gibraltar. Why? Because of Libya? No,
because of the Soviet Union. Indeed, if America triumphed over
Libya and triumphed over Syria and Algeria, the Soviet Union's
situation will be in danger; the Warsaw Pact in danger. The
Mediterranean will become an American lake. This is one of the
reasons for a joint struggle between us and the Soviet Union,
because the fall Libya will lead to the siege of the Soviet Union,
and defending Libya will lead to the defeat of the Soviet Union's
enemy, which is America. This is the common denominator,
common enemy, and common historical objective and struggle
between us and the Soviet Union.
America's objective is colonialism; the stories of Berlin, Rome
and Vienna and (?I do not know where else a bomb exploded); it
gave money to Sudan, gave money to Yemen, and gave money to
Morocco. This is laughable and it is a mockery. This can not be
used as a pretext to strike against a sleeping people with bombs
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Libya Asks Arabs of'Some Action' Against U.S.
LD301718 Algiers APS in Arabic
1530 GMT 30 Aug 86
NORTH AFRICA Q I
[Text] Tunis, 30 Aug (APS) - Libya has asked the Ara states
to carry out some action to stop U.S. threats to the Libyv;yf people,
and has warned that the continuation of such a situatio will have
serious repercussions for regional and internationp peace and
security.
The above was stated in an official memorandum distributed by
the Arab League Secretariat to member states. The memoran-
dum includes the text of a message from~'Kamil Hasan Mansur,
secretary of the Libyan General People's Committee for Foreign
Liaison, which Arab League Secrary General Chedli Klibi
received yesterday.
In his message, which he asked to be distributed to all member
states, Mansur says that ?the United States is carrying out
terrorist provocations against Libya. He refers to the statements
of official White Houle and U.S. State Department spokesmen
which call for the use of all means to commit aggression against
Libya and whichlinstigate European countries and other coun-
tries to be hostile to Libya and to boycott it.
The secretar% of the Libyan General People's Committee for
Foreign Lia son says that Libya views such developments as an
attempt to 4eate baseless pretexts and to prepare world public
opinion for new aggression against the Libyan people.
People's AssemblyrSpeaker es USSR's Vorontsov
LD010030 Algiers Domestic Service-in--EEench
1830 GMT 31 Aug 86
[Excerpt] [passage omitted] Mr Yuliy Vorontsov,)USSR deputy
foreign affairs minister, was received this mornin by the speaker
of the National People's Assembly Mr Rabah itat. A certain
number of international and regional issuef were discussed,
notably the development of the situation in (he Middle East and
Mediterranean, as well as the problems of peace and interna-
tional security.
Messaadia Receives 'Arafat, 'Important' Delegation
LD301949 Algiers Dome is Service in Arabic
1900 GMT 30 Aug 86'
[Text] Brother ohamed Cherif Messaadia, member of the
Political Burea and official in charge of the FLN Permanent
Secretariat, ?his afternoon received at the FLN central office
Yasir'Araf t, chairman of the PLO Executive Committee, who
was acconl anied by an important delegation.
During t meeting they reviewed a number of issues related to
the recen evelopments on the Palestinian and Arab arenas. The
meeting s an opportunity to discuss the current international
issues. T1 Palestinian delegation praised the Algerian stances
Bendjedi9,latest initiative.
The meeting was attended by brother Sadek Zo aten, member
of the Permanent Secretariat of the Central C mittee and
official in charge of the council of friendship and lidarity with
foreign peoples, who received 'Arafat on his arriv 1 in Algeria.
In a statement, `Arafat pointed out that his b , of visit to Algeria
will enable him to have discussions with V number of Algerian
officials concerning the Palestinian issun particular, and the
Arab and international situation in general.
Arabs Reported Refused 4iitry Into Morocco
LD312336 Algiers Domesjlc Service in French
1830 GMT 31 Aug 86
[Text] Another con dquence of Rabat's rapprochement with
Israel is that Arab ationals are being expelled or turned back.
For the past few d ys, Arab tourists traveling via Algeria have
found themselves turned back from Morocco: 288 cases of
refusal of access h ve been registered to date.
Yesterday 120 tra ers were turned back, including 50 Alge-
rians; 68 Tunisians; o Egyptian; and one Libyan. Today eight
Algerians, 27 Tunisians; nd one Iraqi were turned back. The
only nationals to be spared are the Saudis and Jordanians.
These measures raise a problem of the nonobservance of
agreements linking Morocco with its neighbors. This is notably
the case with turning back Algerian nationals resident in
Morocco, whose position is governed by the agreement signed
with that country in 1983. It may be recalled that this agreement
guarantees free movement between the country of origin and the
country of welcome for the nationals of both countries.
Correction to Al-Qadhdhafi Anniversary Address
The following correction pertains to page Q 4 of the item head-
lined "Al-Qadhdhafi Addresses Revolution Anniversary Rally,"
published in the 2 September Middle East & Africa Daily
Report:
Page Q 4 should begin: and [word indistinct]. It wants to
colonize Libyan territory and colonize the Mediterranean in an
attempt to [word indistinct] the Soviet Union. This is clear and
done with. Firstly, the fedayeen who attacked Rome and Vienna;
they attacked Israelis and not Americans. What is the meaning
of America taking revenge for attacks against Israelis?
This means that America is the protector of Israelis and is
defending them with its military might. This has been firmly
established. This means that the Soviet Union has the right to
use its military power to defend its Arab friends. That is it, as
long as the Americans use their military power to defend their
Israelis friends and their allies; therefore, the Soviet Union has
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the right, according to this practice [matbaq] to use military
power to defend its Arab allies and friends.
America took revenge for an action carried out by unknown
fedayeen against Israeli targets. This conflict between Palestin-
ians and Israelis will not end until the liberation of Palestine.
What is America's business carrying out a military action in
revenge for the Rome and Vienna operations; although the two
operations were against Israeli targets. This means that Israelis
are American and Americans are Israelis. Any Arab country that
recognizes America and has dealings with America is also consid-
ered to have recognized Israel and to have dealings with Israelis;
and any Arab ruler who befriends America and cooperates with
America, must be considered by the Arab masses from the ocean
to the gulf to be cooperating with Israelis and to be friends of
Israelis and treat them in this way. [as heard]. The Arab masses
from, the ocean to the gulf must realize that their true enemy who
harms them is the United States, and any Arab ruler who puts
his hand in America's hand is an agent, traitor, and depraved,
and must be destroyed. Today I am inciting officers in Arab
armies, soldiers in Arab armies, the youth of the Arab nation and
the masses of the Arab nation, and telling them that the threat
to the Arab nation is all coming from America and America
wants to occupy the Arab nation. The struggle is at its strongest
now and the confrontation is real between the American nation
and the Arab nation.
The Arab nation must confront the U.S. nation, and the Arab
nation must triumph and be determined to triumph in this battle.
All Arab military men, Arab youth, Arab students and the
masses of the Arab nation must, while they are listening to my
voice on this immortal night, enter the battle against traitor
rulers; friends of America; friends of America and agents of
America; enemies of Palestine and enemies of the future of the
Arab nation. There is no friendship between us and America.
America does not have friendship in its dictionary; or slaves or
enemies. Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi does not want to be America's
agent, and, therefore, he is America's enemy and must simply be
destroyed. Another Arab ruler accepts being an agent of the
United States and is therefore not an enemy. Either agent or
enemy. [chanting]
We have heard, as the world did, of the Rome and Vienna
operations and we challenged the United States at the UN
Security Council to produce evidence that a Libyan carried out
this operation. The U.S. President was unable to produce any
evidence. As long as Reagan is making war because of operations
aimed at Israelis by Palestinian fedayeen, he is not a U.S.
President and deserves the title of the rabid dog of Israel. Reagan
is a rabid dog of Israel, he is vulgar and more vulgar than a dog
and does not deserve to be the President of the United States. To
hell with him and to hell with his [word indistinct] and with his
power. However much power he has, he will not be able to wipe
out the Arab nation and will never be able to make us lower our
voice [words indistinct]. [chanting]
We are still asking the American people to bring Reagan to trial
because he is a murderer and a war criminal. We are also asking
the British people to bring Thatcher to trial because she is a
murderess and a war criminal. Otherwise, vengeance between us
and those murderers will not end. We forwarded a memorandum
to all countries of the world in which we defied the United States
to produce evidence that Libya is a terrorist state, and the United
States, whom we challenge tonight, was unable to produce any
evidence to prove that Libya is a terrorist state.
In order to get the United States out of this embarrassment
before the world, yesterday it fabricated that there was a Libyan
plan for terrorist operations. In fact we were bewildered by this
news and Europe was astonished, the whole world was aston-
ished. We contacted the Europeans and told them to let their U.S.
ally produce evidence proving that we are planning terrorist
operations. They said that this is a strange matter; we cannot see
any justification for any military action against Libya. Libya is
a country with which we are friends and we have common
interests across the Mediterranean. It is a popular democratic
state; a state that is making great efforts [words indistinct] in
order to wipe out backwardness; a state that has attained the
highest degree of moral and humanitarian advancement; a state
in which exists a unique humanitarian and jamahiri experience.
Libya is a country that supports just causes and has no expan-
sionist ambitions. It has not crossed the seas to colonize anyone
and has not crossed the ocean to colonize America.
Consequently, the Europeans said that they were surprised at this
strange, peculiar, indigestible, unacceptable and unjustifiable
U.S. stand against this small people. We told them to tell this to
the world. Some of them said that Reagan has gone mad and we
are afraid of him; that we should remain quiet about him until
he goes. Europeans, European officials admitted that Reagan is
mad and the world must be patient for 24 months until his (?term)
ends. In the end, they were forced to announce - like the Italian
prime minister announced yesterday - that we Italians have
nothing against Libya and do not recognize that Libya is a
terrorist state. Libya is opposed to terrorism and we have nothing
against Libyan international policy. We find no justification for
the U.S. military rampage in the Mediterranean. The interests
of Europeans are threatened, the interests of Arabs are
threatened, peace in the Mediterranean is threatened and, con-
sequently, the Soviet Union is threatened because of this man's
madness.
I would like to tell you that the reason is that there is a desire in
the world to revive military colonialism. There is currently a wave
of military colonialism sweeping the world. Therefore, we should
get ready and arm ourselves so that all nations can defend their
freedom against this new wave. Hence, my call from here for the
formation of an international front embracing all nations that
oppose imperialism. In fact, we have begun to set up this inter-
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[News conference held by Staff Majo d al-Salam Ahmad
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[Text] [Jallud] Today I wan o talk to you about the situation in
the region. All the prepay ions and statements indicate that the
terrorist U.S. Administr as--been rr aep ing for a new
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aggression against the Libyan people - talk about preparing
submarines, programming cruise missiles, dispatching strategic
aircraft to Europe, mobilizing and deploying the fleet and air-
craft carriers off Libyan shores.
Naturally, we do not care about such action. If it is intended to
intimidate us, there is no force on the face of the earth that can
intimidate us. If it is a real threat, and it most likely is, it will not
intimidate us either, because we are determined to die.
Their raids might kill 1,000, 2,000 or even 10,000 of us. But they
will revive a nation. More, the Arab nation will be revived
morally. The region will rise and its people and the Arab nation
will become more indignant with the United States. We might
lose economically and militarily, but we will gain politically and
morally. The Arab nation and all the small peoples of the world
will win.
Naturally, the U.S. aggression does not need any pretext. But the
U.S. Administration wants to trick, lie to and deceive public
opinion. The U.S. Administration, and this is what is important,
is planning serious terrorist acts against Americans and against
American targets. [as heard]
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(?adopting his own) political and ideological stands. That means
[words indistinct] (?an end to) world peace and peaceful coexis-
tence.
