"Without NATO's help, it would have been much more difficult for the
opposition movement to be as successful as it has been. However, the
notion that the uprising in Libya is somehow just a Western plot to get
oil is not only a gross distortion of the truth; it is a huge slap in
the face to Libyans who have died fighting for freedom. Libyans started
the uprising. And Libya will soon be free not because of NATO or the US
but because of the continuous courage and steadfastness of the Libyan
people.

Moreover, Gaddafi supporters who attempt to portray the National
Transitional Council (NTC)— the Libyan "rebel government"—as a sellout
to Western imperialism completely ignore the fact that Gaddafi sold
himself to the West years ago."

Blog post.