It should not come as too big of a surprise that Silvio Berlusconi has extended his hand in partnership to the new rebel leaders in Libya
The Libyan National Transitional Council has overthrown his former friend and protectr Colonel Moammar Gadhafi.
Billion of dollars will be released to various organization to rebuild the country. What is surprising is that there was only $505 million in frozen assets belonging to Libyans. Here is a country that annually has billions of dollars in trade with Libya. So is this money a token gesture by Gadhafi friend to encourage the rebels to maintain the Libya-Italy business ties? Libya having over $160 billions in frozen assets this does not include the $50 billion readily available to the rebels. The United States has over $30 billion of frozen assets belonging to the wealthy Libyans.
Berlusconi is the Milanese law graduate, born in 1936, earned his first wages as a crooner on ocean liners and is now prime minister and foreign minister, owner of three national private TV channels and of the biggest advertising, insurance, publishing and film production and distribution companies to be watched during this rebuilding f Libya. His brother owns a major daily newspaper. His wife owns another. He is president of one of the biggest soccer teams in Europe, but the wealth is not fairly distributed about the Italian people who will not be pleased with Italy being overran by Libya ousting of Libyans to Italy
But parts of Africa remain loyal to Italy former friend. These African countries are refusing to unfreeze Libya assets to give to the rebels. So who is Berlonsconi supporting, Africa or the other countries? My bet it will be all countries but Africa to continue Italy policy of containment to prevent Italy from becoming black.
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