To polish up his international image he has, to his credit I suppose, compensated grieving families, but in truth, the maverick Gaddafi would be totally ostracised by the West were it not for Libya's prodigious reserves of oil and gas.
Oma rahvusvahelise maine lihvimiseks on ta - ja see on talle eeldatavasti auks - maksnud leinavatele peredele hüvitist, kuid tõde on see, et lääs paneks isepäise Gaddafi täielikult põlu alla, kui ei oleks Liibüa tohutuid nafta- ja gaasivarusid.