Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Giovanni Q. Taxpayer's money hard at work

But will Gaddafi repeal the "Vendetta Against Italians Day" if Berlu gives him $5 billion in jizya? We'll see.

6 comments:

Mr roT said...

They're paying Kaddhafi to stop Africans from sailing from Libyan shores to Italy. No amount of money is too much.

Tecumseh said...

$5*10^9 to stop some dinky boats from sailing? C'mon, JJ, get real.

Mr roT said...

it's considered in poor taste to shoot them out of the water, though that's much cheaper.

Tecumseh said...

OK, OK -- but why not haggle over the price? 5*10^4 should do it, no? Let's talk.

Mr roT said...

they had to buy kadhaffi's cooperation

Tecumseh said...

OK, OK, got that. But I'll ask again -- why pay so much? Does he really need the money, when he sits on top of gazzilion barrels of oil? And, are you sure the protection money won't end up in the hands of the head-hackers?