Quadaffi had billions in gold and was preparing to back his currency, the dinar, with gold to replace the dollar and euro as the currency of Africa. (Most currencies there are currently based on the dollar or euro).
The gold disappeared. A lot of the migrants to Europe go through Libya to get to Europe as well.
Yes, I've heard that. If true, then it leads immediately to the conclusion that the core of US Foreign Policy then is simply about supporting the primacy of the US Dollar. If that's the case then, who is really running our country?