22 August 2006

Clandestines and the responsibility of Libya

The clandestines who are coming day by day by boat to Italian coasts are being sent by someone. He’s called Gaddafi. Nearly all the boats are leaving from the coast of Libya with the tacit consent of the local authorities.

There has been tension for a long time between Italy and Libya. Gaddafi has been asking for 3,500,000,000 Euro for hypothetical compensation payments for the construction of a motorway.
The Italians who were expelled from Libya left all their possessions there.

They have had no compensation.
Gaddafi uses the clandestines to put pressure on the Italian government. Today he wants a motorway, tomorrow who knows what else.

The departures from Libya represent a clear act of hostility in relation to our country and cannot be tolerated. In relation to these continual violations of her territory, Italy should even consider the patrolling of Libya’s territorial waters and not just a firm stand in relation to the government of Tripoli.

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Society