giovedì 11 giugno 2009

Varvelli su Il Sole24Ore

L'articolo su Omar al-Muqhtar sul Sole 24 ore

La visita di Gheddafi su L'Occidentale

La retorica anti-italiana serve a Gheddafi quanto gli accordi economici

di
Arturo Varvelli
11 Giugno 2009

Gheddafi ha sorpreso ancora una volta. Quando tutti si aspettavano semplici parole di riconciliazione il leader libico ha trovato modo di far ricordare agli italiani le malefatte compiute in Libia in epoca coloniale appuntandosi la fotografia di Omar al Mukhtar al petto. Ha sorpreso ancora una volta, come seppe farlo con la confisca di tutti i beni e la successiva espulsione degli italiani dalla Libia nel luglio del 1970. Allora il Colonnello volle accreditarsi presso i libici come continuatore di quella politica di liberazione dalla presenza italiana intrapresa nel periodo coloniale da Omar, l’insegnante cirenaico che aveva guidato i suoi fedeli seguaci, compreso il padre di Gheddafi, nella resistenza contro gli italiani che ebbe termine solo con l’impiccagione di Omar nel 1931. Gheddafi aveva allora bisogno di un “mito fondante” della propria nazione. Necessitava di un gesto forte che lo rendesse popolare e insieme lo imponesse come leader autoritario all’interno del Consiglio Rivoluzionario.

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Il Riformista su L'Italia e l'ascesa di Gheddafi nel giorno della visita in Italia del Colonnello

Riformista 11 giugno 2009 - articolo di Stefano Feltri

L'agenzia stampa cinese mi intervista sulla visita di Gheddafi a Roma

Ghaddafi's historical visit to Italy paves way for Libya-EU ties

By Silvia Marchetti

ROME, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Libyan leader Muammar Ghaddafi on Wednesday started his first historical visit to Rome. The 3-day visit is set to boost Libya-Italy bilateral relations and pave way for closer cooperation with the European Union (EU) on economic and immigration issues.

Ghaddafi's visit to Rome is the product of 40 years of hard-spun diplomatic negotiations. It follows the signature in August 2008 of the Treaty on Friendship, Partnership and Cooperation between Italy and Libya which officially put an end to the long-lasting colonial dispute by granting material compensation to Libya and launching a strategic economic and anti-immigration partnership.

Upon arrival, Ghaddafi met with the Italian head of state Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

"A painful chapter of history is finally over," Berlusconi said when he welcomed Ghaddafi at the airport, according to local news agencies.

Napolitano said that "this historical visit paves the way to stronger bilateral ties between Italy and Libya."

Berlusconi and Ghaddafi signed important bilateral agreements to boost economic, scientific and technical cooperation in sea resources, develop student exchange programs and implement special fiscal measures for companies' investments.

"Berlusconi is a man of great courage, he has taken the historic decision to apologize for Italy's colonialist damage to Libya and he is the only Western leader to have done so. This is why I am here today in Rome," Ghaddafi told reporters at a joint press conference.

"An era has closed and a new one begins, the merit goes to premier Berlusconi. Italy is now our friend and Libya is open to all Italian companies wanting to do business," Ghaddafi added.

Berlusconi, remembering the "suffering of the Libyan people," said the strategic partnership is the product of many years of hard work done by his predecessors. "I am very happy that there are no more contrasts between our countries," he added.

Ghaddafi said he will push the UN General Assembly to assign a permanent seat to Italy. "Italy has defeated Fascism and deserves it more than many other countries."

Ghaddafi added as well that he will present to the UN refugee agency a strategic document for the fight against sea piracy in Somalia.

On Thursday Ghaddafi will give a speech at the Italian Senate and at La Sapienza state university, while he will meet on Friday with the Italian association of entrepreneurs and a delegation of 700 women.

According to Arturo Varvelli, researcher at the Milan-based ISPI institute of international politics and author of Italy and the rise of Ghaddafi, "the Libyan leader's trip to Rome will pave way for greater Libya-EU relations, especially in the fight against illegal immigration."

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Recensione del Il Giornale su L'Italia e l'ascesa di Gheddafi