Mediterranean Drowning Tragedy: Europe's Engineered Catastrophe
📰 THE STORY: The Guardian reports that hundreds are feared dead after attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea last week, with Cyclone Harry battering the region, and a confirmed shipwreck near Malta claiming at least 50 lives. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: In 2011, NATO's intervention in Libya, led by powers like France, the UK, and the US, utterly destroyed the country's
stable government under Gaddafi, turning Libya from Africa's most prosperous nation into a failed state rife with instability, chaos, and active slave markets. This directly fueled the explosion of dangerous migration routes through the Mediterranean. Before 2011, Gaddafi was actively working with Italy to stem migration flows, a deal that collapsed with his assassination. Double Standard: When
Western nations intervene militarily in countries like Libya, causing massive destabilization and displacement, it's framed as 'humanitarian intervention' or 'spreading democracy.' Yet, when the inevitable consequence (mass migration) leads to humanitarian crises at sea, the narrative shifts to 'uncontrolled migration,' 'smuggling rings,' or 'natural disasters' like cyclones, absolving European
governments of their role in creating the very conditions that force people onto flimsy boats. Meanwhile, European maritime patrols actively push back or ignore distress calls, a policy that would be deemed criminal if enacted by any other state against its own citizens. Follow the Money: European Union states, including Italy, have poured billions into 'border externalization' deals, funding