So why the compassionate cuore on the Italians part? Actually the compensation proposed to a tune of $5 billion dollars (and agreed upon by Gaddafi) would directly be invested in business projects like a highway from LIbya to Egypt and a guaranteed first dibs on energy contracts with Libya. Additionally, Libya, in return for the 200 million a year for 25 years, would also tighten security forces to stymie the “flow of illegal migrants.”
Maybe the money received from Italy might actually help Libya pay for the promised recompensatation of Lockerbie and Berlin Disco victims and families of victims. An agreement in discussion since 2003 about those two incidents was finally authorized this year on the 14th of August. And if there’s some masari leftover, Gaddafi could just put some euros towards updating his femme squad’s uniforms.
My favorite of this story though is that of the goodwill gesture offered by the Italians to the Libyans. To seal the deal, Italy returned the headless “Venus of Cyrene,” a statue snatched up during Roman Empire times.
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- Colonial Archaelogy
- Libya Gets Gangsta on Israeli Ace
- Gaddafi tries his hand at Frantz Fanon and U.S. electoral politics on the same day
- Israel Continues To Hold $560 Millions Of Palestinian Money
- Make Peace, Get Weapons
Now, imagine if France or Britain struck such a deal with Egypt-they’re museums would be close to barren! Check out the details of the story Al-Arabiya.
When did France ever occupy Egypt? Are you talking about Napoleon? lol.
Posted by programmer craig | September 3, 2008, 12:41 pm