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2010-06-14 Africa North

Jailed Swiss businessman returns from Libya

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Posted by Steve White 2010-06-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Libya and Libyans in general and the Gaddafi clan in particular now enjoy de facto blanket immunity.

Whatever they do to citizens of western nations, whatever crime they commit on western territory, whatever diplomatic convention they violate, there won't be any negative consequences.

It is true European "conservative and hawkish" leaders like Berlusconi and Sarkozy have been exposed as spineless appeasers. However the same is true for the Obama administration.

A state department official mocked Gaddafi's announcement of jihad against Switzerland. The Libyans demanded an apology for that insult and days later the state department did apologize profusely.

Was that euro style appeasement? Or was this an implicit endorsement of terrorist attacks on Europe?

Looking at this episode, why should any potential adversary fear the consequences of an attack against western nations?

Posted by Sheba Angomoting3218 2010-06-14 01:34|| 2010-06-14 01:34|| Front Page Top

#2 what would have happened had the Libyans held Chinese diplomats and engineers?

Posted by 746 2010-06-14 09:49|| 2010-06-14 09:49|| Front Page Top

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