CBBB wrote:It would appear Erdogan and his mates are well pissed off about this, what a pity!
...............and you know why, CBBB, it's because the Libyans did not tell Erdogan of the impending arrival of Cameron and Sarkozy in advance before his own arrival. Call it a conspiracy if you like since it was public knowledge that Erdogan was on his way to Libya at least two weeks ago. Muslim brotherhood became secondary between the new Libyan leaders and Erdogan and business dealings with the west and the EU was going to be the primary for the Libyans, as to the reasons why Erdogan was kept in the dark which allowed him the luxury to take his sweet time to tour the Arab countries beating the war drums against Israel, just to boost his own popularity and also build a momentum of his arrival to Libya, for him to be seen as the leader of the Muslims in the region. While he was doing that, Cameron, Sarkozy and the NTC arranged the visit with full security in place, because there is no way in the world where you can get two leaders from two different countries who took part in freeing Libya from Gaddafi, to visit Libya where there is fighting still going, without advanced arrangements being made to have security in place for their protection. I can assure you that Cameron and Sarkozy did not wake up on Thursday morning and called the NTC and asked if they can come over to Libya for them all to have lunch together and also to get some sun while they are out there. I'm sure the visit was in the making way before Erdogan left Turkey for his Arab 3 states tour, leaving the best for last, Libya. It appears that Erdogan's great intentions has been "ambushed" by the Anglo Franco duo, who has managed to rain on Erdogan's parade, to be held in downtown Tripoli today. This has been the classic case of the "Hare and the Tortoise" race. While Erdogan was "napping" in Egypt and Tunisia, Cameron and Sarkozy crossed the finishing line in Libya first!
Better luck for next time for Erdogan, to be the first one on the ground, when he plans a victory parade downtown Jerusalem, after he destroys Israel in a war that is!
Leaders of France, Britain rush to nab prize in Libya
A massive security operation accompanied the visit, with roadblocks along the road from Metiga airport on Tripoli’s eastern outskirts and the city-center hotel where the two leaders held their talks cordoned off by French-backed local forces. Cameron and Sarkozy were taken by helicopter to the Tripoli Medical Center where they were given a heroes’ welcome for their role in ending Gadhafi’s rule. Jubilant crowds of medical staff thronged forward to shake their hands, chanting: “Thank you, thank you,” as they toured three hospital wards. They later headed for Libya’s second largest city Benghazi, the rebels’ base during the seven-month uprising.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php? ... 2011-09-15
