Gaddafi: Europe will 'turn black' unless EU pays Libya £4bn a year

The Telegraph ^ | 8/31/2010 | Nick Squires in Rome

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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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"“Seems Gaddafi has forgotten about the bomb that landed close enough to his tent to make him lose bowel control, maybe he’s after an encore.”"

A couple members of his family who lost more than their bowels left the Gadfly Guy bitter.

GW had to show the Gadman that the U.S.A. means business by invading Afghanistan and Iraq.

This caused the Camel Carresser to give up his yellow cake.

Now that the Baggy Bedoin has all of Subsaharan Africa on his side, he can claim the title Geriatric Gaddafi.

yitbos

[bruinbirdman]

Wiki:

"The little island of Lampedusa, halfway between Libya and Sicily, has made international news as a prime transit site for illegal immigrants hoping to enter Europe from Africa, the Middle East and Asia. A secret agreement between the Libyan and Italian governments in 2004 obliged Libya to take in returned refugees and resulted in the deportation of many people from Lampedusa to Libya in 2004 and 2005[citation needed]. The European Parliament did not endorse this.

In 2006 it was reported that illegal immigrants from Africa still commonly pay smugglers in Libya for a transit to Lampedusa.[7] From there they are transferred by the Italian government to reception centers in mainland Italy and eventually released; their deportation orders are not enforced.[8] The illegal immigration into Italy's territory is a major issue in recent times, with parties who campaign with the issue as part of their promises."

yitbos

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"While Reagan was President, Gaddafi had Pan Am 103 blown up."

While Reagan was President he also had Gaddafi blown up. Leveled his palace. Unfortuantely Gaddafi escaped But you never heard of him again for 10 years after that.

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Unfortuantely Gaddafi escaped But you never heard of him again for 10 years after that.

Gaddafi was bombed in 1986. He had Pan AM 103 blown up in retaliation in 1988.