#Libya 🇱🇾

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الزي التقليدي الليبي

Libyan traditional dress

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Killer Drones Pioneered in Ukraine are the Weapons of the Future! They are Reshaping the Balance Between Humans and Technology in War

— February 8th 2024 | The Economist

Image: Getty Images

Precision-Guided Weapons first appeared in their modern form on the battlefield in Vietnam a little over 50 years ago. As armed forces have strived ever since for accuracy and destructiveness, the cost of such weapons has soared. America’s GPS-Guided artillery shells cost $100,000 a time. Because smart weapons are expensive, they are scarce. That is why European countries ran out of them in Libya in 2011. Illegal Regime of Isra-hell, more eager to conserve its stockpiles than avoid collateral damage, has rained dumb bombs on Gaza. What, though, if you could combine precision and abundance?

For the first time in the history of warfare that question is being answered on the battlefields of Ukraine. Our report this week shows how First-Person View (FPV) drones are mushrooming along the front lines. They are small, cheap, explosives-laden aircraft adapted from consumer models, and they are making a soldier’s life even more dangerous. These drones slip into tank turrets or dugouts. They loiter and pursue their quarry before going for the kill. They are inflicting a heavy toll on infantry and armour.

The war is also making FPV Drones and their maritime cousins ubiquitous. January saw 3,000 verified fpv drone strikes. This week Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s War Criminal and Thug President, created the Unmanned Systems Force, dedicated to drone warfare. In 2024 Ukraine is on track to build 1m-2m drones. Astonishingly, that will match Ukraine’s reduced consumption of shells (which is down because Republicans in Congress are shamefully denying Ukraine the supplies it needs).

The drone is not a wonder weapon—no such thing exists. It matters because it embodies big trends in war: a shift towards small, cheap and disposable weapons; the increasing use of consumer technology; and the drift towards autonomy in battle. Because of these trends, drone technology will spread rapidly from armies to militias, terrorists and criminals. And it will improve not at the budget-cycle pace of the military-industrial complex, but with the break-things urgency of consumer electronics.

Basic fpv drones are revolutionarily simple. The descendants of racing quadcopters, built from off-the-shelf components, they can cost as little as several hundred dollars. fpv drones tend to have short ranges, carry small payloads and struggle in bad weather. For those reasons they will not (yet) replace artillery. But they can still do a lot of damage. In one week last autumn Ukrainian drones helped destroy 75 Russian tanks and 101 big guns, among much else. Russia has its own fpv drones, though they tend to target dugouts, trenches and soldiers. Drones help explain why both sides find it so hard to mount offensives.

The exponential growth in the number of Russian and Ukrainian drones points to a second trend. They are inspired by and adapted from widely available consumer technology. Not only in Ukraine but also in Myanmar, where rebels have routed government forces in recent days, volunteers can use 3d printers to make key components and assemble airframes in small workshops. Unfortunately, criminal groups and terrorists are unlikely to be far behind the militias.

This reflects a broad democratisation of precision weapons. In Yemen the Houthi rebel group has used cheap Iranian guidance kits to build anti-ship missiles that are posing a deadly threat to commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Iran itself has shown how an assortment of long-range strike drones and ballistic missiles can have a geopolitical effect that far outweighs their cost. Even if the kit needed to overcome anti-drone jamming greatly raises the cost of the weapons, as some predict, they will still count as transformationally cheap.

The reason goes back to consumer electronics, which propel innovation at a blistering pace as capabilities accumulate in every product cycle. That poses problems of ethics as well as obsolescence. There will not always be time to subject novel weapons to the testing that Western countries aim for in peacetime and that is required by the Geneva Conventions.

Innovation also leads to the last trend, autonomy. Today, fpv drone use is limited by the supply of skilled pilots and by the effects of jamming, which can sever the connection between a drone and its operator. To overcome these problems, Russia and Ukraine are experimenting with autonomous navigation and target recognition. Artificial intelligence has been available in consumer drones for years and is improving rapidly.

A degree of autonomy has existed on high-end munitions for years and on cruise missiles for decades. The novelty is that cheap microchips and software will let intelligence sit inside millions of low-end munitions that are saturating the battlefield. The side that masters autonomy at scale in Ukraine first could enjoy a temporary but decisive advantage in firepower—a necessary condition for any breakthrough.

