British PM with Gadhafi, excerpt of presser

(25 Mar 2004)
1. British Prime Minister Tony Blair stepping down from plane at airport
2. Blair being greeted by officials and handed flowers
3. Various, Blair walking with officials along red carpet, past honour guard
4. Blair shaking hands with officials
5. Honour guard
5. Various, Blair being led by officials away, over to motorcade, getting into car
6. Various, Blair approaching tent and shaking hands with Moammar Gadhafi
7. Various, Blair sitting next to Gadhafi
8. Blair and Gadhafi shake hands and then sit down again
9. Cameramen
10. Wide shot, Blair and Gadhafi walking into tent
11. Various, camels outside tent
12. Camel
13. British Prime Minister Tony Blair walking to podium
14. Blair at podium
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister:
"I was particularly struck at our earlier meeting, with Colonel Gadhafi, by his insistence, not only of Libya's determination to carry on down this path of cooperation, but also his recognition that Libya's own future is best secured by a new relationship with the outside world. And the recognition also of a common cause with us in the fight against al-Qaida extremism and terrorism which threatens not just the Western world, but the Arab world also."
16. Wide shot, Blair at podium
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister:
"In reaching out the hand of partnership today, we do not forget the past, but we do try, in the light of the genuine changes happening, to move beyond them. If we can show nations with dangerous nuclear or chemical or biological weapons programs, that they can give them up voluntarily, and be then met with a serious and considered response, it will offer us and them a way forward from the enmity of the past that will improve the lives and security of us all."
18. Wide shot, Blair at podium
19. Photographer
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister:
"Contrary to some of the propaganda, the United States, the United Kingdom, other Western countries, we do not want to colonise other territories. We do not want to engage in suppressing the freedom of other people. On the contrary, what we want to do is protect our security and give the same security and the same freedom to others. And if we can achieve this with Libya it will be a major step forward. Now we're only at the beginning of this relationship so let us be conscious of that and not get beyond the stage that we're at now. But it is at least a beginning and I think a good one."
21. Blair walking away
STORYLINE:
Setting aside decades of acrimony, British Prime Minister Tony Blair met Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday and told reporters that Gadhafi recognised their "common cause" in the fight against al-Qaida extremism and terrorism.
Blair's visit was the first by a British prime minister since Gadhafi took power 35 years ago.
Blair lauded Gadhafi's progress in dismantling his chemical, nuclear and biological programs, under plans he announced in December, and said his cooperation with Britain and the United States sent a strong signal to the Arab world.
He said he was "particularly struck by Col. Gadhafi's insistence at our earlier meeting not only of Libya's determination to carry on down this path of cooperation, but also his recognition that Libya's own future is best secured by a new relationship with the outside world and of a common cause with us in the fight against al-Qaida extremism and terrorism, which threatens not just the west but Arab nations, too."
The visit marked a major step back into the international mainstream for the North African state.
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[@theancientsancients1769]

He didn't care how rich they are he invited them to his tent ⛺😂 He was the coolest leader 😎

[@nadhelfello2947]

Heroes is never died Rest in peace colonel mouammar khadafi Guide of Africa

[@abdulkarimkipngeno2597]

Blair betrayed Gaddaffi. The handshake was a sign of bad days to come for Libya

[@reeyees50]

@Utwo Comp couldn't the same be said about those nations who do own nuclear weapons? we don't have a bad peace because the nations with the nukes simply do not want peace. bad peace>no peace

[@reeyees50]

@Utwo Comp interesting way of seeing it. in any case, we just need global peace, let the only fighting allowed be ufc or something

[@reeyees50]

@Utwo Comp dont prepare for war, prepare for supper.

[@mukhtarbahar5741]

AGREE.

[@mukhtarbahar5741]

ديمقراطيتكم و ديمقراطيتنا.

[@cyrusgaravand4470]

Gaddafi did mistakes as usual as anyone else who have power and can make huge mistakes but not many people can be like him to build and love his own country. RIP Colonel Gaddafi. Big respect from Iran

[@Alexynr]

Yeh right , how many woman and young girls did he rape , and how many of his own people did he murder , and what about the plane that blew up over Locherbie orchestrated by him , he was nothing more than a tyrant and murderer , he got the end he deserved by the hands of his own people

[@Gelbwyjbejki]

Classic NATO playbook: smile and make friendship, and then utterly betray. RIP COLONEL.

[@ylliballa3854]

WHO KILL COLONEL GADDAFI 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 FOR OIL AND GOLD SHAME,,,,,,,, I NEVER FORGET YOU BROTHER MUAMMAR GREAT MAN GREAT LEADER OF LIBYA 🇱🇾

[@Z15TEENG]

putting the sole of shoe in the face of Tony Blair was an intentional insult by Gaddafi.

[@mohameddaas4095]

I see all this things in 2022 , still a big fan of kaddafi ,I know he made really bad mistake but with this meeting I can conclude that he want to prove to tony blaire and to the world that he’s so proud of his culture and his part of him !!!

[@AmrACM93]

tony blair criminal !!

