rastamanila 313 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 You just can't write better fiction than this. I knew back in '86 this guy was crazy but I didn't know he was this WARPED. He thinks the people against him are Al-Qaida and people using drugs in their coffees. WTF?!? 'Delusional' Kadhafi insists Libya loves him TRIPOLI, March 1, 2011 (AFP) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi insisted his people loved him but was slammed as ''delusional'' as the United States slapped a record-breaking $30 billion in sanctions on his brutal regime. US and European leaders weighed the use of NATO air power to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and stop Kadhafi from using air strikes against his own people, as the strongman fights a bloody rearguard action against encroaching rebels. Anger at authoritarian Arab regimes in the Middle East and North Africa raged from Algeria to Yemen and has spread to the previously unaffected Gulf states of Djibouti, Kuwait and Oman. Interim regimes in Egypt and Tunisia felt renewed pressure from protesters impatient for real democratic change, while Iran denied reports that it had imprisoned key opposition leaders. Fears grew over the humanitarian fallout after more than six weeks of turmoil as the United Nations stepped up warnings of a mass exodus from Libya. More than 100,000 people have already fled into Egypt and Tunisia. The United States said it had blocked around $30 billion in Libyan assets, the largest amount ever frozen, while the European Union also imposed its toughest international sanctions yet on Kadhafi's crumbling regime. Kadhafi was unrepentant, although his regime now controls only some western areas around the capital and a few long-time bastions in the arid south. Key oil fields in the east have fallen to the opposition. ''They love me all. They would die to protect me,'' he said in an interview with Western journalists in Tripoli on Monday, laughing off suggestions that he might leave Libya as the White House aired the prospect of exile for him. US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the interview showed ''how unfit he is to lead and how disconnected he is from reality''. ''It sounds just frankly delusional, when he can talk and laugh to an American and (an) international journalist while he is slaughtering his own people,'' Rice said. The United States moved naval and air forces into position around Libya. Britain said it was working with its allies on a military no-fly zone over Libya, while stressing the logistical and diplomatic difficulties. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denied that military action was imminent but said Kadhafi should quit power ''now''. Forces loyal to Kadhafi on Monday attacked the town of Misrata, 150 kilometres (95 miles) east of Tripoli, and killed two people, a witness said. Rights groups say at least 1,000 people have now been killed in Libya. In Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council, Clinton also said that backing peaceful political transitions was not just a matter of ideals but a ''strategic imperative'' for the West. Egypt imposed a travel ban Monday on its ousted president Hosni Mubarak, who resigned and retreated to his home in Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea on February 11 following weeks of protests. Fresh clashes erupted between Omani police and protesters, a day after police killed at least one as the regional turmoil reached the normally calm Gulf sultanate. Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman said efforts were under way to launch talks with the opposition, which is demanding major political reforms amid a wave of anti-government protests. Two ministers in Tunisia's interim government quit on Monday, a day after prime minister Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned following protests demanding the removal of figures from the toppled hardline regime. Kuwait too has been affected, with a key opposition group on Monday demanding the ouster of the prime minister as youth activists called for a rally on March 8 to force him to quit. In Djibouti, President Ismael Omar Guelleh, who is seeking a third term in April elections, accused the opposition Monday of choosing the path of violence. And in Iran, the websites of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi said they and their wives had been arrested and put in a Tehran jail. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the reported detentions were ''unacceptable'', but an Iranian judicial official denied the reports. Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in Geneva that events in Iran were being manipulated and there was ''absolutely no comparison'' to the popular uprisings in the Arab world. The regional crisis drove world oil prices up to a two-year high last week, although Saudi Arabia's reassurances of adequate supply have calmed the markets somewhat. In Asian trade Tuesday, Brent North Sea crude for April delivery gained 62 cents to $112.42 and New York's main contract was up 44 cents to $97.41. Libya's opposition said it was resuming oil exports suspended during the unrest, and had loaded a tanker with one million barrels of crude for China. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, one of Kadhafi's few remaining allies, again accused the United States of plotting to invade Libya with European connivance. ''What do they want? Libya's oil,'' he said. But UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Kadhafi had ''lost legitimacy when he declared war on his people'', adding his regime was meeting ''the winds of change'' sweeping across the region. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azrial 1,091 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Give the guy a break, he has not been right since crossing swords with Uncle Ron... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MT Predator 2,294 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Saddam thought his people loved him too. They sure seemed happy as fuck when we took him out of power in 2003. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GREYLUPO 358 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Id bet if we could go back knowing what we know now, we would have left SH where he was 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MT Predator 2,294 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) True that. Edited March 1, 2011 by MT Predator Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HappYBallZ 31 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) Id bet if we could go back knowing what we know now, we would have left SH where he was +1 Sometimes a ruthless dictator is needed to rule places like that... it's either him killing soon-to-be suicide bombers that get brainwashed by islamists or whoever or it's us on the recieving end. I pick them. I have my doubts that places like Egypt and Libya will be a "flourishing" Democracy, hell we don't even have pure Democracy here in USA. I would guess islamist will takeover eventually and it will go from mediocre country with apressed human rights to anarchy/free for all like Iraq is now. However, I think the guy got some screws loose. Edited March 2, 2011 by HappYBallZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jpanzer 1,265 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 The way things are headed the USA will be a third world country in about 20 years anyway. DC can bitch all they want about how these so called "dictators" should show restraint, but I can guarantee you if there was a popular uprising in this country against the FED they would turn the tanks and jets on "we the people" in a heartbeat... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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