This means that the U.S. Administration is leading the 10th
crusade against Islam the awakening of which is being witnessed
now in the Jamahiriyah and in Iran. [Words indistinct] for
Christians and Muslims alike [words indistinct] following the
challenges laid down in the first memorandum which we wrote
challenging that if the United States does not respond to these
proposals aimed at avoiding catastrophe, we in Libya cannot live
indefinitely under the permanent threat of organized state ter-
rorism [words indistinct]. In this case, the world and the U.S.
Administration will shoulder their responsibilities. In this
respect, we would [words indistinct) that Reagan is the Hitler of
the 20th century [as heard] who wants to destroy the world and
sacrifice international peace. [words indistinct] we will not allow
that battle to take place near the Libyan borders, and after that
we [words indistinct] in the Mediterranean, nor in the region, nor
in the whole world. Full responsibility will be shouldered by the
U.S. Administration, by all the world, by the U.S. allies who work
alongside the U.S. Administration, who are not trying to bring it
back to its senses [words indistinct].
We, as Libyan people, reject the accusations of terrorism in part
and in whole. The Libyan people are the first victims of organized
state terrorism by the U.S. Administration and by Reagan
personally. We declare and challenge the U.S. Administration to
produce the information it possesses on the persons and prepara-
tions, either to Libya or to the world. We are prepared to
cooperate in aborting such actions before they take place and in
arresting the persons concerned and putting them on trial.
We have already challenged the U.S. Administration in an
official memorandum with regard to the allegations that
prompted the first aggression. However, the U.S. Administration
disregarded the memorandum. We are still committed to the
memorandum. At the same time we make a proposal and chal-
lenge the U.S. Administration to produce information and the
names of individuals and and the targets and preparations with
regard to the actions it claims and of which we have no knowledge
so that it can be prevented and aborted and those individuals can
be arrested and put on trial.. If the U.S. Administration possesses
such information let it give it to us and we will work together to
abort such terrorist attacks before they take place. We will
apprehend these persons and put them on trial. We will put such
persons on trial in an official court and the trial can be attended
by foreign correspondents, or they can be tried by an interna-
tional court. If the U.S. regime is saying that these terrorist
actions are now in the stage of preparation and the and the
aggression is because of such operations, then the aggression can
be avoided and the operations can be avoided by supplying the
information on the alleged plot and then we can solve the
problem.
However, if there is a decision to commit aggression he who wants
to commit aggression does not need a pretext. In-such a case the
situation will be clear: Libya is being punished for its political
and ideological stands, and there is no peaceful coexistence of
ideologies or respect for the sovereignty of peoples or for detente,
peace, and security or for everyone living in his own borders
In fact, despite the fact that the aggression was made in line with
a U.S. decision and using U.S. forces, in reality the aggression
emanated from Europe, because the 6th Fleet and the aircraft
carriers and submarines [as heard] were sent from U.S. bases on
European territory, strategic aircraft were flown from Europe.
The fleet, its provisions, its fuel, its ammunition, its plans [word
indistinct] came from European soil. This means that Europe is
a partner in this aggression because the ability of the United
States to launch an aggression from U.S. soil is very limited.
Therefore, it should be clear to the European governments and
peoples that they are a party to the aggression which was waged
in the past and to that being prepared now, whether it is in
accordance with their will or against it. They are a party to it and
shoulder responsibility for it. And this must be clear to the
European peoples, especially to the European peoples on the other
side of the Mediterranean. All democratic forces and peace-
loving forces and movements in Europe and in the United States,
all journalists, writers, and intellectuals must bear responsibility
for preventing a catastrophe and detering the U.S. Administra-
tion which is motivated by madness for power. This is what I had
to say. Are there any questions?
[Unidentified reporter] How do explain the silence of the brother
leader? He has moved around and visited all the regions but he
did not address us and did not address the Libyan people.
[Jallud] He speaks to the Libyan people daily. After the U.S.
aggression he met all the Libyan people [words indistinct].
[Unidentified rpeorter] Will he be giving a speech at the Monday
celebrations?
[Jallud] It has not been decided.
[Unidentified reporter] You said that the Americans are prepar-
ing an aggression against Libya. Are you yourselves preparing to
confront this [words indistinct]? Are there preparations in this
field?
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national front, in which all nations of Africa, Central and South
America, Asia, the socialist camp as well as the forces of peace
in Europe will participate - even the forces of peace in the
United States. This front is in the process of being born now, the
front that resulted in the creation of the international cen-
ter: Libya. The international conferences held on Libyan terri-
tory have branches in all continents of the world. This front has
been born.
Reagan tried to set up a front against this front of the peoples.
He gathered the industrialized states in Tokyo and announced
that he wanted to set up a front consisting of the governments of
the industrialized states to oppose the front made by Al-
Qadhdhafi; just like that. See how stupid he is. The conference
in Tokyo failed and the Japanese people attacked the participants
and evicted Reagan and Thatcher. They told them: You are
murderers; leave our country. The Japanese people still remem-
ber the atomic bombs that the United States dropped on Japan.
Thus, the Japanese people cannot accept the United States. The
entire Japanese people are now supporting the Libyan people and
the Palestinian people and the Arab cause. After firing rockets
on him and expelling this despicable man from Japan, the
governments he had gathered for the purpose of forming a front
against our front hastened to declare that they were against all
the decisions that the United States imposed on the seven indus-
trialized states.
Japan disavowed the Tokyo Declaration. Japan officially
informed us that it disavows the Tokyo Declaration and that it
does not consider Libya to be a terrorist state at all, bearing in
mind that huge interests lie between Japan and the Libyan people
that Japan will not compromise. France, Italy, Spain, and Ger-
many, all of these states contacted us and told us: We have
nothing against the Libyan people or the foreign policy of Libya.
There exists, however, an American madness against the Libyan
people. What is the reason for this? I will tell you.
First there is a desire to colonize the world, particularly the Arab
homeland, once again. The United States specifically wants to
colonize the Arab homeland and to give it to the Israelis. That is
to say, the United States wants to kick out the Arab nation and
replace it by a Jewish nation - this is quite clear. Secondly, in
non-political terms we can say that Reagan is suffereing from
madness - I mean he suffers with his mentality [preceding word
in English]. He suffers madness of the mind. That is to say that
he suffers madness as an organic disease, or psychology [preced-
ing word in English] disease. The foreign journalists who are
present understand these words. As a matter of fact, I doubt
whether Reagan is a person possessing all of his faculties.
This is because he does things that make the entire world feel
astonished, especially the use of aircraft carriers. This is some-
thing that the world abandoned at the end of World War II and
that the world has decided not to resort to again. Very simply, all
those who followed the movements of his fleet on orders from the
U.S. Administration were astounded. Even the American people,
if they follow the movement of their own carriers and fleets, will
be astounded, and will say that a madman is giving these orders.
For example, one of the aircraft carriers was in Spain. Orders
went out to it in the middle of the night to proceed full steam
ahead to Greece. Officers, crew, and those involved with the
aircraft carrier went on board in the middle of the night and then
reached Crete - reached Greece. They stayed there. Why? The
following. morning the matter appeared as if Reagan had not
given the order and that he did not know of the movement of the
carrier. The crew did not, know why the carrier should stay in
Greece. After that an order was sent out to that carrier, which
was in Greece, to suddenly return to Italy at maximum speed.
The carrier set sail together with all the Naval units accompany-
ing it, using fuel, while the crew on board were dissatisfied. I am
astounded to see U.S. generals carrying out such mad orders. The
officers of the U.S. 6th Fleet and those who are stationed at bases
can hear me.now and they know that my words are true. They
themselves say such words. They are obeying the orders of a
madman.
Reagan gathered three carriers and ordered them to pass through
the Suez Canal, only to order them again to pass through the
Strait of Gibraltar, and then told them to assemble in the Gulf
of Sidra. They assembled. Then an order went out asking them
to urgently disperse - one to steam toward Turkey, the second
to sail to Gibraltar, and the third to head toward Egypt, and the
other to occupied Palestine; he wanted them to disperse. They
arrived at their destinations, only to receive another U.S. order
to assemble once again near Italy. The carriers assembled near
Italy. They received orders from Reagan telling them to disperse.
I told you either Reagan is mad - that is to say he is actually a
madman suffering from a mental disease - or is suffering from
cancer, hardened arteries, or old age and is incapable of leading
his own country or issuing orders due to the effect of these
diseases. In both cases, he suffers from a disease - psychological
or physical. I am speaking from a position of responsibility -
and Europe and the United States can hear me and I am
responsible for these words: I do not at all rule out the possibil-
ity of Reagan being mad. He is a man whose behavior we loathe
when we are now in the era of civilization and human rights and
even animal rights - there are societies that now work to protect
the rights of animals - and when the world has reached such a
degree of civilization and has become humanitarian and peace
orientated, and when the world has become like one single state,
each part needing the others.
While the world has advanced so much we also see the missiles,
the mining of Nicaraguan harbors, the invasion of Grenada, the
establishment of camps on Lebanese territory and on Chadian
territory, striking at towns with missiles and bombing them with
strategic bombers, the invasion of space and chemical warfare.
Reagan opposed the destruction of chemical weapons and
ordered that they should continue to be manufactured. Strange
things are coming from this man. He is using a language the
world has abandoned. He is using means that the world dis-
approves of and has abandoned.
Europe was burned by the fires of world Wars I and II and paid
a price in terms of 30 million people killed during World War II.
Europe does not want to pay the price of another 30 million
people. In fact, if there is a war the price it will pay will be its
very own existence. Any new war means intercontinental mis-
siles, nuclear bombs - the destruction of mankind. The world
has abandoned these, while Reagan has restored them. We - all
nations: the nations of Europe, Asia, Africa, America including
the American people themselves - disapprove and reject the
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language of fleets, blockades, mines, war. We - all nations and
all mankind - are in favor of peace, the destruction, of nuclear
weapons, and the destruction of chemical weapons. The Soviet
Union has a gigantic mighty force that equals the force of the
United States. Gorbachev has intercontinental missiles; he has
nuclear submarines. He has hundreds of warships. He has half
the globe. He can lay mines, he can threaten, and he can launch
intercontinental missiles. He can use the stars. [as heard]
But look at him; Gorbachev, on every occasion, presents propos-
als for safeguarding world peace: the destruction of nuclear
weapons; halting nuclear tests; freeing the Mediterranean from
the fleets of both the Soviet Union and the United States; the
gradual withdrawal [as heard] from Afghanistan so that the
Afghan sides can reach a solution; call for the withdrawal of all
military bases throughout the world; calls for detente and
peaceful coexistence; and calls for a meeting between leaders.
Gorbachev continually submits such proposals.
Gorbachev has mighty weapons similar to those of the United
States. However, the difference lies in the two minds - between
the two men. [as heard] One of them is mad, while the other has
a sound mind: One of them is irresponsibile and the other is
not: One of them is worthy of his post as leader of a superpower,
while the other is not, and should remain as a second-class actor
in Hollywood. Recently, Reagan, talking to friends at the White
House told them: Gorbachev is weak and I am strong, and this
is my opportunity to impose my control over the world and
encircle the Soviet Union. He continued: if I succeed in
bringing down the revolution in Libya, Syria and Algeria and set
foot on the north and south shores of the Mediterranean then this
will be an historic opportunity to block the Soviet Union return-
ing to a situation whereby it can defend itself: it will remain at
our mercy. He told them that the entire globe is a vital sphere for
the United States.
Imagine, peaceful initiatives from the Soviet Union are met with
such words from this imperialist! He says Gorbachev is weak.
How? Gorbachev has the same weapons as the United States; in
fact, he has more dangerous weapons. Therefore peaceful solu-
tions are futile as far as the imperialists are concerned. One
should not give them any peaceful intentions. They should only
be resisted.
