I didn't see any comment on how natural resources are used to generate more income for the state than for the foreign businesses that develop the resources for their use outside of the nation. The IMF is not a socialist entity unless you admit they work only for the World Bank and their only desire is to the World Bank. Create an economic disaster that starves many of the least important citizens and they offer a solution that puts them into perpetual debt.
A socialist Nation would try to be as independent as possible while the IMF makes sure they cannot even grow enough food for themselves because 'denial of food' is one of the first economic weapons used by the IMF using their 'political entity' the UN.
What was Libya before NATO came calling??
https://www.africanexponent.com/post/ten-reasons-libya-under-gaddafi-was-a-great-place-to-live-2746
Education and medical treatment were free
Newlyweds received U.S $50,000 from the government
Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project
Libya had no external debt and had reserves of $150 billion most of which were frozen globally
The price of petrol was $0,14 per litre
Having a home was considered a human right
Gender equality actually a reality
The Human Development Index was better than two-thirds of the countries reported on
People had enough food
Privatization of all Libyan oil to every citizen
The improvements made by NATO.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/years-regrets-libya-gaddafi-demise-171019073901622.html
The country's deterioration has led many inside and out of the country to question whether the country
was better off during Gaddafi's 42-year-long reign.
'Dream of return'
For one group, however, there is no hint of regret over the late leader's demise.
The self-styled "Brother Leader" left little room for dissenting political expression, and those who dared align themselves with opposition political movements risked imprisonment or death.
Spurred by the atmosphere of repression, thousands of Libyans fled the country seeking new homes in other Arab states or further afield in
Europe or the US.
The visit is to confirm the war against then is getting the desired results. Not only foes starvation punish the least important it sends a clear message to the rest of the world what resisting UN guidelines will get you. Step #1, accept the IMF loan (to fix the same things they had wrecked through lack of spare parts of bombing by a NATO friendly entity who do what they are told or the same underhanded means would be used against them.
His visit a year ago should have resulted in the same conditions that exist today were there a year ago and when no improvements are made that has to be taken as part of the 'master plan' and the UN reports are confirming that both the war and the sanctions are doing just what they are intended to accomplish.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/...-visit-yemen-as-fears-grow-of-mass-starvation
U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock will travel to Yemen this week amid intense diplomacy to end a war that has pushed millions to the brink of famine.
The three-day visit beginning Thursday will allow the U.N. under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs to see first-hand the world's worst humanitarian crisis, a UN statement said Wednesday.
U.N. peace envoy Martin Griffiths is hoping to bring the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the Huthi rebels to Sweden in the coming days for negotiations on ending the three-year conflict.
At least 8 million people are at risk of starvation in Yemen, but UN aid officials fear four million more will face mass hunger if the fighting continues.
Lowcock, who last visited Yemen in October 2017, will hold talks with officials in the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and in government-controlled Aden.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/253688-u-n-aid-chief-calls-for-end-to-fighting-in-yemen
U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock appealed Thursday for a halt to fighting in Yemen amid intense diplomacy to end a war that has pushed millions to the brink of famine.
"I'd like to see a cessation of hostilities, especially around the key infrastructure, especially around Hodeida," Lowcock told reporters after arriving in the rebel-held capital Sanaa.
Under heavy international pressure, Saudi-backed pro-government forces have largely suspended a five-month offensive on the insurgent-held port city of Hodeida, a key entry point for imports and aid.
U.N. agencies say 14 million Yemenis are at risk of starvation and the closure of the port would exacerbate the humanitarian crisis gripping the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.
"I have come because I am very concerned about the humanitarian situation here, which has deteriorated since I was here last," Lowcock said.
"I'd like to see the environment in which the aid system operates, made easier for the aid agencies.
"I would like to see stronger economic support, more resources injected into the economy, salaries paid, more foreign exchange so that ordinary people have more money to buy the essentials to survive."
Lowcock will spend three days in Yemen to see first-hand the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the U.N.
U.N. peace envoy Martin Griffiths is hoping to bring the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the Iran-aligned Huthi rebels to Sweden in the coming days for negotiations on ending the more than three-year conflict.
. The mix of capitalism with deemed essential social services is the right way to go, you can't let people starve, but still have to be given an incentive to better their lives.
