Muammar Gaddafi returns to Tripoli after his controversial visit to Italy
Posted on 09/01/2010 6:57:43 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Col Muammar Gaddafi has warned that Europe runs the risk of turning "black" unless the EU pays Libya at least €5 billion (£4.1 billion) a year to block the arrival of illegal immigrants from Africa.
Muammar Gaddafi returns to Tripoli after his controversial visit to Italy
His remarks, made during a controversial three day visit to Italy, were condemned as "unacceptable blackmail" by Italian MPs, who likened the demand to the protection money that mafia gangs demand from businesses.
Speaking at a ceremony in Rome while standing next to Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, Col Gaddafi, 67, said that unless his request for money was met, Europe would otherwise become "another Africa" as a result of the "advance of millions of immigrants".
"Tomorrow Europe might no longer be European and even black as there are millions who want to come in," he said.
"We don't know if Europe will remain an advanced and united continent or if it will be destroyed, as happened with the barbarian invasions".
Tens of thousands of desperate African refugees and economic migrants have reached Italian soil by boat from the North African coast, although the influx has been stemmed by the Libyan navy in the last year under an accord with the Berlusconi government.
An MP from the opposition Italy of Values party, Silvana Mura, accused the Libyan leader of holding Europe to ransom, demanding mafia-style protection money in return for a promise to safeguard the continent from unchecked immigration.
Another opposition MP, Luigi de Magistris, accused the Libyan regime of keeping tens of thousands of African migrants in "concentration camps" in the desert.
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Never leave a live enemy behind you.
You’re right, Reagan should have authorized a second pass. :)
It’d be nice if someone in Europe would carry it to him now but probably not much hope for that and Zer0 is useless.
From '01 to '09 Gaddafi was up front and center and apologizing while giving up nuclear secrets.
What has changed lately?
“Another opposition MP, Luigi de Magistris, accused the Libyan regime of keeping tens of thousands of African migrants in “concentration camps” in the desert.”
Fine, have Italy take them to a 5 star hotel in Rome.
As for the rest, Gaddafi is begging for a James Bond type
.
Since he was able to flim-flam the British into releasing the Lockerbie bomber he now thinks any threat he makes will be obeyed.
************************************************************Give an inch and they will take a mile. Never fails.
I just don't know... could it be OBAMA?
While Reagan was President, Gaddafi had Pan Am 103 blown up.
Momar learning Chicago Style Blackmail from the one? Over seas Community Organizing?? This guy needs a bullet in the brain......
The attack lasted about ten minutes. Several targets were hit and destroyed, but some civilian and diplomatic sites in Tripoli were struck as well, and the French embassy was reportedly only narrowly missed, when a number of bombs missed their intended targets.
Reagan warned that "if necessary, we shall do it again.
I have to wonder if France and others now have second thoughts about refusing the use of their air space? They went easy on Gaddafi 25 years ago, now that Reagan is not around he is up to his old tricks.
Yeah, I was always kinda miffed we missed him back in the 80’s.
He also lost a child in that deal... You'd think he'd have learned by now to shut his ancient pie hole...
lulz, I suppose the EU will have to turn black... =.=
We tried to once already. "Missed him by that much."
But I don’t see why Gaddafi should solve Europe’s immigration problems. Why should he bother to stop the Africans from invading Europe? It makes no difference to him. Yeah, he’s a jerk, but there is no incentive for him to protect Europe from barbarian hordes. They should be doing that themselves.
“His remarks, made during a controversial three day visit to Italy, were condemned as “unacceptable blackmail....”
Wondering what blackmail IS acceptable?
The new Batman villian, ButtonHead (or Clown Face), can’t decide yet.
not in those shoes... 
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