The United States is hated throughout the world. Peoples every-
where fight the United States. Any operation which takes place,
the United States says that Libya is behind it. This means that
it is no use saying anything, but to let him daily provide bombers
and missiles to attack Libya, because every day mankind is
dealing blows to American presence everywhere. So, an Ameri-
can intelligence officer was killed in the Yemen: he was killed by
a Yemeni, and not by a Libyan. An American intelligence officer
was killed in Sudan: He was killed by a Sudanese. American
soldiers - Marines - were killed in Tunisia: They were killed
by Tunisians. In Morocco, in Tangier, some Americans were
killed by Moroccans. U.S. sailors were killed in Naples by Italian
youths. There were operations in Chile, in Indonesia, in Belgium:
We do not know who carried them out.
Imagine, yesterday the U.S. State Department [Al-Qadhdhafi
corrects himself] the U.S. Pentagon comes out with the funny,
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blatant, yet painful lie, circulated in the press, that Libya is
planning to hijack a bus [hafilah] - I do not know in which part
of the world - a bus carrying U.S. soldiers. Libya is planning to
hijack them to use as hostages in order to barter them for the
release of Palestinian prisoners of war who are in the United
States and not in the hands of the Israelis. Alright, where is the
Libyan who planned this hijacking of a bus?
When the Americans said the day before yesterday that they
discovered [pauses - changes thought] he started anew to move
his carriers, and the world began to live on its nerves once again.
They claimed that they discovered that Libya is planning terror-
ist operations. We challenge him - and we are making a
responsible political statement here - we challenge him to come
before the Security Council, or before the Soviet Union, or before
the Arab League, or before the NATO, the EEC, or the Socialist
International, or the International Court of Justice, and reveal
the evidence he has proving that there is a terrorist operation
planned by Libya. We want to know who has planned these
operations. Is there a secret, or is Reagan mad? [passage indis-
tinct] Is there a hostile party which tells Reagan that this is a
Libyan plan, and he believes it?
The fact is we see that the Americans are naive and they believe
false reports, because the information they had following the air
raid said that Al-Qadhdhafi had lost his authority. What is this
authority that Al-Qadhdhafi has? Authority is in the hands of
the Libyan people. They have no information at all about Libya.
They said that a military collective leadership has been set up in
Libya. What military leadership? We have had a military lead-
ership (?since) the revolution - the Revolution Command Coun-
cil. We dissolved ourselves and the Jamahiriyah was established.
Authority is not confined to Mu'ammar alone. Libya is a Jama-
hiriyah and authority rests with the basic people's congresses and
the people's committees. If we broadcast a law over the radio then
it will not be effective in Libya because the authority that can
enact laws in Libya is the people's congresses; it is the party which
can enact laws. We cannot announce approval of the budget;
saying that this department will get so and so, and this depart-
ment will get so and so. This is not permitted. This can only come
from the people's congresses. A budget not approved by the
people's congresses will not be recognized by the Central Bank.
The treasury will not recognize it. They say that Mu'ammar
al-Qadhdhafi has enacted a law and has signed it, announced it
over the radio. It will not be accepted by officials. Courts will not
apply such a law if it is not enacted by the people's congresses;
Laws are not enacted by Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi; they are
enacted by the people's congresses.
The Americans have no information about the Jamahiri system
or about the politial system in Libya. Imagine! They said that a
collective military leadership has been set up in Libya. Imagine!
As if Al-Qadhdhafi alone has the authority in his hands. What
is this authority Al-Qadhdhafi has? Look at their information!
They also claimed that there was a power struggle in Libya. Why
did we introduce the Jamahiri theory which replaced the govern-
ment theory? We did it so that it could solve any problem of a
power struggle. Let Reagan read the first chapter of the Green
Book on solving of the problem of democracy - by the establish-
ment of the people's authority, a power struggle will be ended.
The establishment of people's authority means that authority
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rests with the people, and this ends a power struggle. If authority
rests with all the people, then that is it, the power struggle will
come an end. The Libyan people have reached the authority by
way of the congresses and the committees. Therefore we have put
an end to power-struggle forever.
Reagan said no, there is a power struggle in Libya. [passage
indistinct] He says to them - Casey, the chief of his intelligence
- tells his friends that at dawn every day - Reagan suffers from
cancer and he does not sleep - Reagan asks him: Is Al-
Qadhdhafi still in power? Has anything happened to him? Every
day he asks Casey this question.
Once there was a pro-Algerian demonstration, about which we
spoke yesterday. I went to a police station and I met with a police
officer who was accused of collaborating with France against
Algeria. [words indistinct] he was frightened of this accusation.
I sat with him in a room, and the telephone of the station [words
indistinct] had a loud ringing tone. It was the town police station,
and as such the telephone never stopped ringing. Whenever it
rang, he would say to me: This call is about me. [words indis-
tinct) Poor man; he thought like that because his mental condition
was disturbed. Reagan is experiencing the same condition felt by
that police officer. Every day at dawn, Reagan phones his
[pauses] and this man, when the phone rings, always that it is
Reagan on the phone. This man asks Reagan: Yes, what can I do
for you? Reagan asks: Is Al-Qadhdhafi still in power? The man
replies: Yes. Then Reagan asks: How? I have been told that
there is a power struggle, and that Al-Qadhdhafi is finished and
no longer rules? [Al-Qadhdhafi laughs] Reagan then says: Al-
right, soon we will finish him. How can you finish him? What a
stupid thing to say? Reagan tells him: Give me a report about
[words indsitinct]. Give me a report about the Libyan forces and
their effectiveness. He answers: After the revolution about
30,000 citizens took up arms and completed their training.
Reagan at this point thumps his chair and says: You told me
that the officers of the Libyan Army number 2,000 or 3,000, and
that if one of them conspires he can [words indistinct]. How come
you tell me that 30,000 have graduated? This is not true. The
reports I have say that Libya has only 1,000 or 2,000 officers.
The man replies: Every year, in every batch, 3,000 officers
graduate.
He replies: 3,000 youth who have been brought up during the
era of the revolution. Who can control them? Reagan replies:
How about those liars who told me that they could make the army
move? How can they move 3,000 officers? How about the Libyan
Army? The man answers: About I million men. Reagan then
asks: How? How can it be I million? Even America does not
have an army I million strong. The man says: This is because
the entire Libyan people are under arms - this is the theory of
an armed people. Reagan then thumps the table and asks about
the Libyan budget. He asks: Have you not told me that Libya
has become bankrupt? The man replies: [passage indistinct] by
moving the carriers, he threatens [words indistinct]. This is what
Casey tells his friends. He tells them: I have become mad; the
reason is this man Reagan, who every day, at dawn, asks
me: Has Al-Qadhdhafi any enemies? I tell him: Al-
Qadhdhafi has the Soviet Union. He has no unemployment such
as we have in America, with 4,000 families living in the streets
of Washington, on the sidewalks, homeless. How many
Americans commit suicide every minute? The drugs in America!
The unemployment - millions [passage indistinct] Families in
thousands sleeping on the ground and homeless. Have you noth-
ing else apart from Al-Qadhdhafi? It is as if Reagan was born to
fight Al-Qadhdhafi! Brothers, as far as we are concerned there
has been no change. Throughout history we have defended our
land and freedom, struggled to liberate Palestine, our land, and
to unite our arab nation. The ball is in their court. As far as
America is concerned [passage omitted] first it is a state which
wants to use its weapons - it has 5,000 atomic bombs; it has
intercontinental missiles; it has an unlimited number of aircraft
and bases, all ready to use against the Warsaw Pact, against the
Soviet Union, which possesses half the globe. If he wants to use
his intercontinental missiles, cruise [words indistinct] Libya has
no antimissile missiles. Only the Soviet Union manufactures such
a weapon system. They do not think. American citizens say [word
indistinct] the taxes, I do not think about them. In other words,
death and taxes are facts of life which the American citizen does
not think about. The American citizen says: We no longer think
about intercontinental missiles. It is like death and taxes as far
as Americans are concerned. We do not think about them at all.
If Reagan wants to use missiles, let him do so. If he is mad and
wants to use missiles, then he will use them. He can use them.
But will they put an end to a nation? By God they will not. Will
they finish the Arab nation? By God they will not. Will they
enable Reagan to get rid of the cancer? By God they will not.
Will they allow him to live more than 24 months from the
physical and political points of view? He may live more than 24
months, but we would die as martyrs in defense of our land, the
freedom of our country, seeking pride for our land and our people,
and glory for our history; seeking to use our capabilities for our
own benefit; seeking to see our people living in freedom. Anyone
who dies for this cause is a saint!
Had I died on the day of the raid on my house, I would have been
the historic, holy sacrifice of all human history. By God, it would
have been better; had I died I would have been a saint and holy
martyr of humanity, in that one had been attacked by the greatest
country in the world - an attack on his house and on his children
- and it killed him. And suppose Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi was
killed - would that mean the end of the Libyan people, the end.
of the Arab nation and the surrender of their Palestinian cause
and the issue of Arab unity? Jamal `Abd al-Nasir has died;
Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi still exists. Guevara died, but Castro
is there. They have killed Allende, yet the revolution is going on
in Chile. The struggle of the peoples for freedom cannot end by
the killing of a leader or a person by dropping bombs. Bombs have
never eliminated people. You know. Do not think about what
would happen if America were to use its weapons; it had already
has.
By God, if we had possessed aircraft carriers and ballistic missiles
we would reciprocate. But we do not possess these and the only
thing I would like to tell you concerning America is that -
abroad we ignore it. If it comes to Libyan land, America should
be certain that we will fight it and we will not surrender even to
the very end. It will never win, nor can it consider Libya as
another Grenada. This coast, which is 2,000 km on the Mediter-
ranean Sea, is difficult for America to occupy. Even if it landed
on a part of this coast, we will stamp on it and obliterate it. We
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will destroy any landing on the coast. Even if it succeeded in
occupying the coast, we will turn the whole of Libya into hell.
And after all, its aircraft carriers cannot enter the desert nor
[words indistinct] neither its destroyers or frigates can cross the
Green Mountain [Al-Jabal al-Akhdar][words indistinct] We will
later force it to evict the aircraft carrier [words indistinct] if they
are the masters of the sea, we are the masters of the land.
America can not score victory over Libya on Libyan land. If it
comes after us on our land, we must fight it and let it taste the
bitterness, and misery, men and women fighting street to street
and from house to house and from trench to trench ; and then an
honorable and glorious battle will start, a holy battle. It will be
the battle that we must martyr ourselves in. If we were not to be
martyred over our land in defense of our freedom, then we would
deserve to die. This is the sort of death that we accept in defense
of our freedom over our land. We will turn the Libyan land into
live coals; this is our duty. We are prepared to fight in every city
and in every valley.
[Slogans chanted: War, war, we have made the decision to die;
we will never forget it] For this reason, I tell you that we must
direct ourselves to construction and edification, the edification of
the Jamahiriyah, of Arab unity, the liberation of the occupied
Arab land, continuing to support the cause of freedom every-
where in the world.
Listen, the United States is now conducting a psychological
campaign against you. America has failed militarily. It has
boycotted us economically to [word indistinct] a people which
does not need. We do not even need Europe. There is no means
that the United States has not tried to use against us, and failed.
Now the United States is launching a psychological war against
the Libyan people. This is what you must pay attention to: it
conducts radio broadcasts against you; it is using newspapers and
publications against you. It is using all Egypt against you. Egypt
is now a camp for terrorists, Americans and the U.S. intelligence
fifth column, against Libya.
