"Declaration of the founding of the Transitional National Assembly"

[Paradoxical]

For everyone who does not know who the rebels actually are and what they represent

http://ntclibya.org/arabic/first-announcement/

Declaration of the founding of the Transitional National Assembly provisional

Confirmation of the rule of the Libyan people on the entire territory land, sea and air, and in response to the demands of the Libyan people, and to the free will that created the revolution the seventeenth of February, in order to preserve the unity of the people and the country, decided to form a national council called "the Transitional National Assembly Cache" is the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people .

Article (1)

Functions of the Council

1 ensure the safety of the national territory and citizens.

2 Coordination of national efforts to liberate the rest of the homeland.

3 Formatting the efforts of local councils to work for the return of civilian life.

4 supervision of the Military Council to ensure the achievement of the new doctrine of the Libyan National Army in the defense of the people and protect the borders of Libya.

5 supervise the election of a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution for the country; be put to a popular referendum, to derive the new constitution, its legitimacy from the will of the people and the revolution of February 17 triumphant, and respect for human rights and public freedoms are guaranteed, and the separation between the authorities and Asttqlal the judiciary, and building national institutions established to ensure participation broad and pluralistic democracy and peaceful transfer of power, the right of representation for all groups and segments of the Libyan people.

6 form a transitional government to pave the holding of free elections.

7 and guide the conduct of foreign policy, and the regulation of relations with other countries and international and regional organizations, and the representation of the Libyan people to it.

Article (2)

Structure of the Council

1 The Council is composed of thirty members representing all regions of Libya, the Libyan people and all segments of the youth membership of not less than the five members.

2 The Board selects from among its members a Chairman and a spokesperson and coordinator of the various internal and external tasks.

Article (3)

Council Headquarters

The permanent headquarters of the Council of Tripoli, the capital, to take his temporary headquarters in Benghazi until liberation of the capital.

Article (4)

The Council determine the mechanism of the periodical meetings and emergency, and to take Orteurath in the interest of the Libyan people, and not contrary to the demands of the people which declared its roof in the revolution of February 17th to drop the Gaddafi regime and the establishment of the civil state constitutional democracy.

Article (5)

Based on the compatibility between the various municipal councils in the liberated areas, the selection of Mr. Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Chairman of the Transitional National Assembly the interim, Mr. Abdel-Hafiz Abdul Qadir Gogha vice-president and spokesperson on behalf of the Council.

Long live free unified Libya

[Ozymanithrax]

1. Must be a mistranslaton...because the world Oil doesn't appear even once...

I mean what are they trying to foist off on the us.

We know this is all about oil.

***Warning - Sarcasm was used in the previous comment***

[Abq_Sarah]

6. Actually, oil is the main reason

Why Italy, France, etc... immediately recognized the TNA as the "new government" and were willing to use a military solution to make sure their interests are protected. If they weren't major customers of Libya, they wouldn't give a rat's ass.

[Ozymanithrax]

9. Actually humanitarian support is the main reason...

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. I guess that's all the proof I need, it's on the internets. Case closed

You can resume bombing now.

[Paradoxical]

3. That was seriously lame.

Try a little harder next time.

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. You first.

As if some half assed web site means anything.

[Paradoxical]

5. That "half assed" website belongs to the council.

Jesus, do I need to spell it out any clearer to you?

[Better Believe It]

7. Thanks for the link.

[Historic NY]

8. It was mentioned they had a chain of command & it appears well educated.