[@rashrash4717]

Born Lair!

[@imperialtrade5287]

Blair hes a war criminal should be in jail for a crime he commited in Libya and irak

[@rashrash4717]

Damn True!

[@rashrash4717]

Blair = Poisonous Snake & a Big Lair!

[@Adam-kr1bb]

Wasn't even prime minister during the Arab Spring but ok. 😂

[@MrGeirolsen]

One of the best Head-of-States [Libya's M.G.], annihilated by the 44th US Administration! -This 45th USP is much better: not assassinating Head-of-States!

[@hrhrhrhrhr2503]

THE SNAKE, lier lier lier lier lier lier lier,

[@abandoned_soul]

02:24 Look 😮 he is cautious and terrified at the same time. Did he think that was a terrorist? Does he panic when he sees innocent children running towards him?

[@danb1618]

Watching this in 2022 is wild. The UK prime minister meeting a third world dictator in a tent seems pretty crazy now

[@nadershah4845]

Third world? Then why do you take our third world oil and kill our third class people? You are the third world

[@FNA27601]

Libya was not 3rd world back then just a developing nation with decent standards of living and infrastructure pretty sure it was the best in all of Africa in those metrics.

[@libyanfree1003]

حذاء 👞 القذافي في وجه بلير أكبر إهانة له في التاريخ

[@Hongstar888]

The guy who inspired to kill him. If only Gaddafi knew 😪

[@musachohan878]

Qaddafi the great

[@mohammedabid9986]

Count Dracula Blair with blood on his fangs?

[@abandoned_soul]

0:07 Poor kid some evil has stuck to him forever, because Satan kissed his innocent cheeks 🤔😈😚💯

[@mohamedelyousgu4545]

نريد تسجيلات توني بلير مع القذافي في الخيمة

[@familie7sieben453]

طوني بلير غدار هو وبوش من اعدموا الشهيد صدام بأيديهم

[@mdsharifkhan8338]

What a thumbnail by AP!!! Western beasts😡

[@manualhuman]

backstabber

[@romagnuslarsson7065]

Tiny Blair: If you dont want to colonize other country's why you did not responsed to Argentina's president about giving back Malvinas (Falklands) ?

[@uriya2314]

Tony Blayer . ...

[@shadowghost5132]

لقذافي ما مرتاح وية توني بيلر مثل ما مرتاح وية بوتين

[@Insideout-x4s]

Imagine inviting this smiling assasin to tea..... How our corrupt world spins 🌎

[@rharidahmed5808]

عندما تحين الساعة وتقلب عقاربها ..القذافي سخي بكل شيء يملكه الليبيون مقابل ان ترضى عليه اليهود والنصارى كما كان يقول في خطاباته .. لكن تجري الرياح بما لاتشتهي السفن ..

[@mohamedkhalifa345]

ممكن تشرح اكثر كيف يريد يرضي عنه الغرب و اميركا لكي تقنع الناس بكلامك دع انك تكرها هذا شي يخصك ولكن حديثك يجب ان يكون على أدله دلائل

[@القائدالجديدلعائلةالعظماء-ح1ب]

تخسء و تعقب قواد برلند و عبد الملكيه تيشن شهيدا عظيم فكر ومعروف بالافخار معمر اللي عمار الوطن من اعداه رادع ميه 🦁 و هو اللي بطل العرب و الامه من يوما ثار ليتك مطي الغرب بنت لكن عندها غيريه 🐴 تزغرد على سيدكم القايد اللي مات مغوار بل رحم الله عز و جل معمر فقد كان اسم على مسمى حتى صلح على يده دين ودنيا الليبين و غيرهم الحمد لله ان اكرمه بالشهادة على يد اعدائه بعد ان جاهد اربعين عقدا مقبل غير مدبر 🦁واعز ابنه بتاييد شعبه الليبي السيد الذي لم يخنه ابدا💪 و لا عزاء لعلوج الناتو 🦧ولا لفئرانهم المفسدة 🐀من الاخونجية مخاصي الحرملك الماغولي🍑🔞 والكرمنجية كلاب الاليزي والكرملن🐕 هذا وقريبا ستنهض ليبيا من الرماد كطائر العنقاء لينبلح من جديد فجر الجماهيرية البديع وتعود ليبيا عظيمة وقلب العالم مكانا ومكانة😎✊🟩 والفاتح ابد والكفاح الثوري مستمر 😎✊🟩 والان واصل النباح ايها الكلب القمام المبيول في راسك 🐕

[@Jaffar532]

Rip ghadafi Rahim Allah

[@ngaduong6166]

Gaddafi muon nam !

[@kabayoblanko8629]

يلثقي رؤساء في خيمة وأمواله في بنوكهم بالمليارات. سياسة حاكم مدلول

[@hamoulb342]

عقود نفط و بنزنس جاء ضربهم لشركاته الخاصة . و المواطن المسكين والبسيط يقولك شوف القايد كيف قايم رجله في وجه بلير .. فرحان بالهيبه متاع القايد 😁

[@franceslenis4512]

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