EU plans meeting after latest Mediterranean migrant tragedy

[Surya Gayatri]

Speaking Sunday on French television, Francois Hollande called for a meeting of the bloc's foreign and interior ministers to deal with the mounting problem of African migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.


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"If confirmed, this would be the worst catastrophe in recent years," said Hollande, hours after news surfaced that up to 700 migrants had drowned when their boat capsized in the Strait of Sicily just off the Libyan coast.

Hollande called for "more boats, more aerial surveillance and an intensified fight against trafficking," condemning those who organize the voyages as "terrorists" because "they know the boats are lousy … and put hundreds of people in danger."

According to ANSA, a call for help was received by the Italian coastguard around midnight, saying the vessel had encountered "difficulty in navigation." ANSA said that when a Portuguese merchant ship that had heard the call for help converged on the fishing boat, all on board moved to one end to draw its attention. This is what apparently caused the boat to capsize.

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This is the THE defining problem facing the EU in the 21st century.

[malaise]

1. So much for all the Western backed regime change

and slaughter of innocents.

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Well, the 'Arab spring' in Libya has certainly had unintended consequences...

Most observers believe this unprecedented human tidal wave is due largely to the lawlessness in Libya.

[malaise]

3. They were warned

First they killed a million Iraqis and had survivors scattering all over the ME, then they financed the civil war in Syrian and bombed up the Libyans - it is what they wanted chaos - now they can sell weapons and slaughter them or watch them drown while spouting beatitudes.

[Surya Gayatri]

4. And, who began this process of intentional destabilizaton?

A vicious cycle, once set in motion, is very difficult to break.

[malaise]

5. Yes those war criminals