God is most powerful. Husni Mubarak has in fact told us: I
cannot do anything; the United States has done something in
Egypt. There is nothing I can do. The United States is using a
fifth column against you. But as far as we are concerned, if we
are sure there will be harm coming from Egypt then we will strike
at the den from where harm is launched against our safety and
our territory; whether from Egypt or from Mars. Everyone
assumes one's responsibility. [slogans chanted: September,
September] Playing with fire and fooling around will backfire. In
the event of any threat against us from a neighboring state, we
would move with a military force to destroy the source of such a
threat. We launch this warning to America's agents. From all
our borders we are capable of destroying the source of any threat,
all the more so since their mistress, the United States, has
enacted the law: The strong can strike at the weak. We too are
strong in comparison with the other [word indistinct] around us.
If the United States invades us because we are weak compared
to it then we are strong in comparison with others who are
considered as weak. And the United States cannot protest. If it
protests then it too must retreat and stay within its own borders.
As long as it gets out of its borders and strikes at others then we,
according to the new U.S. standards, we would go outside our
borders and strike at others.
I warn all America's agents at our borders: By God, if we smell
any danger from them, to our revolution, to our safety, even
empty propaganda, by God we will strike with an iron fist,
relentlessly. By God, we are afraid neither of America nor of
America's grandfather! Besides, the (?weak) agents know us.
They know that their peoples are with us, and their rev-
olutionaries are with us. We'have secret revolutionary commit-
tees inside their territories, from their own youths, their peoples
who recognize us as leaders and not them. [slogans chanted:
May a storm take away reaction; The revolution is led by the
colonel, it gets stronger everyday; Al-Fatih is a terrible force]
There is yet another challenge, a provocative challenge, a dirty
challenge, God preserve you. The United States believes that the
Libyans may sell their homeland because of their stomachs. They
were told - the reports they have - they were told: It suffices
to boycott them militarily and not buy oil from them; then the
Libyans will run out of money and destroy their revolution, their
glory, and all their assets.
Look at the humiliation! This is an humiliation directed at every
Libyan man and woman, to every honorable Libyan family. They
believe that with semolina, with biscuits, with butter and cheese,
with watermelon, with all these dirty things we would abandon
the revolution, glory, pride, and dignity which we have made
thanks to the revolution. [slogans chanted: With challenge..]
[Al-Qadhdhafi interrupts] Not with chanting, not with chanting;
you young men, not with chanting.
[Words indistinct] In it a provocation, an insolent provcation. You
will probably notice it. You will hear it tonight, tomorrow, and
the day after, from Baghdad radio and the U.S. radios. You will
hear that the United States relies on using economic matters
against Libya and not on war. Since there [words indistinct] of
war, then this is great: [as heard] A big power contemplates
waging war against us. Since [words indistinct] war, then there
would be another way. It is the way of economic blockade.
However, how are they to achieve this? They say that the Libyans
will no longer be able to eat cheese, butter, cookies and [words
indistinct]. He (Reagan) treats the Libyan people like animals, if
there is no longer [words indistinct]. The Libyan people are a
great and honorable people. They have lived without petroleum
for thousands of years.
I have proposed to the oil-producing countries that we should stop
pumping oil completely. They [as heard] said: You may be
confident of the people who possess the oil, namely, the Libyan
people. They know that when the situation becomes serious, they
can live without oil and without all these luxuries. [crowd chants:
we need tanks and arms, not luxuries].
They told them: When the Libyans run out of money and their
salaries are affected, and they are unable to get the things they
are used to [sentence incomplete as heard] The plot was originally
to transform us into a consumer market: Commodities were
brought from Japan, from Britain, the United States, from
Honolulu and Mars [as heard] and offered in the market. We got
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used to this. We said to them: Well, you have succeeded in
making the Libyans accustomed to these things - and not the
Libyans alone. For this is a plot against all the developing
countries: They turn the developing countries into a consumer
market and get them used to having clothes, food, and other
things they were unaccustomed to earlier, so that they continue
to need them.
They said: In earlier years, we succeeded in flooding the Lib-
yans with luxury goods that they have not known before. They
said: once these things become scarce, the Libyans will forget
all about the revolution and glory, all about Palestine, Arab
unity, Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi, his colleagues, and the free
officers, and so on. They will begin to ask for money and will turn
to the United States and begin cooperating with it.
Imagine that. What an insult. This little man, tries to turn the
Libyan people into an agent serving the United States. They
could have mobilized a group like the Muslim Brotherhood, who
are nothing but a CIA cell and who have been entrusted by the
CIA with the task of corrupting the Islamic religion everywhere
in the Islamic world. The Muslim Brotherhood is led by a U.S.
intelligence officer, and it is no more than a cell or instrument of
the U.S. CIA. This is a fact beyond any doubt: The Muslim
Brotherhood is a cell, that is one of the tools of the U.S. intel-
ligence.
They could enlist the Muslim Brotherhood members; they could
enlist a sick man, a cheap man, an ignoble person, an agent. They
might succeed in this. But to bet on the entire Libyan people, and
say the Libyan people could be turned into agents of America,
and so abandon the Palestine cause, Arab unity, and Al-
Qahdhafi, for whom the Libyan people are at present chanting
and whom the Libyan people hold high - how to make them
abandon Al-Qadhdhafi, the revolution, their principles and their
independence, squander their freedom and glory and become
agents - that is, to turn the Libyan people into agents serving
U.S. policy? How?
When the Libyans run out of money, they will not be able to
remain without money. Then we will tell them: destroy your
glory and your revolution, so that we may give you money. They
say: Let them destroy their glory and their revolution, and then
we will not give them money or anything else. What is required
is for the Libyan people to destroy with their own hands the things
they have built. What a disgusting challenge. This belittles the
Libyan people. By God, this is a challenge and a provocation to
the honor and dignity of every Libyan man or woman and every
Libyan [word indistinct]
I have been telling you this for many long years. You started
talking about these things. Maybe a doctor, a person graduating
in home economics, of a company employee has discussed these
things. You started talking about them. We told
you: economize here, economize there. [passage as heard]
By God, I have seen them in Sri Lanka during the nonaligned
conference: the people in their thousands used to wait and rush
up to eat what the delegates left behind. They lived on the scraps
from the conference: if they would rind a piece of watermelon,
they would wolf it down. If they would rind a piece of bread
thrown their way, they would eat it. If they would rind a piece of
orange thrown away by a member of the delegations, they would
wolf it down.
I have told you that there are people who live on these things
which you waste and throw away. I told you that you must give
up the oil you use for cooking, which brings you nothing but heart
disease and which you import drop after drop of. I told you that
these confectionaries harm you and spoil the habits of your
children. Your country has dates. Europe produces confectionar-
ies instead of dates, because it has no dates. But you did not heed
my words; you said: These people have confectionaries, and we
must import them. I told you: All right, bring one kind in. You
replied: No, we will bring in 20 kinds.
Europe needs confectionaries because it has a cold climate and
has no palm trees. If Europe had palm trees, the European would
not have produced confectionaries and the world would not know
about them.
It is a shame for a country that has dates to import confectionar-
ies and sell them in its shops.
I have been talking about confectionaries, but the issue really
concerns freedom, dignity, and our existence. Ultimately, we
have paid the price for these in bombers flying over our heads.
They said to ud: either yield, or we will annihilate you. Now
they say they will resort to economic measures. They are chal-
lenging us.
However, we will not kneel to them. We did not kneel when we
used to eat [word indsitinct]. Our fathers and forefathers used to
eat [words indistinct] They stopped bringing rice from Italy. As
for those who extended their hands [to Italy], we curse them at
every battle. Every day, whenever we recall any battle, we curse
them. Our generations curse them and so do the angels in heaven.
We all curse that group of Libyans who on their own sold out
their homeland. By God, each one of them blamed the others.
They asked one; Do you know Mr So-and-so? He replied: No,
not at all. Sons disowned their parents. [Words indistinct] entered
the battle. his [not further identifiable] grandfather was righting
in the battle. His uncle was righting and was martyred in the
battle. He feels proud. He says: Yes, my grandfather and my
uncle have taken part in the battle. He says: I wish all those
who fought the battle were my family.
However, those who extended their hands, starting with the
Italians, asking them for rice, flour, and [words indistinct], are
now being burning up in by the fires of hell. We curse them now.
[words indistinct]
One engages in a battle in [words indistinct] with the Italians, but
the battle [passage indistinct]. Now we are facing a challenge to
our dignity. The world says that the Libyan people [words
indistinct] are selling out their revolution and glory. We have
achieved this glory, thanks to the revolution, before the whole
world. We have become the masters of the world. We have
become international leaders. Peoples in Latin America look
toward Libya. They felt sorry for Libya after the aggression
against the house of Al-Qadhdhafi. Tripoli and Banghazi. I
swear they were unhappy all over the world after the raid on libya
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[words indistinct]. Everyone started to say that I have become
[words indistinct] because they witnessed the realization of their
dream in Libya, the Jamahiriyah, the center of the international
antimperialism platform, the revolutionary leadership. [passage
indistinct] Why, because the despicable ones and the agents will
not be glorified by history [words indistinct]. We have financial
and economic capabilities, and assets to last for ever. Do not ever
worry; we have water, we have rain, we have [words indistinct]
and we have enough money to last until even America perishes.
Do not be afraid [words indistinct] to hell to [words indistinct]
only our dignity, the cause and the gun, bread and water, but
despite all this we have strong assets and a healthy economy,
many countries owe us debts and are requested to pay their debts.
Anyone who weakens during their confrontation should be
crushed immediately be it [words indistinct].
Authority belongs to the masses; security belongs to the masses;
and [word indistinct] to the masses. The masses are requested to
crush anyone who weakens during this confrontation [words
indistinct] every basic people's congress, its revolutionary forces,
are responsible within the framework of the basic people's con-
gress.
[Prolonged chants: "Dawn of Freedom," "Jamahiriyah, power
of the people," "Arab unity," "Against facism, against reacti-
onaries," "1 September Revolution"] When they say, when they
say [more chants] when they speak about a power struggle in
Libya, it is insulting to the people's congresses. You have, in fact,
led the United States into making the mistake of not believing
that power is held by the People's Congresses. You are now
required - regardless of my presence - to emphasize to the
United States that power is not held by Al-Qadhdhafi, but that
power is held by the Libyan people, who exercise such power
through the people's congresses and the people's committees.
Consequently, every people's congress is responsible for the
defense of its area. Every people's congress is responsible for
crushing any agent. Every people's congress is divided into
districts, and the masses of every district are responsible for
themselves, with regard to morale and to the destruction of the
enemy agents, whom the enemy tries to infiltrate into the country
- the spies of the United States, the spies of the reactionaries.
As for anyone who is negligent in this confrontation, the people's
congresses are responsible for crushing him without mercy and
without referring to anyone. The masses of the district, and the
masses of the basic people's congress [are responsible]. We will
arm 1 million Libyan citizens in the towns that lie on the
Mediterranean, and from next month the price of a gun for every
Libyan citizen will be paid. We are waiting for them, and also
the fish of the Mediterranean are waiting for them. [indistinct
chants] [chants of "Jamahiriyah, Jamahiriyah"]
As for Libya's international position, it is a great Jamahiriyah.
It deserves to be great because it has resisted aggression by great
states, and resisted aggression which was directed against great
states. It is great because it resisted aggression by great states,
and this treacherous aggression by great states may be directed
against other great states, such as the Soviet Union or China, or
any state of the world. Libya resisted this aggression and
destroyed the air force which was used during this aggression,
driving it back, defeated, dumping its bombs at sea. The Medi-
terranean is still washing ashore the bodies of American pilots
and the wreckage of their aircraft of various types. Therefore this
Jamahiriyah has become truly great.
