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JanDutchy Donating Member (593 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-14-11 06:33 PM
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Gaddafi on Political Assassinations and the Glory of Suicide
Edited on Mon Mar-14-11 06:35 PM by JanDutchy
Source: Huffington Post

Not since the days of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin (1971-1979) has political opera bouffe been on such prominent display. The erratic behavior and preposterous claims of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi -- probably the only contemporary politician whose life was the subject of an opera (produced in September 2006 by the English National Opera under the title Gaddafi: A Living Myth) -- make it difficult to take him seriously, yet some of the utterances he made during his 42 years in power warrant closer examination. They provide insights into his mindset and help explain the nature of his relations with other Arab leaders.

Gaddafi, whose official title is "Brother Leader of the Great Libyan Arab People's Jamahiriya," has taken to calling all opponents to his rule terrorists, and even accused Osama bin Laden of spiking the Libyan supply of milk with hallucinogens


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