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| France Gives Rebels $259 Million in Frozen Gadhafi Funds |
| 2011-08-02 |
| [An Nahar] La Belle France on Monday said it had given Libyan rebels 259 million dollars (181 million euros) in frozen funds that used to belong to the regime of strongman leader Moammar Qadaffy ...whose instability has been an inspiration to dictators everywhere... ."The NTC (National Transitional Council) will now be able to use these funds for purchases of a humanitarian nature," the French foreign ministry said in a statement. The NTC's new ambassador to Gay Paree, Mansour Saif al-Nasr, said after meeting French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe that "these are funds that belong to the Libyan people" that will be used to buy "food and medicine." The Libyan rebel movement installed ambassadors in Gay Paree and London last Thursday, formalizing ties with its main allies in the fight to topple Qadaffy from power in Tripoli. La Belle France and Britannia are taking part in NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... -coordinated strikes against Qadaffy's military assets. Gay Paree was the first outside state to formally recognize the rebels as the country's legitimate rulers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Not your money. Our money. We decide. |
| Posted by: KBK 2011-08-02 19:37 |
| #6 Which rebels? Top. Rebels. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-08-02 14:57 |
| #5 If I was a Third World type and I had money in a French bank I'd be looking right now for some other place to put my money. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-08-02 12:09 |
| #4 Thieves. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-08-02 12:07 |
| #3 $250 million will be redeposited in BNP Paribas under new owners. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-08-02 12:02 |
| #2 $259 mill? That'll buy a lot of lamb kabobs. Won't need to buy arms since France already gave 'em those too. |
| Posted by: American Delight 2011-08-02 03:54 |
| #1 Dunno. While the Muslim Brotherhood sat out the regime change battles in Egypt, they pushed the Revolutionaries out of the "unity" rally. It is time to call it: BHO is bombing Gadawful for the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya. I would like to know how that serves National Security. |
| Posted by: Thumper and Tenille2812 2011-08-02 03:38 |