Why is it named great? Because it checked aggression by great
states - they call Britain Great Britain, and the United States
is a superpower [last word in English] - the two jointly carried
out an attack on the Libyan Jamahiriyah. Therefore the Jama-
hiriyah is great because it checked aggression by great states.
This aggression may be directed against Moscow, the great
Soviet Union. Libya destroyed this aggression before it could
reach Moscow. It struggled in defense of great states [words
indistinct]. No one in the world can deny the Socialist Peoples
Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah its greatness because in actual fact it
checked this aggression by great states, and in doing so defended
other great states. Therefore we deserve this title, we are worthy
of this title despite the world.
As for Europe - which America calls on to join its aggressive
policy - we would like to tell it to appreciate its interests in
Libya. No doubt Europe fully appreciates its own interests. We
say to America that it should understand the volume of European
interests in Libya - interests which America wants to destroy.
America wants to destroy the interests of the European states. It
does not care. America has no interests in Libya and wants to
destroy Europe's interests in Libya. Look at the volume of trade
exchange between Europe and Libya, trade exchange which
America wants to deprive Europe. This year this volume of trade
will reach 3 billion Libyan dinars - this is the volume of trade
between Libya and the EEC member-states. The EEC member-
states tells America that the volume of trade between them and
Libya totals 3 billion Libyan dinars, that is to say $9 billion. How
can Europe sacrifice $9 billion, which is the volume of trade
between them and one single state - which is Libya - in return
for an American dream? [words indistinct) The contracts
between Libya and the EEC member-states are with companies
and concern projects valued at 4 billion Libyan dinars - that is
the value of the contracts between Libya and the EEC member
states. That is to say they are worth $12 billion. He is ignorant
[words indistinct]. There are major interests between Libya and
Europe. There are interests between Europe and the Arab coun-
tries.
If Europe sides with America these interests will be destroyed,
because we have the Arab masses on our side; everywhere we
have Arab revolutionary committees on our side. They are capa-
ble of destroying the interests of everyone who is hostile to the
Great Jamahiriyah and the Arab nation. We are the embodiment
of the glory of the Arab nation. We are the Arab nation's hope.
All the free men of the Arab nation defend us. Those who killed
Americans in the Yemen, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco are not
Libyans - they are unknown Arab revolutionaries who defend
Libya. Those who killed American soldiers in Lebanon by det-
onating car bombs are not Libyans. There are many people
standing in line ready to carry out martyrdom operations in this
manner. If one of us dies, 300 Americans will die in return.
[Words indistinct] Look at the massive trade exchange between
Libya and Europe. [Words indistinct] Europe's interests with
Arab states because of Libya. The Mediterranean is a sea of
[word indistinct] and trade. These interests exceed billions. To fill
it with mines and aircraft carriers annoyed the Europeans: They
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said that Reagan is carrying out maneuvers to gather information
from Athens, from Rome and from Malta; they said that with
what is going on we now have no airspace, civil aviation is
delayed, the transportation and civil aviations systems are dis-
rupted, it is forbidden to go near any carriers at a [word indis-
tinct]. They said: We were safe till Reagan came, with
maneuver after maneuver. They said: What is the matter? As
I told you, he is mentally disturbed, [word indistinct] he is pushed
to revise this [words indistinct]. When the revolution started
[words indistinct] to end [words indistinct] was in the program of
the revolution, and then political action.
There are figures for those who claim that Libya is interested
only in terrorism, is spending money on terrorism. They are.
deceiving you when they broadcast that Libya and Al-Qadhdhafi
are squandering your money on terrorism. Let them give the
accounts, bills. The maximum amount of money is given to the
Palestinian resistance. It is shameful, as the Palestinian resis-
tance receive a token sum of pennies every year. Your budget
should [word indistinct] between you and the Palestinian people.
Show us anyone who has proof of an account showing that Libya
is spending money on terrorism [words indistinct]. The full bud-
get is decided by the Libyan people, who understand the nature
of the Jamahiri regime.
The great changes which took place after the revolution - need
I remind you of them every year, the list is long - every Libyan
can answer the rabid campaign which is trying to harm our region
and our achievements, which we realize every year and we
witness during Al-Fatih Day. So far, 15,000 farms have been
reclaimed. Before the revolution 15,000 farmers were without
farms [words indistinct]. 15,000 farms were uncultivated but they
have now become lands of paradise [words indistinct]. More than
10,000 houses have been built for farmers, which means that
10,000 farmers' families once lived in mud huts. You can appre-
ciate the greatness of the deed of housing 10,000 families. Can
Reagan do a similar thing for his farmers? We challenge him.
Thousands of his people sleep on sidewalks in the capital. He is
(?angry) at how a country can turn its oil into a factor such as
this; it means his country is advanced, but he does not want
progress for his nation, but regression. In America money should
be with the rulers, who manage banks and hotels, and it should
be spent on cars, gambling and night clubs; there should be a
bourgeois, aristocratic, rich and exploitative class. This is the
case in the other oil countries.
However, Libya turns its oil into wealth for the people, into
factories, farms, roads, education and health. This to Reagan is
something grave and he does not want it. He wants our nation to
remain backward. More than 6,000 km of roads were paved for
the farmers, [words indistinct], as well as roads connecting farms.
[passage indistinct] Now we have turned the oil which was owned
by a handful of exploiters and American companies - America,
by the way, is angry because its companies were denied this oil
- into ammonia, urea, and methanol, which are all oil deriva-
tives, and which we now export. Reagan is angry at this and wants
to destroy it. He said that Ra's Al-Unuf must be destroyed. He
was raving mad. No matter how long a war may go on between
two states they should not hit economic targets; except Iran and
Iran who, whenever they err in this respect they try to hit back.
After 6 years of war they are still striking at factories. It is wrong
to strike at factories. He, from the very first day, without being
at war, and without any reason said he wanted to strike at Ra's
Al-Unuf.'Why? How? [Words indistinct] uses the veto as far as
the future of nations is concerned. He wants us to receive his
permission so that we can manage a factory. [Words indistinct].
The production of bicycles, buses and trucks is done by us;
whether the number is sufficient or not does not matter. But an
industrial fortress has been established in Libya. Libya now
exports methanol, produced from the crude oil which we used to
export. Libya produces urea, fuel oil and [word indistinct] -
Libya never did this in the past. [Words indistinct] used to take
oil, and they used to refine it, producing these by-products and
then sell them to (?themselves) in order to benefit from them,
while we used to sell them cheap crude oil. Now we process our
own oil and extract from it these by-products and sell them. Libya
now has a cement production capacity - it is the biggest cement
exporter in the Middle East. If the cement produced by Libyan
plants is exported it will make Libya the biggest cement exporter
in the Middle East; that is to say that the capacity of the cement
factories in Libya makes Libya the biggest exporter of cement in
the Middle East. [as heard] He is angry, naturally. How can he
think about these things?
What a difference between Libya in 1969 and 1986! The
structure has changed. We have established 15,000 farms,
10,000 houses for the masses, and we have built 6,000 kms of
roads for the use of farmers. We have established oil industries,
yet in the past our crude oil was exported to be processed into
ammonium, methanol, urea, [word indistinct] and fuel oil to be
re-exported to countries of the world. Libya has become the
biggest exporter of cement in the region, while in the past its sand
used to be trampled underfoot. Who in the past would have said
that Libya was capable of having such factories? We have built
them. The Libyan citizen's share of electricity in the past used
to 300 kilowatts per annum, and now it has become 2,000 kw per
annum. Imagine! Each one of us used to consume 300 KW of
elecrticty per annum, and now it is 2,000 kw per annum. What
an astounding transformation! Reagan said: You spend your
money on terrorism. Is this terrorism - cement, electricity,
trucks, and so forth? [Al-Qadhdhafi laughs]
He said: You are spending your money on terrorism. Terror-
ism? These [word indistinct] This electricity, these vehicles,
farms, roads, houses - to this day, 277,000 [words indistinct]
have been built, 277,000 housing units. this means that 277,000
families have no homes - they live in shantytowns [as heard].
These oil-industry workers who used to [words indistinct] the
country and their masters, the Americans [words indistinct]. For
our part, we will direct our oil toward this project [words indis-
tinct].
We have built a chain of ports whose capacity is 9.5 million tons.
This means that Libyan ports are the biggest ones with such a
capacity in this region. There used to be not even one. a chain of
ports along a 2000-km stretch of the Mediterranean, with a
current capacity of 9.5 million tons [passage indistinct] look at
the numbers and the construction: more than 30,000
classrooms, students numbering 366,000. This is the maximum
we were able to educate then; now the number has jumped to I
and 1 /4 million. Look at that jump: from 300 [as heard] to I
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and 1 /4 million. suffering a fit similar to that which attacked, Sadat [words
indistinct]. I have ruled out the psychological and physical factor;
Imagine: after the revolution, 12,000 beds were added in hos- it seems that this action was imposed on him. And if it was
pitals. This is extraordinary: in addition to the number of imposed on him, then it means [words indistinct]. Ever since the
hospitals which were built, 12,000 beds were added after the establishment of the union between Libya and Morocco, the
revolution. There used to be one doctor for every 2600 citizens, entire world has said that Morocco was not free to. set up a union
nowadays there is one doctor for every 600 citizens. Before, every with a revolutionary state or to make a single step on the path of
2600 people used to have one doctor; today, every 600 people have Arab unity. However, the king of Morocco did establish the union
a doctor. As of this anniversary, we have managed to dig five with us. I proposed a union to all Arabs, and he agreed. It is good
water wells every month. This means that in 17 years, an average that we did not force him. If you are unable to shoulder your
of 5 water wells have been dug per month: Then we eliminated historic responsibility, unable to march for 2 years in such a
exploitative trading: 65,000 public markets [words indistinct] historic direction, and unable to maintain the independence of
your decision, allowing the United States and Israel to order you
But the funds we have spent since the inception of the revolution about, then why did you get involved - before your people, the
amount to 23 billion dinars. Had there been no revolution those Libyan people, and your Arab nation? It truly is an irresponsible
23 billion dinars would have gone to the rulers, the Americans action. The, Moroccan king has turned a holy matter into a
and to Europe. The foreigners were building their houses with comedy and a fiasco. The mockery and fiasco lies not in this
[word indistinct] and marble. Marble is meant to be used for decision, but in the [words indistinct] in the Arab world. The
bathrooms - a few meters may be - yet they built their houses theory of [word indistinct], of inheritance, delegation, and guard-
on the inside with [word indistinct] and marble, and then went on ianship over. the masses, the theory of slavery, oppression, and
to build them on the outside also with [word indistinct] and exploitation - these will be destroyed by the theory of the masses
marble. You have seen a number of houses belonging to Libyans heralded by the Green Book. [passage indistinct]. The theory of
in this form [words indistinct]. These were the funds he was fear of the masses, scorning the masses, and playing with the
talking about, yet, 23 billion Libyan dinars were spent on roads, masses. the masses have become a herd of sheep, became a ball.
industry and agriculture. We spend about 1 billion dinars per [as heard] Today, unity, tomorrow, no unity. [words indistinct]
year on industry, agriculture, health, education and roads at the
rate of [figure indistinct] million dinars each [word indistinct] There is a type of union between the Libyan and Moroccan
corresponding to 4 million per day, or 160,000 dinars each hour. peoples. By taking this action, the king of Morocco has violated
Imagine, each hour 160,000 dinars are spent on industry and the legality of the treaty. He will stand before the union's court
agriculture, every passing hour. The income of a Libyan rose or the International Court, because we have made a provision
from 600 dinars to 1,600 dinars [words indsitinct]. stipulating that if any party violates the treaty of the union, he
will have to stand before the union's court. And [words indistinct]
These are the achievements America is angry about, accusing us prevents the union's court from discharging its duties, or if one
of terrorism every morning and every evening. They say: Where party of the union has obstructed the court, or those involved are
are your funds? He has spent it on terrorism. its nationals, [as heard] then the case should-be brought before
the International Court of Justice, even by one party to the union.
