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Article: How US Businesses in Libya Made Certain They Could Operate in the Rogue State - Peter Presland - 23-02-2011
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Article: How US Businesses in Libya Made Certain They Could Operate in the Rogue State - Peter Presland - 23-02-2011
And - surprise surprise - this from former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray today:
Quote:A very senior diplomatic source told me yesterday that Berlusconi is frantic lest Gadaffi falls and the channels are revealed by which Berlusconi gets a cut on the huge amounts of Libyan oil and gas lifted to Italy. Just at the moment that would be too much even for Berlusconi to survive.Who woulda thunked it ? - as DG would say
This morning I see the Italian foreign minister is warning 300.000 Libyan refugees will fly to Europe if Gadaffi falls - as though there will be none if he stays. I have checked with other diplomatic sources, and they confirm that Italy is using the refugee warning to argue that Europe should back Gadaffi, and not impose sanctions.