What happens if the ‘enemy’ has what you want? Do you beg, fight, pray or strike a deal to get it?
Interesting!
Libya has being perceived as an ‘enemy’ by many western nations for decades but Libya has Oil and the likes of Italy, Britain, Germany etc. must talk to Libya otherwise they risk talking to some other middle eastern ‘enemies.’
Britain has talked to Libya recently and it has led to the release of Megrahi, a bomber, a killer and call him more names; he is back in Libya and most interestingly, was given a royal welcome perhaps for having murdered two hundred and seventy people in 1988.
You didn’t need a soothsayer to tell you that Megrahi’s release was tied to BP’s oil interest in Libya.
Well, according to Gordon Brown, there was ".... no double dealing, no deal on oil" over his release but Jack Straw is saying there was a deal. Poor Scottish authorities, they would have given in on the need for their economy to be ‘powered’.
The U.S is angry but I believe this anger will be worked out in some diplomatic talks in a few days time and then business will continue as usual. After all, everybody does it. Lives could have being lost, families bereaved but if there is a deal on the line, the ‘necessary’ has to be done or there might be no deal.
What is interesting to me in all of these is how systems are the same everywhere – In Africa, Europe, America, everywhere. Call it first world, second world, developing, least developing or whatever academic jargon that suits you, once they are run by humans, expect similar outputs.
Humans are the same, their position, education or location notwithstanding and they display similar propensities. They are sometimes hypocrites who try to clean up others but they smell themselves. Kettles who call pots black.
They could trade joy, hope and purpose for pounds, euro and dollars and could strike deals with their enemy but have no deal with their creator.
***Originally written in my Facebook note on Sunday, 06 September 2009 at 08:29***
Interesting!
Libya has being perceived as an ‘enemy’ by many western nations for decades but Libya has Oil and the likes of Italy, Britain, Germany etc. must talk to Libya otherwise they risk talking to some other middle eastern ‘enemies.’
Britain has talked to Libya recently and it has led to the release of Megrahi, a bomber, a killer and call him more names; he is back in Libya and most interestingly, was given a royal welcome perhaps for having murdered two hundred and seventy people in 1988.
You didn’t need a soothsayer to tell you that Megrahi’s release was tied to BP’s oil interest in Libya.
Well, according to Gordon Brown, there was ".... no double dealing, no deal on oil" over his release but Jack Straw is saying there was a deal. Poor Scottish authorities, they would have given in on the need for their economy to be ‘powered’.
The U.S is angry but I believe this anger will be worked out in some diplomatic talks in a few days time and then business will continue as usual. After all, everybody does it. Lives could have being lost, families bereaved but if there is a deal on the line, the ‘necessary’ has to be done or there might be no deal.
What is interesting to me in all of these is how systems are the same everywhere – In Africa, Europe, America, everywhere. Call it first world, second world, developing, least developing or whatever academic jargon that suits you, once they are run by humans, expect similar outputs.
Humans are the same, their position, education or location notwithstanding and they display similar propensities. They are sometimes hypocrites who try to clean up others but they smell themselves. Kettles who call pots black.
They could trade joy, hope and purpose for pounds, euro and dollars and could strike deals with their enemy but have no deal with their creator.
***Originally written in my Facebook note on Sunday, 06 September 2009 at 08:29***
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