What is the meaning of terrorism? It is the struggle for freedom. We have deposited letters in this regard with the International
[passage indistinct] today, the victory of the great and historic Court of Justice. I was the one who insisted on this -condition,
revolution - the echo of which is reverberating all over the world because I have no trust in the regimes [words indistinct]. Del-
- which has contributed to the struggle of the world's peoples, egation on behalf of the masses, guardianship over the masses,
the victory of which constituted a turning point in the history of and. disrespect and fear for the masses cannot produce someone
mankind in its struggle for freedom. The peoples struggling for who can make a historic decision and alter the map. Con-
freedom have benefited from the victory of the Libyan revolution. sequently I had doubts about the hands of the Arab rulers: They
This is a great glory for all Libyans, men and women. are shaky and cannot sign an historic decision. The rev-
olutionaries are the only ones who can sign serious decisions. I
We sing and dance and [word indistinct] on this day. However, knew that the masses cannot betray themselves, but that their
at the same time we express deep sorrow for the fact that on the rulers are capable of betraying the masses and selling them out.
anniversary of the Moroccan-Libyan Arab-African Union, the
Moroccan king has destroyed this achievement. (?Despite the [Words indistinct] was a ruler of this city. He sold out to the
king), we today celebrate a new year of the federation between Italians because he was a ruler. He sold out as in [words indis-
the two Arab peoples as a step on the road toward all-embracing tinct] agreement in 1912, and the Libyan people began to demand
Arab unity. The Moroccan king has struck at the hopes of the that Turkey shoulder its moral and historical responsibilities for
Arab nation for unity. Had we been the ones who received the the destruction which befell Libya as a consequence of the Italian
enemy [reference to King Hassan's meeting with,Israel's Peres] colonization, because Libya was governed by a Turkish ruler. He
then he could have taken this action [abrogation of Oujda treaty] handed it over to the Italians in 1912. [Words indistinct] if the
and he would have been justified and had the right to do so. king of Morocco was free and shouldered his responsibility and
However, he was the one who received the enemy and has said: I am brave, free, and independent, and I have made this
attacked the union. decision to dissolve the union, then he must shoulder the respon-
sibility and stand before the union's court, or stand before the
I do not believe that the king of Morocco would take this action International Court. For our part we will continue to consider the
while he had all his faculties. He either was helpless or is union as constitutionally still in force and will consider that it is
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only the king of Morocco who has violated this agreement, and
only he who should be put on trial, because this decision of the
Moroccan king ignores, disregards, and scorns the great Moroc-
can Arab people; because there was a day when the Moroccan
people had to stand in lines to cast their votes on the union
referendum. At that time the Moroccan people approved the
union. Therefore, those who established the union on the Moroc-
can side were the masses of the Moroccan people, and those
capable of cancelling the union are the masses of the Moroccan
people, and they will not do so.
Why does the king of Morocco disregard his people? Why did he
ask them to stand in line, on I 'September in a' referendum on the
union? The people create the union; then the king of Morocco
announces over the radio the abolition of the union. Are they
people or sheep? Why on the one hand do you consider them to
be the people and ask for their opinion in a referendum, while on
the other hand you dissolve the union without asking for the
people's opinion? This has not happened only in Egypt and in
Morocco. [as heard] Egypt is still a member of the Federation of
Arab Republics. Its ruler all of a. sudden declared that it is no
longer a member. We asked the Egyptian people for their opinion
in a referendum, and they approved the federation. We did not
'put this to the Egyptian People's Assembly but to the Egyptian
people, so that there would be no delegation' standing in for the
Egyptian people in this respect. [sentence indistinct]
The Moroccan people have. been deeply humiliated before the
world. The Moroccan people were asked their opinion on the
union, and they approved it. Then the king of Morocco abrogated
this union. This means that he has, nullified the will of the
Moroccan people. In this matter there'is a struggle between the
tool of government and the governed. [words indistinct]
This is the era of -the masses. (?There is) no substitute for the
people. [Word indistinct] the religion.. Where is the democracy?
He [King Hassan] wrote to me in his message that the union was
between the Jamahiriyah regime in Libya and the democratic,
constitutional, monarchist regime in Morocco. Where is the
democracy? Of course, we are speaking with all respect.
First of all, he is a man who is older than I. Also, we have eaten
bread and salt together, as the saying goes. The fact is that I had
respected the king of Morocco for he - of all the Arab kings and
rulers - had embarked on a bold step: We announce that nothing
abusive should be said'or written about this man in the radio or
press. He may have been helpless. He may have been forced
under extenuating circumstances to (?abrogate the treaty). The
union, however, still exists. The action entails 'disregard for the
Moroccan people, contempt for the Moroccan people, an insult
to the Moroccan people. It is also an insult to the Libyan people.
How is it that you hold areferendum and then dissolve the union?
You could have said-that Al-Qadhdhafi and Hassan have the
right to dissolve the union.and that is it. Either of them can wake
up in the morning and, according to his mood, dissolve the union.
But as you have said, it isithe two peoples who have forged the
union. It is only he who forges something that has the right to
decide to annul it. The decision to establish a union was not made
by King Hassan so' that he can revoke it. Therefore, King
Hassan's decision is null and void, constitutionally and democrat-
ically.
NORTH AIFRRCA
We demand a reasonable trial of the king of Morocco for this
action, and we hold on to the union between the two fraternal
peoples.,We view it as a historic gain. The United States and
Israel were the first to welcome the decision by King Hassan
because it served the interests of these two enemies. It was a
setback for the Arab nation. The rulers of the Arab nation thus
are daily providing this nation with a setback. Events will develop
until the Arab nation is rid of its rulers, until the people's
congresses, the people's committees, and the Jamahiri regime is
established throughout the world, and until a unified Arab
Jamahiriyah is established. But, if the fate of the Arab nation
should remain in the hands of the rulers, the rulers will continue
to treat the masses as though they are a herd of sheep. Al-Sadat
used to whip on the Egyptian people, and Husni Mubarak
inherited the whip from him. The Americans and the' Israelis,
however, came and took the whip, and Husni Mubarak and the
Egyptian ' people ? all became a herd and the ' whip - [Al-
Qadhdhafi corrects himself] not a herd of sheep, but cows - and
the whip came into the hands of the cowboy, who is American.
That is what we can say at this glorious, and at the same time
sad, moment about the action undertaken by King Hassan II. He
wants to meet with the enemy, and we cannot but condemn such
an action. Of course, it is a traitorous action. You meet with Peres
who is slaughtering our'children in Lebanon and in Palestine, and
who is destroying our cities and children and violating our dignity
in Tunisia with his aircraft, and in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and
in Iraq. Blood is being shed; his hands are soiled with blood and
you shake hands with him? In the past, when the poor Arab
citizen met with an Israeli; he was sentenced to life imprison-
ment. An Arab ruler recognizes the enemy, he is not put in prison.
Why [word indistinct] The Arab citizen?
You meet with the prime minister of the enemy?! You swim with
him?! What disregard for the Arab nation, and for the martyrs
of Palestine, and the martyrs of the Arab nation.
Swimming in the sea on the Moroccan coast, he said that
Al-Qadhdhafi has (?reproached) me and [passage indistinct].
Then he said: We will send you another person from the
government who did not see Peres. It became a mockery. There
is not relationship between me and your government. The rela-
tionship is between us and the federation. There are federation
ministers and institutions; let the federation institution (?have a
meeting) with us.
President Hafiz al-Asad who [words indistinct]. Look at them in
Lebanon whose land is occupied and you, their Arab brother,
shake hands with the enemy, recognize him, and give him
breathing space. Then, when I' and this president issue a
statement against this meeting, you get upset. Who should get
upset; you, who met the enemy,'orus? But the poor king of
Morocco, he harmed himself, and he will pay the price to his
people and Army and the Arab nation. He inflicted a defeat,
dishonor, and harm on himself (?for the sake of) Israel and the
United States.
The United States was not able to (?save) the Shah of Iran, Haile
Selassie, Idris al-Sanusi, [name indistinct], Somozaor [words
indictinct]. All the United States' agents fell before their peoples,
even Marcos. Whoever depends on the United States, .his 'fate
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will be the same as Idris al-Sanusi, the shah of Iran, Haile
Selassie, and other agents..We are not afraid. If we were,afraid
of the United States we would not have fought., We regained
Al-Millahah base with our guns and armory. Afraid of the
United States? How? On a night such. as this, our armory and
artillery surrounded Al-Millahah base and Aden base. We were
ready to enter battle. On this spot, when I addressed you, the
masses went there chanting: Evacuation, evacuation. We said
that it is.either evacuation or Libyan land will become a red fire
under the United States' feet. [words indistinct].
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There is something else that concerns me: First, we could have
taken revenge by killing an American, Reagan's ambassador,
which would have been interpreted as personal revenge. What I
am saying concerning our [words indistinct]. I swear by.God that
we will neither hide our [word indistinct], lower our voices, nor
compromise [word indistinct]; our issue is sacred. Here he is
considering us terrorists; here they are, the killers of the Palestin-
ian people who are in Palestine; are they not considered terror-
ists? He considers them prophets of the revolution. Those who
carry the hopes and pains of a dispersed, ill-fated, and oppressed
people that is being pursued by U.S. imperialism and Zionism.
Those are people with whom we share our food. They are our
brothers, they are carrying [the banners] of a sacred cause. See,
the decadent United States with its decadent government and
administraiton considers those noble people terrorists. [words
indistinct] after the raids, shelling, and the presence of U.S.
aircraft carriers facing us, we did not retreat.
We will not hesitate to struggle for the sake of liberating Pal-
estine inch by inch. To hell with your planes and raids [word
indistinct] the unity of the Arab nation; now we realize that it is
necessary so that we can confront the U.S. raid with it. This
means that the U.S. raids were against America. First they were
defeated militarily and politcally before the world; then it showed
us that Arab unity has become essential, and we will continue to
achieve Arab unity, whether through peace or war. This issue is
[words indistinct]. If the United States wants to fight us on Arab
land, we are ready; on Libyan land, we are ready. What concerns
me...[AI-Qadhdhafi changes thought] Before I come to the point
that concerns me, [words indistinct] forgive me. On such a day in
1978 the revolution of workers and hired hands - who were some
kind of slaves - broke out. They were liberated on Al-Fatih,
1978 and they added to the revolution of the soldiers; the rev-
olution of workers and hired hands who became partners. On 7
September 1976 the students' revolution was added. [as heard]
Thus the revolution was escalated. These popular sectors staged
the revolution and [word indistinct]. Now the universities, where
authority within them rests with the students, and all other
educational establishments are run by students, while workers
now manage all establishments of production - workers' con-
gresses and workers' peoples' committees. I wish to congratulate
the workers who have become partners and not employees, and
tell them that [words indistinct] again for those workers and may
harm the general budget. I tell them that in the Jamahiri system
we should now [words indistinct] the general budget [words
indistinct]. The general wealth is divided among the people -
each shall get his share. This is the new socialism. We should not
take from the pockets of people in order to run a budget. If there
is a need for a general budget then we can decide. The people's
congresses will decide when to take from their pockets in order
to give to the budget.
We should think about the economy of each family - this is the
Jamahiri system. To think about a general budget at the expense
of the people's living conditions is the opposite to what the
Jamahiri system advocates; this is an exploitative system - to
cheat the people in order to increase taxes and dues [words
indistinct] in order to take their monies, and with these monies
administer a general budget. No; on the contrary. There should
be no taxes, nor dues; prices should not rise. This is prosperity.
