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By AlGaddafi.org
Article 18 July 2025
Below our satirical context article, link to original statement article.
INTERNAL BRIEFING MEMO
Subject: Operation Trojan Horse – Libya Case Study for Future Engagements
From: Strategic Influence Division (SID)
Date: March 2012
Eyes Only – Level 4 Clearance
Re: Post-Op Review – Libya (2003–2011)
This memo summarizes key insights gained from the successful long-term Trojan Horse maneuver executed in the Libyan theatre, culminating in regime collapse and the elimination of Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi.
In 2003, following sustained international pressure, UN sanctions, and carefully calibrated messaging, the Libyan regime agreed to renounce WMD programs and “normalize” relations with the United States and its Western allies.
Leveraging this capitulation, the Strategic Influence Division (SID), in coordination with State and Defense, began laying groundwork for long-term penetration under the codename Operation Trojan Horse. Objectives included:
Market re-entry for U.S. and allied energy corporations
Intelligence asset placement under commercial/diplomatic cover
Deactivation of Gaddafi’s ideological export networks
Psychological erosion of regime authority via staged reconciliation
Secretary Condoleezza Rice’s public statement in 2006 — “Libya is an important model” — was a calculated rhetorical operation designed to:
Reassure Libya of U.S. intentions (Phase III: “The Hug”)
Signal to Iran & DPRK that disarmament = acceptance (false precedent)
Create a public record that framed future military intervention as “unfortunate but necessary,” should the need arise
Internally, the phrase “Libya is an important model” was used in SID documentation to refer not to successful diplomacy, but to a blueprint for voluntary vulnerability.
Upon full infiltration of Libyan institutions, NATO operations commenced under the humanitarian pretext umbrella. Objectives met:
Elimination of the target (CODENAME: Desert Fox)
Asset redistribution to Western-backed transitional proxies
Decentralization of Libyan command structures to reduce future risk of independent leadership
Live-fire demonstration for psychological operations in Tehran and Pyongyang
Side note: DPRK reportedly quadrupled nuclear investments post-October 2011. Objective achieved.
Archive Libyan playbook under “Unrestricted Compliance Exploitation – Model 1A”
Repackage elements of the Libya strategy for future campaigns targeting mid-tier authoritarian states with oil reserves and reputational liabilities
Emphasize themes of "reconciliation," "modernization," and "strategic realignment" in initial influence ops
Refrain from overusing “model” language in public-facing diplomacy—target states are increasingly literate in irony
Libya now serves as a cautionary tale — not for rogue regimes, but for any government foolish enough to believe that Washington’s embrace doesn’t come with teeth.
The Horse works. We just need to keep smiling while they roll it through their gates.
End Memo
[DO NOT DISTRIBUTE OUTSIDE SID CHANNELS]
Document Ref ID: CIA-SID-LBY/OP.TROJAN-REVIEW-2012
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“The Horse works. We just need to keep smiling while they roll it through their gates.”
— Final line of CIA internal memo, Strategic Influence Division (March 2012)
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
STRATEGIC INFLUENCE DIVISION (SID)
DOCUMENT ID: OP.TROJAN-REVIEW-2012
DATE: March 16, 2012
ACCESS LEVEL: EYES ONLY – TOP SECRET (LEVEL 4)
SUMMARY:
This report outlines the full-cycle assessment of Operation Trojan Horse — a strategic engagement program targeting Libya from 2003 to 2011, culminating in regime change through internal weakening and external force deployment.
In December 2003, Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi announced Libya’s unilateral decision to abandon its WMD programs and allow international inspections. Though framed publicly as a “diplomatic breakthrough,” this development triggered immediate activation of Operation Trojan Horse — a SID-developed playbook for long-term neutralization through voluntary disarmament and strategic deception.
Achieve complete rollback of Libya’s independent military-industrial capacity
Facilitate full economic penetration by Western multinationals under diplomatic normalization
Build international legitimacy around the regime's "rehabilitation" to lower global resistance to future kinetic action
Implant civilian-facing influence agents under cultural, educational, and economic umbrellas
Establish Libya as a “model of compliance” to pressure adversarial regimes (esp. Iran, DPRK)
Secretary Condoleezza Rice’s 2006 remarks praising Libya as a “model” for Iran and North Korea were pre-cleared by SID for psy-ops dual utility:
Externally, they projected hope and reward for compliance.
Internally, they reinforced our narrative infrastructure ahead of Phase IV operations.
SID analysts predicted — correctly — that this “model” framing would serve as a moral fig leaf for later intervention, should Qadhafi outlive his usefulness.
Following mass infiltration, the final phase was executed via NATO-led operations under R2P pretext. Outcomes:
Target Elimination (CODENAME: Desert Fox) achieved on October 20, 2011
Permanent destabilization of independent Libyan governance structure
Reallocation of key energy assets via Western-aligned transitional figures
International precedent set for regime termination post-“rehabilitation”
Collateral Note: IRGC channels reported DPRK doubled warhead development funding in Q4 2011. Strategic deterrence reinforced.
Libya proves the utility of Trojan models in softening high-risk targets ahead of decisive intervention. Recommendations:
Avoid overt “model” language in future engagements — adversaries now read beneath the surface.
Apply Libya model selectively in regions where media control and military superiority are assured.
Iran and North Korea unlikely to replicate Libyan surrender due to visible end-stage consequences. Use Libya as psychological leverage, not template.
“Libya laid down its arms. We gave them trade, smiles, and photo ops. Then we gave them airstrikes.”
“Let the next ‘model nation’ take notes.”
[End of Document]
[Reproduction, quotation, or unauthorized transmission is punishable under Executive Order 13470]
This leak, if verified, exposes the cold calculus behind Libya’s disarmament and destruction — not as a diplomatic success story, but as a blueprint for deception, pacification, and eventual liquidation. For Iran and North Korea, this may not be a cautionary tale — it’s a confirmation.
Ah, 2006 — the year Condoleezza Rice smiled sweetly while tightening the noose. In a now infamously prophetic statement, the U.S. Secretary of State declared that Libya, fresh from surrendering its weapons programs and crawling into the open arms of Western diplomacy, had become “an important model” for the likes of Iran and North Korea.
How right she was. A model indeed — a cautionary tale with a corpse at the end.
Rice’s statement, delivered with the serene smugness of a high school valedictorian lecturing the rebellious kids in detention, effectively translated to:
“Libya gave up everything. And look how well that worked out for them. Don’t you want to follow their glorious example?”
Of course, what she failed to mention was that the “model” involved inviting foreign corporations back in, holding hands with Washington, accepting the IMF’s economic gospel — and then getting blown to bits eight years later by NATO bombs, dragged through the desert, and buried in a secret grave.
That’s not diplomacy. That’s a long con.
Behind the polished rhetoric was a playbook written in invisible ink and jet fuel. “Make them feel safe,” it whispered. “Tell them they’re one of the good guys now. Then roll in the media, the oil contracts, and the special envoys. And when the time is right — when they’ve laid down all their arms and trusted you — burn it all to the ground. For peace and security, of course.”
The Trojan Horse wasn’t just a metaphor. It was the strategy.
Libya’s fate became the perfect morality tale — not of redemption, but of naïveté punished by missile strike. It was the carrot before the drone. And as for Iran and North Korea? They didn’t miss the ending. They took notes.
So when Condoleezza Rice earnestly urged other regimes to follow Libya’s path, what she really meant was:
“Walk into the tent. There’s a surprise inside.”
And there was. It just happened to be wearing a NATO flight suit.
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