TRIPOLI - Even the tsunami in Japan helps Muammar Gaddafi. The men of the Libyan Government last week said openly, "the world will now have more to do, and we will continue to fight terrorists." The feeling of strengthening the Libyan regime is getting stronger, and is enhanced by this interview that Saif Gaddafi issued last night the Italian press: A series of messages and warnings of tough, challenging, but also of "courtship" to Italy that may soon experience a frightening dilemma: what to do with Libya for the most part still in possession of Gaddafi.
Mr Saif, how you reacted to the position of Italy in this crisis? "We were very irritated (unhappy in English, ed): you are the first partner of Libya to the world number one in gas, petroleum, trading. We have seen Italy remain silent in the face of these terrorists who have killed our policemen in cold blood, that they tore the heart from the dead, burned them, their hearts trampled with boots.
Have you seen the video with these scenes? Italian I ask you: let me see the traces of the bombing! Where are the mercenaries? This is the time for true friends, now Italy has to change its position, to understand that what they heard two weeks ago is false. The message for Italy is this: the Libyan people is united, soon win the battle against these terrorists, Inch'Allah, and soon we will deal with all.
It will be very easy to replace Italy with China or Russia. China asks us, want to be in place as Italy's first partner, be careful. "What was the last contact between Italy and Libya?" I think today (Thursday) they have heard our Prime Minister and your Minister of Foreign Affairs. Italians believe that we are weak, close to the disaster, that the militia will win, but we would not collapse.
Wake up! "He talked to his father of the Italian position?" We are shocked by the Italian position. Berlusconi is our friend, we are close, we're friends. We could expect this from France, Britain, Sweden, not Italy. The Chinese people support us, like the Brazilians, Indians, Russians, South Africa, but where are the Italians? We have a common future.
If we lose the battle here, you will be the next. If we win, you will be saved. "Mr. Saif, his father came to visit Italy?" To be honest, now none of us would be on holiday in Italy, skiing, Sardinia, Rome or doing other things. Now we are at war. "With the rebels could still be a political agreement, or will only be war?" It will be war till the end.
We offered him the negotiations, responded with war. " Do not you think that your system has made mistakes? "Errors committed? But how do you want to talk about past mistakes in front of these people? They are simply terrorists. We were late in building a modern army, a modern police, a new economy, new structures, in deciding our reforms.
result is that in 48 hours 10 military sites have been attacked and taken under the control of the militias: in two days these people were able to seize the weapons and put under blackmail an entire country. But now, 90 percent of the country is back under our control, and soon it will all end: I ride safely to Tripoli, as you see here tonight.
" How do you explain the position of President Sarkozy of France, which recognized the rebels as representatives of the Benghazi Libyan people? "Sarkozy is a very strange man (" funny "), very strange. He speaks of people who have self-appointed" Council for Libya. "But who are these? Have you seen the election? A referendum? A poll? As you know they represent Libya? Sarkozy has recognized it: doing a dirty game along with other Arab countries.
But we will say clearly: stop playing with Libya, we know the secrets that can make you collapse. So: beware ! He knows what we are talking about, because we could show the media a lot 'of stuff on him. " A final message to Silvio Berlusconi? "Libya is a front line in Italy. What happens here today, we will determine what will happen to you tomorrow.
So: beware!" 
Mr Saif, how you reacted to the position of Italy in this crisis? "We were very irritated (unhappy in English, ed): you are the first partner of Libya to the world number one in gas, petroleum, trading. We have seen Italy remain silent in the face of these terrorists who have killed our policemen in cold blood, that they tore the heart from the dead, burned them, their hearts trampled with boots.
Have you seen the video with these scenes? Italian I ask you: let me see the traces of the bombing! Where are the mercenaries? This is the time for true friends, now Italy has to change its position, to understand that what they heard two weeks ago is false. The message for Italy is this: the Libyan people is united, soon win the battle against these terrorists, Inch'Allah, and soon we will deal with all.
It will be very easy to replace Italy with China or Russia. China asks us, want to be in place as Italy's first partner, be careful. "What was the last contact between Italy and Libya?" I think today (Thursday) they have heard our Prime Minister and your Minister of Foreign Affairs. Italians believe that we are weak, close to the disaster, that the militia will win, but we would not collapse.
Wake up! "He talked to his father of the Italian position?" We are shocked by the Italian position. Berlusconi is our friend, we are close, we're friends. We could expect this from France, Britain, Sweden, not Italy. The Chinese people support us, like the Brazilians, Indians, Russians, South Africa, but where are the Italians? We have a common future.
If we lose the battle here, you will be the next. If we win, you will be saved. "Mr. Saif, his father came to visit Italy?" To be honest, now none of us would be on holiday in Italy, skiing, Sardinia, Rome or doing other things. Now we are at war. "With the rebels could still be a political agreement, or will only be war?" It will be war till the end.
We offered him the negotiations, responded with war. " Do not you think that your system has made mistakes? "Errors committed? But how do you want to talk about past mistakes in front of these people? They are simply terrorists. We were late in building a modern army, a modern police, a new economy, new structures, in deciding our reforms.
result is that in 48 hours 10 military sites have been attacked and taken under the control of the militias: in two days these people were able to seize the weapons and put under blackmail an entire country. But now, 90 percent of the country is back under our control, and soon it will all end: I ride safely to Tripoli, as you see here tonight.
" How do you explain the position of President Sarkozy of France, which recognized the rebels as representatives of the Benghazi Libyan people? "Sarkozy is a very strange man (" funny "), very strange. He speaks of people who have self-appointed" Council for Libya. "But who are these? Have you seen the election? A referendum? A poll? As you know they represent Libya? Sarkozy has recognized it: doing a dirty game along with other Arab countries.
But we will say clearly: stop playing with Libya, we know the secrets that can make you collapse. So: beware ! He knows what we are talking about, because we could show the media a lot 'of stuff on him. " A final message to Silvio Berlusconi? "Libya is a front line in Italy. What happens here today, we will determine what will happen to you tomorrow.
So: beware!"
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