The wheels are still turning in the direction of taking from the
citizen in the interest of the general budget. It should be the
opposite. One should take from the general budget in favor of the
citizen. The citizen, if he wishes, will afterwards deduct from his
budget - the general budget - if the latter needs anything. [as
heard] If we want to purchase I million rifles, each one of us
should pay 200 dinars, either in installments spread over a year
or in a lump sum, as from next month, and purchase the rifles.
Why should you cheat him? Why should we increase prices?
Why should we tell the citizen that this was necessiated by taxes,
dues, customs, and take money from by theft - the sum involved,
200 dinars. Not at all. You should be free to (?take) 200 dinars
and give him a rifle. Workers should not await solutions from the
general people's committees.
On this occasion, the 17th anniversary of the revolution, workers,
from tomorrow, should implement the idea: Workers are part-
ners and not employees. Workers should take their share from
production, and should give up everything else in return for
production and management. If the workers are rich, then this is
great. This is the radical change we believe in. The aim is to
enable poor workers and the needy to become rich. But when they
become rich they should not abandon work. If we have 400,000
Libyans who will become rich and no longer work, then it will be
right to leave them out of work [words indistinct]. Why are we
frightened to proceed along this path? This is the path of
transformation. Others claim that our workers will become rich.
You - contractors, merchants, middlemen, those who do not
produce, those who are lazy, and those who are drunk - allow
yourselves to become rich, open clubs, and take money from the
people by falsehood - do you deserve to become rich, or do the
workers, who sweat and toil to build all these roads, houses and
units, deserve to become rich? As far as I am concerned I would
like to say that in the end, the United States is a goat - if you
pardon the expression - it is stubborn. I can leave Libya, and
the whole world can hear me say this. [chant from the crowd]
Please postpone your chantings. I can leave Libya - please let
finish what I want to say. [chants] Alright; alright. [chants] I can
leave Libya and I can form an international army consisting of
tens of thousands of fighters from Central and South America,
Africa, and even Americans from the United States of America,
Europe, and Asia; [chants] Alright. I can form an international
army which has tens of thousands of fighters - Arabs and
non-Arabs. After that I can shoulder my responsibility as a
fighter and then announce the operations for which we claim
responsibility and which we carry out. After that Reagan will
know the state of his empire! I can - alright [interrupted by
chants: We are with you in soul and in blood, the last drop of
our blood]
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Reagan is now accusing us of carrying out operations which we
have not announced. He is putting the blame for such operations
on a state, and wants this state to pay the price of operations
unknown to us. We challenge him to bring to us the persons who
have carried out or who are now planning these operations. Let
him clarify his intentions - either he is mad or he wants to
colonize the Arab homeland, and destroy the resistance [inter-
rupted by chants] Alright. He now accuses us of operations about
which we know nothing. He says that the Libyans are planning,
the Libyans are carrying out terrorist operations in order to seek
revenge. He is accusing us of carrying out such actions, while the
fact remains that he is the one practicing official terrorism, and
it is Libya which is the victim of international terrorism. It is the
victim of official terrorism. No people can live constantly under
the threat of aircraft carriers and the threat of another state every
morning and every evening. He is imposing a state of fear on a
small nation. This is the form of terrorism he wants to impose on
the people of this earth. He has sufficient force with which he
wants to intimidate others.
I want to say to him that if you continue your tyranny, insolence,
madness, and foolishness against the international community
and world peace, then I Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi, want to state
that I can form an international army consisting of fighters
against imperialism and against the United States of America
personally - please stop chanting and let me finish what I want
to say - I can form an army outside Libya and I can take with
me thousands of fighters from among the Libyans. This army
will spread out to all corners of the globe and destroy the
American presence everywhere. Then we will announce every
operation.
I am not a coward like him, coming from beyond the sea and
striking at a peaceful people with long-range missiles. The stick
of the coward is long! We will announce every operation that my
army carries out. We will even say: Tomorrow, we will do such
and such, and destroy him. When we destroy something, we will
claim responsibility by saying that the international army which
I form has carried out that operation. I say to the world that if I
make such a decision and begin to gather such an army which
consists of tens of thousands of people, then within a few years
the world will rid itself of the evil of the American neo-Nazi
empire which the entire world now hates and which threatens
world peace.
The Soviet Union may not be able to destroy his empire, but it
will be destroyed by an army to be formed by Mu'ammar
al-Qadhdhafi from among the world's freedom-fighters. We will
fight everywhere where no aircraft carriers or intercontinental
missiles can reach us. This coward Reagan can stike at a town
with his aircraft carriers. He can strike at peaceful people with
his long-range missiles. But I warn him that this army which I
will eventually form cannot be harmed by his missiles - they
cannot strike at this secret army. Personnel of this army will be
able to infiltrate anywhere in the world. The United States will
be in real danger if I decide to form this army some day. I draw
the attention of the freedom-righters in Central and South
America, Africa, Asia, Europe and in the United States of
America itself to get ready; when the time comes and I am
compelled to make this serious decision, I will not hesitate to
gather an army of tens of thousands of fighters, and then I will
leave Libya so that Libya will not be subjected to Reagan's
vengeance. We will then have to face revenge from Mu'ammar
Al-Qadhdhafi and from those fighters whom I shall deploy in
every spot of the world, and we will undermine the pillars of the
U.S. empire = the big Satan - which is theatening the whole
of mankind. It threatens peace; it threatens life. It is a neo-
Nazism. I can destroy it with this army within a few years.
[chants]
This coward - because he knows that Mu'ammar Al-Qadhdhafi
resists U.S. imperialism - wants to take vengeance on Libya.
At any given moment, I can embarrass him in front of the whole
world. I leave Libya and fight him [words indistinct] the world.
I leave Libya so that Libya can be spared. When we make such
a decision we will not be afraid. We were not afraid on a night
such as this when we surrounded the bases and toppled the regime
on which he used to depend. We, when we declare our innocence
of operations which he accuses us of carrying out, do not do so
because we are afraid. If we were afraid we would not have
threatened him with this decision.
But, we are not responsible for something we have not decided
ourselves. We destroyed his aircraft. We are shouldering our
responsibility for that. We were not frightened. We did not say
that his aircraft fell by an act of God. We downed the U.S.
aircraft. We downed them during the first confrontation when
they crossed the 32 degree latitude. We downed them during the
raid that took place on 14 April, when they raided our towns.
Twice we downed a group of his aircraft. Theres is still a (?sign)
along our coastline. We pulled out the bodies of his airmen and
showed them to the world on the [television] screen. We are not
afraid, but we would like to declare that these operations about
which he is talking, we do not know anything about; we are
astonished at such operations. If he is a man, then let him show
these operations to the world. These so-called secret plans and
so-called persons who are said to be carrying them out, and the
so-called targets - let him provide evidence, otherwise, he is a
liar and a madman gambling dangerously with world peace.
[chantings]
At this moment, brothers, we challenge this enemy and declare
our disdain for him and declare that in the end victory will be for
us and the United States will suffer defeat because the last thing
I want to say is that before the entire world I declare that I have
decided to form an international army and that I will be respon-
sible for commanding this army; that I will leave Libya and that
this army will be deployed everywhere. I know that this army will
defeat this evil empire; others empires that went on practicing
their tyranny against mankind were destroyed by popular resis-
tance: Napoleon, when he became a tyrant and filled the Danube
with soldiers corpses and invaded the world, was defeated in
Spain by the popular resistance in the Spanish mountains. Pop-
ular resistance can make tyranny pay. Hulagu's [grandson of
Genghis Khan] invasions were finished and destroyed. Napo-
leon's invasions were destroyed. Hitler's empire was destroyed
when he was resisted by:the peoples. The partisans movement in
Eastern Europe - was the one that defeated Hitler, Reagan, no
one: The resistance by the partisans was the one that destroyed
Hitler's arrogant empire, which disregarded everything in the
world, and turned the world into a vital sphere for Germany. The
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new Hitler is now turning the entire world into a vital sphere for
the United States.
This new Hitler - Reagan - does not read history, as I have
told you. He did not read how Napoleon was destroyed. Popular
resistance in Spain was what destroyed Napoleon. He did not
read how Hitler was destroyed - by the resistance of communist
partisans in Eastern Europe. He does not read history. He thinks
that an empire which possesses weapons can last. Where is the
Ottoman Empire? Where is the empire of Alexander the Great?
Where is the empire of Genghis Khan? Where is Napoleon's
empire? Where is Hitler's empire? They were all destroyed by
the resistance of the peoples.
I am still at the stage of leading the revolution on Libyan and
Arab territory. I check America's military campaigns over our
territory and will resist it bravely and we will stand our ground.
We will make them suffer affliction. We will feed them to the
fish in the Mediterranean if they reach our territory. I would like
to say that Libya has the military capability and the human
capability - it has armed people, and as from next month we
will begin collecting the money for I million rifles in order to arm
I million people. They will be deployed along the Mediterranean
coast and we will announce the establishment of armed Libyan
towns so that this coastline will become a burning fire.
I wish to say that Libya has economic capabilities that cannot be
harmed by the American economic blockade. To hell with his
blockade. To hell with his fleets. We are fighting here for the
sake of our nation's honor, and its right to live and remain. But
brothers, if we want to defeat America on its own soil and remove
its bases from all continents of the world I will be compelled to
form this international army. When I put out a call to the
freedom-fighters and the fighters against imperialism, thousands
and thousands of people from all parts of the globe will respond
to this call. Reagan and his empire will then see what fate awaits
them. On this day - when we salute and celebrate the 17th
anniversary of the historic revolution, which has changed the
course of events in the world and which has constituted a new
struggle phenomenon - we proudly salute, brothers, the officers
and soldiers who staged the revolution and who carried out my
order - the order of death - at an hour such as this, and who
were not intimidated by the bases of America andd Britain, we
salute the great people of Libya who took over the banner of the
revolution and began to escalate it until the people's authority
was established. These people, who have wealth, authority and
arms in their hands and who are resisting, are not isolated. I say
to you while you are fighting, with or without Mu'ammar al-
Qadhdhafi and his colleagues, that you have friends with you;
you have the Soviet Union, the great friend, with you; you have
with you the entire socialist bloc; [applause and chants] you have
with you the masses everywhere; you have with you wll peace-
loving and freedom-loving peoples.
If America is a superpower, we have a friend who is also a
superpower: the Soviet Union, with all its capabilities, stood by
the Libyan people. It is inevitable that you should know this. He
Soviet Union shouldered its responsibility as a superpower
against the rumpus of this mighty American power which has
become a threaLto world peace and a threat to the existence of
Q 16 NORTH AFRICA
the Soviet Union itself. The Soviet Union realizes now that its
peace initiatives are being disregarded by imperialism and has
realized that the imperialists should be confronted with force. I
would like to tell you that capitalism, which has produced the
American camp, cannot continue to exist because it is based on
exploitation, and cannot resist against war; it cannot resist
against a people's war; it cannot stand its ground for long. It is
built on usury and exploitation, and usury and exploitation
constitute a cowardly program that cannot last long in war and
cannot finance a war as long the war is a lost war. If there is a
profit to be obtained from war, then they will kindle a war.
If capitalism benefits from war, then it declares war, but if the
war is like that in Vietnam - popular resistance - it [words
indistinct]. U.S. capitalism was what led to the defeat of the U.S.
war machine in Vietnam. It did not pursue the war, because it
had encountered resistance that smashed its combat elements.
Capitalism is thus not prepared to build another war instrument
that would be smashed without profit. it seeks profit, a market
(?for its goods).
In the final analysis the United States is a paper tiger. America
will not last long, because its system is capitalist and has no
relationship with progress. Socialism will triumph in the end.
