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| Abdul-Jalil: Libya Will Be Modern Islamic State |
| 2011-11-14 |
| [Tripoli Post] Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, the head Libya's National Transitional Council Saturday decided to put his neck out in a meeting with the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... 's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton when he assured her that Libya won't turn into an turban Islamic country. At a joint news conference in Tripoli with the EU's top diplomat Ms Ashton, who opened a delegation in Tripoli, Abdul-Jalil said: "We will not be an turban Islamic country. Our Islam is moderate." Define 'moderate', do so in both English and Arabic, and make sure the two agree... He added that the formation of a new government of experts is to be completed in the coming week. Ms Ashton also held talks with Libya's interim leaders as the bloc moved to cement relations. Heralding the bloc's commitment to assist recovery from the eight-month conflict and "build a new Libya based on the rule of law, democracy and human rights." ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... In Tripoli, she met National Transitional Council (NTC) particularly NTC chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil and prime minister Abdurrahim el-Keeb, visited Martyrs' Square, and addressed the first Libyan Women's Rights Forum. Last month Abdul-Jalil said that Islamic Shariah law would be the main source of legislation in the new Libya and that tenets violating it would be nullified. His statement caused a stir in the West, but Saturday's explanation will help stifle their concerns. Following the NTC chairman's earlier statement, other council members were reported saying that Abdul-Jalil had expressed his personal views on the role of Shariah law. They further noted that a constitution, which would address the role of religion in Libya, will only be written next year. In the joint presser, Ashton, whose visit came 48 hours ahead of a meeting of the EU's 27 foreign ministers, said she will look at means of helping Libya recover from the months-long conflict. She added that both sides discussed the elections planned for Libya in eight months, the security situation and the country's post-war reconstruction. Asked for comment on the impact on Libyan women of polygamy and a ban on divorce, Ashton's spokeswoman last month said, "we expect the new Libya to be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles." As part of Libya's transition to democracy, following the fall of the former dictatorial regime of former leader Muammar Al Qadaffy, ...a reminder that a single man with an idea can screw up an entire nation... a new interim government will run the country for eight months until a national assembly is elected by June. Abdul-Jalil said that the workings of this interim government have already been given a kick-start with the recent appointment of Abdurrahim el-Keeb as prime minister, who has also been tasked with presenting a list of names of ministers to the NTC in the coming week. It would be a kind of a technocratic government with ministers to be chosen based on expertise, not tribal considerations, the NTC chief said. Ms Ashton said her visit to Tripoli was intended to show her support for the new Libya. "We hope to be here for many years as your partner," she told Abdul-Jalil. In a statement Saturday, Ashton said the 27-nation bloc would continue to support civil society in Libya, "in particular women and young people, who have a major role to play in shaping Libya's future." She added: "Opening a fully decampedged EU delegation in Tripoli underlines the EU's commitment to our close relationship with the Libyan people, both during the political transition and in the long term." She went on to say that she would try to ensure that billions of dollars in Libyan assets abroad, frozen as part of international sanctions against the former Al Qadaffy regime, will be released as quickly as possible. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 the formation of a new government of experts is to be completed in the coming week. Now there's a phrase to warm the cockles of a EUcrats heart. One more tyrannical "technocracy" just like the EU as pictured by Monnet so long ago and still the utopian future according to the wankers of today. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2011-11-14 15:34 |
| #4 modern islamic = oxymoron Not at all. modern islamic = let leftards help. |
| Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-11-14 12:23 |
| #3 modern islamic = oxymoron |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-11-14 12:10 |
| #2 And refugees. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-11-14 10:16 |
| #1 Exporting oil and terrorism? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-14 03:59 |