The Gaddafi-Berlusconi connection...

Before the hullabaloo over the celebrations in Libya passes away, it is worth making a small but intriguing point.

As noted earlier this week, one of the few western leaders to turn up was Silvio Berlusconi (though his government stressed it was to celebrate, not Colonel Gaddafi's seizure of power, God forbid!, but the first anniversary of a co-operation treaty with Libya). The conventional explanation of Berlusconi's chumminess with Gaddafi (you may recall he had the colonel over for a high-profile visit in June) is that he has no alternative. More...

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