Regime Change in Libya and the National Endowment for Democracy: A Nexus of Terrorism and Human Rights

In “America’s Conquest of Africa: The Roles of France and Israel,” Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya and Julien Teil describe NED’s collaboration with some unsavoury characters to supposedly bring “democracy” to the Libyan people:

Since 2001, the U.S. has falsely presented itself as a champion against terrorism. The Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative (TSCTI), which opened the doors for AFRICOM in Africa, was justified as necessary by Washington to fight organizations like the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in Algeria and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) in Libya. Yet, Washington is cooperating and using these very same groups in Libya, along with the National Front for the Salvation of Libya and the Muslim Brotherhood, as foot soldiers and proxies. Moreover, many of the key Libyan individuals that are members of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) are members of these groups and have also been part of conferences and longstanding plans pushing for regime change in Libya.

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