Socialism will triumph, because it is the force of progress, the one
that will never lose its ties with history. as for capitalism, it is a
reactionary force, hostile to freedom and to life itself. it is going
to end; do not afraid of it. it is doomed to disappear.
Look at the world map of yesterday, and then look at today's map.
The soil is burning under the feet of the imperialists. look at the
revolution on the U.S. borders. Reagan has told you: Al-
Qadhdhafi is going to build another Libya in front of my house,
meaning Nicaragua. Look where the revolution has reached!
Cuba is only 90 miles away from the United States; it is free and
challenging, having set up a communist system just to annoy
America on its borders. He [Reagan] cannot remove it. Even the
people of Grenada will triumph. We will ally ourselves with the
people of Grenada until the new [word indistinct] returns to
power. Revolution is flaring up in Salvador, Chile, Guatemala,
and Honduras. These are on the borders of the United States. [as
heard] he cannot defeat these peoples. They will triumph.
Look at how the revolution is flaring up inside the U.S. borders.
The blacks inside America: we are with them until the nation
of blacks is formed. The indians inside America: we are with
them until the nation of red Indians triumphs. America has time
bombs inside it which will explode and destroy it. As for the
socialist camp, it is a sound, healthy camp, free of these con-
tradictions. the progressive societies are free of these diseases. As
for the capitalist society, it is like the body of Reagan himself,
ridden with deadly terminal diseases; it will come to an end.
To conclude, as we speak we commemorate the anniversary of
the historic revolution; we have proved our right to live with pride;
we declare our triumph over imperialism and our determination
to inflict final defeat upon it;
We reaffirm our alliance with the Soviet Union, with the socialist
community, and with all peoples struggling for their freedom; we
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reaffirm our alliance with the Palestinian combatants and the
placing of all our capabilities at their disposal.
At the same time, we express sadness and sorrow over the
disgraceful act, contrary to the hopes of the Arab nation, perpe-
trated by King Hassan II.
Yesterday, during President Hafiz al-Asad's visit, there was an
agreement to set up a union which you agreed to at your con-
gresses, and which the Syrian people decided on between Libya
and Syria in any form, any form. We two agree on the establish-
ment of a union between both countries.
On the other hand, we signed with Algeria a unity charter as
provided by Algeria's national' charter, adopted by the Algerian
people, and about which the Algerian people held a referendum
- a union desired by the Algerian. people according to the
Algerian charter, which will be submitted afterward to the
Libyan and Algerian peoples.
Only the strong survive. The struggle continues. Forward; victory
is ours. [crowd shouts slogans hailing the Jamahiriyah and the
Al-Fatih Revolution).
Al-Qadhdhafi Reminisces About Revolution's Beginnings
LD311043 Tripoli JANA in Arabic
0700 GMT 31 Aug 86
[Text] Tripoli, 21 Aug (JANA) - Within the Libyan Arab
people's celebrations of the 17th anniversary of the Great al-
Fatih Revolution, the brother leader of the revolution spoke over
the radio and television [time and date not specified] about his
reminiscences of when he was a student at the Sabha secondary
school, where he started establishing secret revolutionary cells.
In his reminiscences broadcast, which contained pictures, the
leader referred to the situation that prevailed at that time in
Sabha and the extent of oppression and injustice that was prac-
ticed by the henchmen and symbols of the defunct regime against
the sons of the people, who suffered from poverty, hunger and
disease and who were deprived of the simplest fundamentals of
life. The leader of the revolution also referred to his instigation,
organization and leadership of the unity-motivated student and
popular demonstrations that were staged to protest the conspir-
acy of secession of Syria from the United Arab Republic. He also
spoke about his collection of donations for the Algerian rev-
olution and his effective participation in it.
He pointed out that the demonstrations he led on such pan-Arab
occasions were not appreciated by the defunct regime, which
caused him to experience the oppression and injustices of the
henchmen of the defunct regime. The province decided to expel
him from his school and deprive him from attending any others
in the province.
With the aid of photographs, the brother leader then reminisced
about his secondary school, a boarding school in the town of
Misratah, and what he experienced there. He referred to his
study at the military academy in the town of Al-Bayan al-Awwal,
Banghazi, how he prepared the organization of the Free Unionist
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Officers Movement and how he strove to make officers NCO's
and soldiers who were reliable and who believed in the principles
and aims of the movement join the movement. He recalled that
no matter what difficulties and critical situations threatened the
discovery of the movement, he endured.
In his broadcast the brother leader talked about the officers who
joined the revolution after March 1969 and tried to steal it. He
pointed out that those officers did not suffer and struggle for the
revolution as the free unionist officers struggled. They did not
recognize the high aims and noble purposes for which we started
the revolution, and they forgot our historic dream. He stressed
that their attempt to steal the revolution was unethical. They did
not face the forces of the defunct era, its police forces or the U.S.
and British colonialist bases that were on Libyan Arab soil.
In his broadcast, the leader pointed out that he feels for those
who suffer, not only in Libya, but for the whole human race,
because his suffering for the revolution made him feel for those
who suffer in the world. The leader pointed out a number of
economic and social problems from which the peoples suffer
under the current ruling regimes and false democracies, and the
grave results to their living, housing, and family relations. He
stressed that this tyranny, oppression and exploitation should be
ended, and the injustice should be lifted. The struggle should
continue to achieve final freedom from all forms of injustice and
tyranny.
In his reminiscences, the brother leader talked about the crises
faced by revolutions all over the world. He pointed out that the
masses, for which the revolutionaries struggle, are normally the
prey of and are exposed to colonialist propaganda campaigns,
which may, even without their knowledge, cause them to take the
side of their enemies. The leader gave the example that, in the
revolutions the masses put their enemies in control of their
destiny because they did not know what is good for them, the
revolutions ended and collapsed. He stressed that the masses are
able, at the time of troubles, to work miracles and do the
impossible, working and sacrificing even at time of air raids.
In his broadcast, the brother leader mentioned the failed barba-
rous U.S.-NATO aggression against the Great Jamahiriyah last
April, which was directed against him. He stressed that the U.S.
Administration directed its failed barbarous aggression against
him because he did not steal the popular mass revolution but lived
it and felt for the sufferings of the masses. U.S. imperialism was
not happy when it saw the Libyan Arab people having its people's
authority, fully controlling its destiny, holding the authority,
wealth and weapons and preaching the final freedom from all
forms of slavery and exploitation to the peoples of the earth.
In his reminiscences on this great historic occasion of the 17th
anniversary of the Great Al-Fatih Revolution, the leader pointed
out that it is a pleasure for the masses to learn about the struggle
and sufferings of the makers of the revolution, the free unionist
officers, through photographs.
Concluding his broadcast, the leader of victory and defiance
saluted the free unionist officers and congratulated the heroic
Libyan Arab people, who are challenging the strongest imperial-
ist force on earth and achieving victory over it. He also saluted
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the people who are struggling for freedom and for breaking the
chains of exploitation and hegemony.
Al-Qadhdhaf Addresses Revolutionary Committees
LD301250 Tripoli Voice ctf Greater Arab Homeland
in Arabic 1130 GMT 30 Aug 86
[Text] Amid great revolutionary cohesion between the rev-
olutionary forces and their leader and amid resounding and
defiant revolutionary chants at a revolutionary festivity to mark
the celebration of the 17th anniversary of the Great 1 September
Revolution, the brother leader of the revolution yesterday opened
the 9th session of the revolutionary committees.
Major 'Abd al-Salam Ahmad Jallud, the brothers Abu Musa
[Sa'id Musa Muragha] and Ahmad Jibril, some leaders of the
Palestinian revolution, and correspondents of the foreign press,
radio, and news agencies were present.
Our correspondent at the ninth session of the revolutionary
committees reports the following:
[Begin recording by unidentified radio correspondent] Brothers
in Arabism, peace and God's blessings be upon you. Amid the
glorious festivities and with great pride and defiance the rev-
olutionary forces that have converged from various parts of the
Great Jamahiriyah to Tripoli began their ninth session on 29
August.
The brother leader of the revolution and founder of the rev-
olutionary committees movement attended the opening of the
session. The revolutionary force resolved that the slogan of the
session will be: "For the sake of a genuine practice of the
revolution, the revolutionary committees emphasize the chal-
lenge and the building of the new Jamahiri society."
The revolutionary force joined in with its leader, the leader of
victory and defiance, and by its reverberating chants confirmed
its commitment to the Green Thought, the thought of the Third
World Theory and to its propagation at home and abroad, and
emphasized their constant readiness to carry out the order of
death in defense of the Great 1 September Revolution. The
revolutionary force also expressed its determination to confront
and engage challenges at home and abroad and to carry out the
revolutionary tasks - the domestic, international, and pan-Arab
tasks - so that the Arab nation will arise, achieve its unity, and
defeat its enemy.
Within the framework of his guiding and instigatory role, the
brother leader and founder of the revolutionary committees
movement addressed the conferees and spoke about several rev-
olutionary issues. He stressed the role of the revolutionary com-
mittees in consolidating the people's power and building human
civilization. He referred to the Jamahiriyah's influential role in
instigating the peoples of the world to liberate themselves from
all the instruments of tyranny, oppression, and injustice, in view
of the fact that the peoples of the world have set their hopes on
the Jamahiriyah.
The leader said that the session is being held amid circumstances
created by the enemy in an attempt to influence our morale, and
asserted that such an attempt will not dissuade the revolutionary
force from carrying on with the implementation of its tasks.
The leader also explained a number of domestic tasks which the
revolutionary committees must carry out to confront the chal-
lenges of U.S. imperialism. Until we meet in another dispatch, I
greet you. Peace and God's mercy and blessings be upon you. [end
recording]
Committees Issue Statement
LD011453 Tripoli JANA in Arabic
0815 GMT 1 Sep 86
[Text] Tripoli, 1 Sep (JANA) - The 9th session of the rev-
olutionary committees issued the following statement at the end
of its meetings yesterday:
At a time when the barbaric U.S. onslaught against the 1
September Revolution is intensifying because the 1 September
Revolution is the hope of the Arab masses and the haven of the
free men of the world; because it is waging a popular revolution,
the revolution of the future; because it is the only road to unity
and liberation; because it heralds an end to the theory of arbi-
trariness and the destruction of the societies of exploitation, and
advocates the building of a united Arab Jamahiriyah from the
Atlantic Ocean to the gulf;
And at a time when U.S. imperialism is launching a terrorist
military and media campaign against the Jamahiriyah and is
imposing a political and economic blockade on it in order to divert
it from its historic role of leading the Arab nation and instigating
the peoples of the world against U.S. hegemony and the reaction-
ary and fascist regimes of the Arab homeland and the world;
And a time when the cause of freedom in the Jamahiriyah is
being strengthened and the power of the people is being consoli-
dated, socialism is being achieved, and a series of magnificent
achievements are being crowned with the great man-made river;
And a time when the heroic operations of the fighting rev-
olutionary forces against the Zionist enemy are escalating, the
world revolutionary movement is growing, and the anger of
people against imperialist arrogance is rising and the Jama-
hiriyah is turning into an international springboard for combat-
ting imperialisms and reaction, and the fighters of the world are
rallying around their internationalist leader Mu'ammar al-
Qadhdhafi, leader of the challenge and victory; at this time, the
9th session of the Revolutionary Committees Movement was held
from 29-31 August under the slogan of "for the sake of a genuine
practice of the revolution" to emphasize the challenge and the
building of a new Jamahiri society. The 9th session has adopted
a number of secret resolutions on the domestic, national [gawmi],
and international levels - resolutions that seek to escalate the
struggle, consolidate freedom, and bring the day of victory of the
peoples closer. the 9th session of the revolutionary committees
declares the following:
First, the Revolutionary Committees Movement addresses a
strong threat to the U.S. Administration that unless that terrorist
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