Topic: Gold Dinar

Gold Dinar comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from June 2016 to October 2017.

June 2016 October 2017

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Jimmy Dore argues that the petrodollar is the primary driver of U.S. foreign policy, yet it is never mentioned in mainstream media. He claims Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown because he wanted to move African oil sales away from the dollar and onto a gold-backed dinar. This move threatened the U.S. central banking system's global dominance.

F. William Engdahl | The Lost Hegemon, The Oligarchs’ Decline, & What Comes Next
• 28:03 - 32:18

F. William Engdahl | The Lost Hegemon, The Oligarchs’ Decline, & What Comes Next

Muammar Gaddafi, Gold-Backed Dinar, and Libyan Prosperity

The 2011 military intervention in Libya is framed as a move to stop Muammar Gaddafi from establishing a gold-backed Dinar currency. Gaddafi's plan to sell oil for gold threatened the hegemony of the U.S. dollar and international banking interests. Before his ousting, Libya maintained high literacy rates and significant social welfare programs funded by state-controlled oil wealth.

John Hamer | The History of Bankster Control & Their Orchestrated Events
• 13:35 - 15:22

John Hamer | The History of Bankster Control & Their Orchestrated Events

Muammar Gaddafi, Gold Dinar and Modern Central Banking

The 2011 intervention in Libya and the death of Muammar Gaddafi are linked to his plans to establish a gold-backed African currency to bypass the Western central banking system. Leaked emails suggest this move threatened the dominance of the US dollar and the global banking infrastructure. Currently, only a few countries like Iran, North Korea, and Cuba remain outside the international central banking fold, making them primary targets for Western media vilification.