However, many other Italians appeared resigned to tolerating the Libyan leader's antics during an official state visit in which he asked the European Union for five billion euros ($6.36 billion) to fund an effort to fight illegal immigration.
The visit, which marked the second year of an economic agreement with Italy, was celebrated Monday with Gaddafi hosting a 'convert-to-Islam' bash at a Libyan cultural center near the Vatican, the fourth such event he hosted this year."
