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| Gaddafi's Tent - Symbol Of Power |
Speaking on a visit to Italy, Col Gaddafi said "Tomorrow Europe might no longer be European, and even black, as there are millions who want to come in," said Col Gaddafi, quoted by the AFP news agency.
"We don't know what will happen, what will be the reaction of the white and Christian Europeans, faced with this influx of starving and ignorant Africans," Col Gaddafi 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."
The first instalment of this modern 'Danegeld' has apparently been paid by Berlusconi's Italy which has pumped $5 billion into Libyan infrastructure since a 2008 agreement, under which Berlusconi agreed to pay $5 billion in reparations, for damage inflicted during Italy's colonial rule over Libya in the early part of the 20th century. Coincidentally the number of people caught trying to enter Italy illegally from Libya fell to 7,300 in 2010, from 32,052 in 2008.
One wonders whether this money takes into account the decision of an Italian court, which has ordered the third son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to pay a hotel bill of 392,000 euros ($494,000; £330,000) he has allegedly owed since 2007 ....
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| Berbers in Rome |
Mind you opposition legislator Rosy Bindi condemned the lectures as ''a new, humiliating violation of Italian women's dignity''. Which is a bit rich, no? Remember, we're talking here about the Italy of Silvio Berlusconi, a Prime Minister who hand-picks young women - albeit those in less modest dress - to advance his power and fortune.
So, you know, the Gadfather has no doubt taken on board the old adage 'When in Rome ....'
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