[Citizen Zed]

It is time for Obama to assure us that we live in the most prosperous and peaceful time as the world has ever seen. Or did he say that already? /s

[Bernard]

The local coast guard said it had no boats

And that says it all about government. I wonder how many Admirals the Libyan Coast Guard has...

[johniegrad]

My view of Muslim countries has changed. I used to think that all these lunatics holding power by force needed to be removed. Nothing is further from the truth. Dictators needed to be in place to control the real lunatics. Every time the strongman is ousted things deteriorate from their usual miserable circumstances to absolute chaos.

[Moltke]

Many head for Italy, and so far in 2014, the total number reaching Italian shores has passed 100,000, the Italian government said this week.

No, not "many", almost ALL head for Italy (Lampedusa) simply because it's closest to Africa. The Italian Solution is to put them on trains heading north and the Italians' worries are over. While a clear breach of EU treaties, it works because the countries to the north don't send them back.

[Secret Agent Man]

all infidels suck and deserve death, but all the sandpeople migrate to infidel countries for bennies and safety.

hmmmm.