Posted: 2012/05/03 From: Mathaba http://mathaba.net/news/?x=630341 ``Journey to the Libyan Jamahiriya`` (20-26 May 2000) HeyU Quality Ads by The Pacifists of Tunis "Libya, which has been described as "Gaddafi's military dictatorship" is actually the largest democratic State in the world. In 1977 the JAMAHIRIYA was proclaimed by the Libyans, which is a higher form of democracy where traditional institutions of government were abolished, and where power belongs to the People directly through its committees and congresses. The State is divided into many communities that are "mini-autonomous states" in a state having control over their district, including the allocation of budgetary funds." -- (Vladimir Chamov, former Russian Ambassador in Libya) The report entitled "Journey to the Libyan Jamahiriya" has finally been put online [1]. Its subject is an independent observation on theground, based on frank and uncompromising discussions, visits and dialogues with citizens within the Congress bases, People's Committees and Revolutionary Committees, key elements of the original Jamahiriya system. In retrospect, such a paper can better appreciate the strength of an experience unique in the world (at least judged by its duration, scale and context, the African world in general and Arab-Muslim world in particular, without mentioning the extremely hostile geopolitical environment): that of the practice, not of a substitute but of direct democracy pure and simple. Indeed, because of systematic parasitism of the interference of the totalitarian information machine [2], some believe that the notion of "democracy"or of "direct democracy" (those who are familiar with the term), is unique to the "West" (for instance, unfortunately short-lived experiences of the Great Soviet Revolution of 1917; various communist and libertarian groups in Europe, the Paris Commune, etc..). Or at the contemporary time, it's in Latin America (with the Zapatistas of Mexico and, even better, inNicaragua) that direct democracy has splendidly expressed itself. For Daniel Ortega, once again guiding that country, 'direct democracy'means 'the People as President'. However, Muammar al-Gaddafi went much further, not only in theorizing such a system and taking into account a certain number of characteristics (notably African) but, by putting it into practice on the scale of a vast oil-producing country and formalizing (via the Declaration on the Advent of the Power of the People of March 2, 1977) a clear internationalist commitment "to defend it in Libya and any other country in the world" [3-5]. As with Augusto Sandino in Nicaragua, this was an immense audacity that the imperialists never forgave him [6]. Indeed, the experience of the Libyan "government of the popular masses by themselves and for themselves"("Jamahiriya" in Arabic) was indelibly written on the period and consciousness throughout the world. There are only watchdogs like Wikipedia(the version of the librarianship of the "Money-Slave Media "such as the BBC, Al Jazeera, New York Times, etc..), to miserably contradict on this subject. On the one hand, this "encyclopedia" with content subtly controlled by agents of the global totalitarian system) states that the Libyan system of direct democracy is "largely fictional, "autocratic" and "dictatorial"and the "proof" is the "armed insurrection" (sic)"then sustained by international intervention"(sic) [7]. On the other hand, Wikipedia says that a classical criticism of direct democracy in general concerns "its supposed military weakness". However, the success of the democratic option of the Libyan Jamahiriya has not only been eloquently illustrated by a long series of objective indicators of human development [8], but was again demonstrated by the test of fire because the Libyan people, by a "miracle" for some, withstood seven months of intensive bombing by 42 predator States, NATO and assaults of fanatical bands of mercenaries hired by them. From Latin America, independent observers have noticed no " dictatorship," in the world could have survived the unbridled aggression of military force of NATO for such a long period [9]. Fidel Castro had declared for his part, after only two months of bombing, that in view of the "Nazi-fascist character" of this war, the Libyan resistance was truly astonishing [10]. Readers thus have a further example illustrating the sneaky role of The System's tranmission outlets such as Wikipedia. Anthology of "Journey to the Libyan Jamahiriya" -About Revolutionary Committees (Volunteers for the care, overseeing daily the smooth functioning of direct democracy, especially in the junctures between the Basic Congress and People's Committees): "[These instances are only a provisional movement] until people are completely involved in the power and actively participate in various People's Committees" (page6). Their references (theoretical and historical) are: the French Revolution, the Paris Commune, Proudh