My darling black African woman

[Ian David]

Over dinner in tent, Kadafi and 'darling' Condi Rice put U.S.-Libyan relations on normal footing



It has been more than half a century -- 55 years, to be exact -- since a U.S. secretary of state has visited Libya.

But with an evening meal in a Bedouin tent today, Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi welcomed Condoleezza Rice -- whom he called last year "my darling black African woman." Presumably, he wouldn't have been quite so gushing toward John Foster Dulles, Dwight D. Eisenhower's secretary of state who visited in 1953.

In an interview with the Arabic TV network Al Jazeera, CNN notes, he called her "Leeza," and said: "I admire and am very proud of the way she leans back and gives orders to the Arab leaders."

The dinner signaled that the United States and Libya had moved beyond nearly three decades of animosity to put the U.S.-Libyan relationship on a normal, if not entirely friendly, footing.

More:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/09/rice-libya.html



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[Olney Blue]

1. He must not read Democratic Underground.

[Ian David]

2. I don't know how you get broadband in a tent, otherwise he'd be on FR. n/t

[Olney Blue]

3. LOL

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. I wonder what the box of tissues is for... oh, never mind.

[BeatleBoot]

5. Sweet Crude will make people do the craziest shit.

When I was in college I remember that Reagan ordered an airstrike on this cat.

Now the same political party wants to have a love-in with him.