journalist john pilger says there was evidence of battering before nato even got involved transitional council told the french. they would give thirty five it was shown to. the u.k. department for trade and investment already has staff on the ground in libya ready to welcome british companies. awarded contracts wanting to get in on the action or oil firm shell and b.p. who shares rose on the news they were talking to the transitional government and generic firms arab and more mcdonald's are also reportedly keen but if the latter refused to put up a spokesman when asked preferring instead to send basic statements which critics say is a new tactic to avoid defending their ethics it's better p.r. for them to be involved any form of public discussion of why that around the world . so far the conflict in libya looks like an excellent investment half a billion dollars to oust a dictator with a return of three hundred billion in business contracts when it's all over now that humanitarian goals no longer need to be touted wall suddenly makes great business sense nor a smith forty london. the u