Thursday, October 20, 2011
Muammar al-Gaddafi (AP Photo: Ricardo De Luca)
Muammar al-Gaddafi, the dictator of Libya for the last 42 years, has been reported captured by rebels in the city of Sirte. Conflicting versions claim that he was either wounded or killed. Gaddafi seized power in the North African nation of Libya in 1969 when he was only 27 years old.
A brutal ruler who supported terrorism and had opponents murdered, Gaddafi was actually better known for his bizarre behavior. A few examples:
· In 1977, Gaddafi ordered all Libyans to raise chickens, even urban dwellers who lived in apartments.
· Inspired by Mao Zedong’s Little Red Book, Gaddafi compiled his philosophy into the Green Book. In the tent he used for entertaining guests, he had his favorite thoughts from the Green Book embroidered into the fabric of the walls.
· He also had his thoughts put to a disco beat and broadcast as music videos on Libyan television. Among the catchy lyrics from the song, “The Third Universal Theory”:
The universal theory has seen the light,
Bringing mankind peace and delight,
The tree, oh, of justice, people’s rule and socialism,
Completely different from laissez-faire and capitalism,
Based on religion and nationalism.
· Gaddafi compiled a photo album with pictures of Condoleezza Rice.
· During a visit to Rome in 2009, he hired 200 young women, 5’7’’ or taller, to listen to him give a speech in praise of Islam.
-David Wallechinsky
Gaddafi Collected Photos of Condoleezza Rice (by Noel Brinkerhoff and David Wallechinsky, AllGov)
Dictator of the Month: Muammar al-Gaddafi of Libya (by David Wallechinsky, AllGov)
Gaddafi Preaches Islam…to 200 Tall, Beautiful Italian Women (by Noel Brinkerhoff and David Wallechinsky, AllGov)
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