Aznar y Blair callan sobre Libia
ERNESTO EKAIZER 24/02/2011 01:00 Actualizado: 24/02/2011 02:09 Publico.es
Adivinanza: ¿a qué razón puede deberse que Tony Blair y José María Aznar mantengan un silencio riguroso sobre lo que está ocurriendo en Libia?
Respuesta: a que ambos han cultivado sus relaciones personales, después de dejar sus respectivos gobiernos, con Muamar Gadafi.
Gadafi alcanza el nivel de amistad personal con los expresidentes
And maybe something else? What business relationships, ie certain lobbying efforts?
Both spoke on the tide of democracy in Tunisia and Egypt, on the "uncertainty involved in this process," but in the case of Libya, nothing. Not a single word. Both wooed from their governments to Gaddafi, 2003, after the invasion of Iraq, with the aim of showing that one of the great successes of the war had been converted to Gaddafi in an ally against Islamist terrorism. But what matters here is the personal relationship, which would explain the silence of those days.
Why? Let's see. On June 5, 2010, Saif al Islam Gaddafi, son of dictator, granted an interview to the London Daily Mail newspaper, which portrayed Blair as a "friend of the family" and reported that the former British prime minister had visited "many, many times" Libya in 2007 after retiring .
Gaddafi's son said Blair works as a consultant in the country
also noted that Blair was involved in African projects with his father and exemplified, "also carries something of a consulting role with the Libyan Investment Authority ( ALI). " The sovereign fund channeled 76,000 million euros from the country's oil wealth.
Statement Saif, yes, the same Saif that threatened by state television on Sunday, that will flow rivers of blood, warning that complies to the letter, was a problem for Blair, who developed the special envoy activity the so-called Middle East Quartet (U.S., Russia, UN and European Union). Blair warned the newspaper that had no relation whatsoever with the ALI. The newspaper stated that, however, Blair was advising "several companies seeking a slice of the massive revenues from oil reserves in Libya." Five days after the interview, by golly, Blair traveled to Tripoli, where he held on 10 July 2010, an interview with Qaddafi.
And Aznar? In his visit to Spain's dictator in 2007, Saturday 15 December, before the start of his official visit, which lasted one day, gave Aznar and his wife, Ana Botella, a private dinner in the tent installed in the Seville restaurant Hacienda La Apothecary, in Alcala de Guadaira.
Aznar and his wife were invited
Of course, Gaddafi has been courted by most European leaders, starting with Silvio Berlusconi and followed by JoseLuis Rodríguez Zapatero, but the point is the personal friendship that has developed with former heads Government after they have ceased to perform their official duties and devote their principal business activity.
Libya, based on personal relationships they have with Gaddafi, represented, and no doubt a lucrative country
Respuesta: a que ambos han cultivado sus relaciones personales, después de dejar sus respectivos gobiernos, con Muamar Gadafi.
Gadafi alcanza el nivel de amistad personal con los expresidentes
And maybe something else? What business relationships, ie certain lobbying efforts?
Both spoke on the tide of democracy in Tunisia and Egypt, on the "uncertainty involved in this process," but in the case of Libya, nothing. Not a single word. Both wooed from their governments to Gaddafi, 2003, after the invasion of Iraq, with the aim of showing that one of the great successes of the war had been converted to Gaddafi in an ally against Islamist terrorism. But what matters here is the personal relationship, which would explain the silence of those days.
Why? Let's see. On June 5, 2010, Saif al Islam Gaddafi, son of dictator, granted an interview to the London Daily Mail newspaper, which portrayed Blair as a "friend of the family" and reported that the former British prime minister had visited "many, many times" Libya in 2007 after retiring .
Gaddafi's son said Blair works as a consultant in the country
also noted that Blair was involved in African projects with his father and exemplified, "also carries something of a consulting role with the Libyan Investment Authority ( ALI). " The sovereign fund channeled 76,000 million euros from the country's oil wealth.
Statement Saif, yes, the same Saif that threatened by state television on Sunday, that will flow rivers of blood, warning that complies to the letter, was a problem for Blair, who developed the special envoy activity the so-called Middle East Quartet (U.S., Russia, UN and European Union). Blair warned the newspaper that had no relation whatsoever with the ALI. The newspaper stated that, however, Blair was advising "several companies seeking a slice of the massive revenues from oil reserves in Libya." Five days after the interview, by golly, Blair traveled to Tripoli, where he held on 10 July 2010, an interview with Qaddafi.
And Aznar? In his visit to Spain's dictator in 2007, Saturday 15 December, before the start of his official visit, which lasted one day, gave Aznar and his wife, Ana Botella, a private dinner in the tent installed in the Seville restaurant Hacienda La Apothecary, in Alcala de Guadaira.
Aznar and his wife were invited
Of course, Gaddafi has been courted by most European leaders, starting with Silvio Berlusconi and followed by JoseLuis Rodríguez Zapatero, but the point is the personal friendship that has developed with former heads Government after they have ceased to perform their official duties and devote their principal business activity.
Libya, based on personal relationships they have with Gaddafi, represented, and no doubt a lucrative country
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