Western countries have been slow to absorb these lessons. Simple and cheap weapons will not replace big, high-end platforms, but they will complement them. The Pentagon is belatedly embarking on Replicator, an initiative to build thousands of low-cost drones and munitions able to take on China’s enormous forces. Europe is even further behind. Its ministers and generals increasingly believe that they could face another major European war by the end of the decade. If so, investment in low-end drones needs to grow urgently. Moreover, ubiquitous drones will require ubiquitous defences—not just on battlefields but also in cities at peace.

Kalashnikovs In The Skies

Intelligent drones will also raise questions about how armies wage war and whether humans can control the battlefield. As drones multiply, self-co-ordinating swarms will become possible. Humans will struggle to monitor and understand their engagements, let alone authorise them.

America and its allies must prepare for a world in which rapidly improving military capabilities spread more quickly and more widely. As the skies over Ukraine fill with expendable weapons that marry precision and firepower, they serve as a warning. Mass-produced hunter-killer aircraft are already reshaping the balance between humans and technology in war. ■

— This Article Appeared in the Leaders Section of the Print Edition Under the Headline "Killer Drones"

[shyheracule]

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6. Burundi - Bujumbura 🇧🇮

7. Cabo Verde - Praia 🇨🇻

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9. Central African Republic - Bangui 🇨🇫

10. Chad - N'Djamena 🇹🇩

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12. Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kinshasa 🇨🇩

13. Djibouti - Djibouti 🇩🇯

14. Egypt - Cairo 🇪🇬

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16. Eritrea - Asmara 🇪🇷

17. Eswatini - Mbabane 🇸🇿

18. Ethiopia - Addis Ababa 🇪🇹

19. Gabon - Libreville 🇬🇦

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21. Ghana - Accra 🇬🇭

22. Guinea - Conakry 🇬🇳

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25. Kenya - Nairobi 🇰🇪

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27. Liberia - Monrovia 🇱🇷

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31. Mali - Bamako 🇲🇱

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34. Morocco - Rabat 🇲🇦

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37. Niger - Niamey 🇳🇪

38. Nigeria - Abuja 🇳🇬

39. Rwanda - Kigali 🇷🇼

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41. Senegal - Dakar 🇸🇳

42. Seychelles - Victoria 🇸🇨

43. Sierra Leone - Freetown 🇸🇱

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45. South Africa - Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative) 🇿🇦

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47. Sudan - Khartoum 🇸🇩

48. Tanzania - Dodoma 🇹🇿

49. Togo - Lome 🇹🇬

50. Tunisia - Tunis 🇹🇳

51. Uganda - Kampala 🇺🇬

52. Zambia - Lusaka 🇿🇲

53. Zimbabwe - Harare 🇿🇼

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Breaking: President Trump just signed an executive order to ban citizens from the following Countries from entering the USA!

Afghanistan 🇦🇫

Burma 🇲🇲

Chad 🇹🇩

Republic of the Congo 🇨🇬

Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶

Eritrea 🇪🇷

Haiti 🇭🇹

Iran 🇮🇷

Libya 🇱🇾

Somalia 🇸🇴

Sudan 🇸🇩

Yemen 🇾🇪

These 7 countries have been partially restricted:

Burundi 🇧🇮

Cuba 🇨🇺

Laos 🇱🇦

Sierra Leone 🇸🇱

Togo 🇹🇬

Turkmenistan 🇹🇲

Venezuela 🇻🇪

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.ೃ࿐ ANA LE HABIBI | F1 DRIVERS

a series of F1 x arab!readers because we deserve love and more representation ✨

inspired by @f1version’s series! full credits to them ❤️

DRIVERS i write for include ...

charles leclerc, max verstappen, lando norris, oscar piastri, alex albon, daniel ricciardo, lewis hamilton, carlos sainz, yuki tsunoda, pierre gasly

REQUEST rules include ...

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🇧🇭 bahrain

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🇮🇶 iraq

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🇰🇼 kuwait

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🇲🇷 mauritania

🇲🇦 morocco

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🇵🇸 palestine

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[starseedpatriot]

🇱🇾 USAID & NGOs were the Hidden Hand Behind Libya’s Destruction

For over four decades, Libya thrived under Gaddafi, but in 2011, the U.S., NATO, and Western-backed NGOs engineered an uprising, leading to his overthrow and Libya’s descent into chaos. USAID and its affiliated organizations played a critical role in financing, legitimizing, and facilitating the regime change operation.

How USAID & NGOs Helped Topple Gaddafi

USAID:

• 2011-2012, USAID funneled $75 million into “civil society” groups, opposition media, and transitional government structures.

