Thread: Overwhelmed by Migrants, Italy Mulls Action to Stabilize Libya

LONDON—
Thousands more migrants have arrived on the southern shores of Italy from North Africa in the past two days. Authorities say they expect the total number of arrivals this year to far exceed previous levels; and Italy has said military action in Libya might be necessary to stem the flow. Hundreds of asylum seekers have died making the crossing this week alone.

On the shores of southern Italy, each day brings a new wave of migrants and more harrowing tales of extreme suffering.

The coast guard rescued 70 people from a rubber dinghy off the island of Lampedusa in the early hours of Friday. Many were suffering from severe burns, including young children, and had to be stretchered off onto the dockside. Barbara Moinario of the United Nations High Commission For Refugees explained.

"They told us that they were in one of the places where traffickers hold migrants and refugees before placing them on boats, and a gas cylinder exploded and killed several people and injured many others," said Moinario. "The traffickers would not allow them to leave and reach the hospital so they didn't get treatment for a few days, and then they were put on a boat, in fact a rubber dinghy."

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Makes you wonder why they helped overthrow Qadaffi, dunnit?

Originally Posted by sabang

Makes you wonder why they helped overthrow Qadaffi, dunnit?

Oh, what a tangled web we weave....

Well, solving the problem is hardly rocket science. The migrants pay traffickers big money to get on those boats which exit whichever Libyan port is fancied. Monitoring their departure is a simple matter and intervention could be completed by a joint naval task force preferably led by the Russians who have a fine history in slaughtering civilians and military folk alive. Sink these ships and assassinate the traffickers.

The route will dry up overnight.

But in the end because the West is so weak their inaction will mean a flood will become a tsunami. Italy is just a springboard for these coons who all want to come to Britain where just about every coon tribe is represented.

coon education free, coon housing free, international health service free, handouts free, interpreters free and lots of coons conning the benefit system. I just can;t see why they would not want to come, I would.