What is happening these days around the event must be for the CGIL Libyan source of deep reflection and objective evaluation. An underestimation of the facts would lead the federation to take positions instead of going in support of the people in revolt, would facilitate the preservation of the dominance of Western countries and puppets in power in several Arab states. The risk seems to us in this CGIL from reading press releases and other operations where it is alleged that in the face of a dictator who fired on unarmed civilians is not possible to maintain an equidistant attitude and that somehow Gaddafi must be stopped.
The events are triggered in Libya on those of Tunisia and Egypt and to coincide with a series of protests and uprisings in other countries of the Maghreb and the Arabian Peninsula. It is not possible in a few lines into the causes, results and possible developments of these important social phenomena, however, that analysis should be made within the CGIL. In our view it is important to highlight some obvious differences between the situation of the Libyan and other events. In other countries we have seen a crescendo of popular demonstrations, comprising different social strata and for the most part unarmed that more and more invaded the streets. This came particularly clear in Tunisia and Egypt, where the protests began came from at least two years before, with the intensification of major strikes by workers in the industrial centers in the blood readily repressed by their respective regimes friendly to the West. In Libya we have not seen to an escalation of this type, there are reports of mass protests in the streets of major cities in the country, especially the Tripoli region, nor of strikes by workers. From the accounts more reliable that we have in place that looks more like an army of some people, particularly those living in Cyrenaica and belonging to these clans in the area, against the tribal clans headed by Gaddafi (the tribe is still supporting structure of the Libyan society). To emphasize is that the standard of living of the average Libyan is higher than that of the Tunisian or Egyptian. So much so that the Libyans would not normally emigrate in search of work in other countries. The protest movement is driven by different motivations: the management of oil, secession from the domination of the clan of Cyrenaica Gaddafi, will on the part of young people, as in many other Arab countries, to build a truly free nation permanently from the domain of family clans. This strong desire is to cross tribal membership, is not concentrated on one side and this is the aspect that we should engage in this affair. In the movement, however, are also part and attempts to control and exploitation by the dominant countries and their multinational companies, particularly Western. It is a conflict that any case fits into the overall picture that has its roots in the increasing competitive struggle, exacerbated by severe economic crisis, between nations and multinational companies for the division of raw materials in the world. If we start from these considerations, the flattening shown by our review of the positions taken by European governments, American and Arab countries is very dangerous, because it is likely to endorse the substance of their policies of intervention.
A large union can not be limited to the total disinformation dished up on television and newspapers. For example, UN sanctions and the referral of the Gaddafi International Criminal Court, were taken in the wake of the news, then denial, get to 10,000 deaths from air strikes on the Libyan regime of unarmed civilians and the spread of photos of mass graves have been shown to result in an existing cemetery on the outskirts of Tripoli. In this way, the military-media machine got its purpose: to create public opinion a strong resentment against the dictator and preparatory measures for possible military action if that was not done until today is only due to the contrasts between number of roosters in the henhouse to decide who should absorb as the cost of the mission, the fact that the rebels do not seem quite so easily controlled by Western countries and not least the fear of to create new anti-imperialist sentiments in a very hot. These maneuvers have already seen in the past, the most glaring was that weapons of mass destruction to Saddam, and we can not continue not to recognize them. This does not mean supporting the current Libyan regime, even if we support the Libyan revolt we must support the element common to other situations, that is the explosive young people will not only get rid of Qaddafi, but also a social structure atavistic that prevents them from seeing a certain future . But there are real difficulties that weaken the struggle and the tribes are backward and social organization. In Egypt and Tunisia instead of the size and compactness of the protest had the better of the repressive apparatus, no less fierce than Libyans. Western states have had to take note and give Ben Ali and Mubarak, their great allies.
But on Libya after only three days of fake news and thundering tom-toms started the media-political "stop the cruel dictator," "Gaddafi is a criminal who fires on his people" (also echoed in phrases CGIL), and now here comes the UN sanctions and referral to criminal court, with a speed unheard of organisms usually very slow or unable to decide as was the case even before the invasion of Gaza and Lebanon and decreed by the Israeli government during which the military quietly bombed men, women and children, providing some thousand deaths certificates. Or when it is Treaty of "humanitarian wars, democracy, terrorism and so on. etc.. "flow around the world by the US-NATO and coalitions that now add up to millions of direct and indirect civilian casualties.
Why Gaddafi is a criminal and others not? The Bush, Blair, Sharon, have never been charged nor has it ever been invoked their testimony. Obama himself still more than his predecessor to make war around the world, the pride which earned him the award of the Nobel Peace Prize. While in Egypt at least 400 people were killed and Mubarak in Sharm it is quiet. As well as Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain fire on the unarmed crowd and say nothing.
In conclusion, the watchwords of the CGIL union may not be similar to those adopted by politicians of other states which have much more hands-on. One can not invoke the non-equidistance threatening to support a new military intervention which would have nothing of humanitarian aid. So how not to be equidistant when you should not. For Afghanistan has relied on the 'exit strategy "without declaring openly that this is a war of aggression carried out from Italy and no clamor for the immediate withdrawal of the military. The CGIL ability to distinguish between different situations, openly defend the popular demands that arise from the bottom and avoid unwittingly siding with the maneuvers of the rich countries and corporations that seek to preserve their own, however, the status quo. Only in this way we can help take a leaf from the struggles and the Middle East and North Africa, where many people starting with the workers have taken over their lives and opened a season of real achievement and social resistance against the powerful local and international. If not now, when?
Simona Barbiani (National Executive Fisac-CGIL)
Luca Berrettini (Executive Fisac-Cgil Roma Northeast)
Maurizio Bisegna (Regional Directors Fisac-CGIL Lazio)
Antonella Bonvini (Regional Directors Fisac-CGIL Lazio)
Alessandro Castrichella (Regional Directors Fisac-CGIL Lazio)
Leonardo De Angelis (Executive CGIL Camera del Lavoro Roma sud)
Antonio Formichella (Regional Directors Fisac-CGIL Lazio)
Andrea Furlan (Regional Directors Filcams-CGIL Lazio)
Luigi Giannini (National Executive Fisac-CGIL)
Legnante Joseph (Executive Fisac-CGIL Southwest Rome)
Antonio Maiorano (National Executive Fisac-CGIL)
Maurizio Mancuso (Regional Directors Fisac-CGIL Lazio)
Pasquale Panico (CGIL Secretary Filcams Rsa)
Richard Tranquilli (Regional Directors Fisac-CGIL Lazio)
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