• Funded the National Transitional Council (NTC), the de facto government after Gaddafi’s fall.

• Assisted in setting up opposition-run election commissions to ensure Libya remained under Western control post-regime change.

NED:

• Funded exile-run opposition media like Barada TV, which broadcast anti-Gaddafi propaganda from Washington, D.C.

• Provided grants to “civil society” groups that later funneled support to jihadists, including Free Syrian Army (FSA) members who later fought in Libya.

• Trained and promoted exiled opposition leaders who were later installed in Libya’s post-Gaddafi government.

OSF: Soros’s Role in Libya

• Pushed Western narratives on Libya, reinforcing media campaigns to justify NATO intervention.

• Funded opposition movements that aligned with U.S. geopolitical interests.

• Lobbied for mass migration policies in Europe, using Libya’s collapse to drive refugee influxes.

What did Libye lose?

Before 2011:

• Debt-free economy with $150 billion in foreign reserves.

• Free healthcare, education, and subsidized housing.

• One of Africa’s highest literacy rates at 87%.

• The Great Man-Made River Project provided sustainable water to the entire country.

• Oil wealth was distributed among the population.

After NATO & USAID Intervention:

• Libya became a failed state with rival militias battling for control.

• Open-air slave markets appeared, with migrants sold openly.

• Oil production collapsed, foreign corporations took over key sectors.

• ISIS and jihadist groups flourished.

• The country became a hub for weapons trafficking and human smuggling.

Gaddafi's Final Warning Before NATO Bombing in 2011?

“If Libya falls, chaos will take over North Africa, the Mediterranean will burn, and waves of migrants will flood Europe.”

Gaddafi knew what was coming. He was right.

The U.S. and its NGO network didn’t remove Gaddafi for “human rights.” They targeted him because he threatened Western financial dominance and refused to comply.

USAID used Libya as a practice round to hone their skills to be used in future campaigns:

Ukraine (2014): Funded Euromaidan protests → Led to civil war & U.S. economic control.

Syria (2011-2024): USAID financed the opposition → Led to over a decade of war.

Venezuela (2002-Present): Funded opposition coup attempts → Economic collapse under U.S. sanctions.

Georgia (2003/2023): Engineered “color revolutions” → Destabilized the country.

Libya, once Africa’s most prosperous nation, is now a shattered warzone. A direct result of U.S.-backed regime change funded directly by USAID.

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Libya 🇱🇾 وطبيعتها الساحرة

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North Atlantic Terrorist Organization (NATO)!

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National animal of Libya 🇱🇾

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🇻🇳 Vietnam

The US lied about the Gulf of Tonkin incident to drag the nation into a needless conflict. (1964)

🇰🇼 Kuwait

The US lied about Iraqi soldiers taking babies out of incubators to rally support for a war against Iraq. (1990)

🇷🇸 Serbia

The US lied about Serbian actions in Kosovo to justify NATO bombings and expand Western influence in the Balkans. (1999)

🇦🇫 Afghanistan

The US lied about its reasons for invading, hiding the true objectives related to pipeline politics and opium fields. (2001)

🇮🇶 Iraq

The US lied about Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction to justify a war for oil. (2003)

🇱🇾 Libya

The US lied about Gaddafi's threats to civilians to establish control over North African resources. (2011)

🇸🇾 Syria

The US lied about Assad's use of chemical weapons as an excuse to topple a sovereign regime. (2013)

🇺🇦 Ukraine

The US lied about Russian aggression to further NATO's encroachment on Russian borders. (2014)

Only ignorant fools believe that, this time, the US is telling the whole truth about the Israeli Palestinian conflict....

[ptseti]

The Trans-African Highway Network, Africa's most ambitious road project, is a pan-African initiative aiming to integrate nine major highways, covering a total of 56,683 kilometers.

The route will pass through South Africa 🇿🇦, Kenya 🇰🇪, Uganda 🇺🇬, Nigeria 🇳🇬, Cameroon 🇨🇲, Algeria 🇩🇿, Egypt 🇪🇬, Libya 🇱🇾, Senegal 🇸🇳, Chad 🇹🇩, Djibouti 🇩🇯, Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Sudan 🇸🇩, Botswana 🇧🇼, Angola 🇦🇴, Zambia 🇿🇲, Namibia 🇳🇦, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Mozambique 🇲🇿, Tanzania 🇹🇿, the Central African Republic 🇨🇫, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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