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| Libyans insult Saudi FM |
| 2003-09-09 |
| EFL/FU: Two Libyan men shouted insults at Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal on Monday and tried to attack him in the lobby of a Cairo hotel in response to past jibes at their leader Muammar Gaddafi, a police officer said. According to the officer, the pair, aged 25 and 27, were prevented from coming close to the Saudi minister by his bodyguards and were then arrested by Egyptian security officers. Where’s a boomer when you need one? Prince Saud confirmed later the incident. "One man tried to aggress me but the men around me prevented him," he told reporters as he emerged from an Arab foreign ministers’ meeting held at the headquarters of the Arab League. The police officer said the two Libyans were bitter over remarks made at an Arab summit on March 1 in Egypt by Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, who branded Gaddafi a "liar" and a "slave of colonialism". "They said they had acted spontaneously, not upon instructions from their government," the officer added. They’ll get a bonus when they get home. A witness said the Libyans dashed towards prince Saud, shouting "how dare you insult Muammar?". The police officer said one of the two Libyans raised his fist but the bodyguards pushed him back before he could reach the minister. He did not confirm accounts by an employee of the hotel that the minister had been hit on the shoulder before his bodyguards reacted. So close, such poor security, sigh. The spat between Gaddafi and Crown Prince Abdullah was broadcast live on television. It came after the Libyan leader charged in a speech to fellow Arab leaders that Riyadh was ready to "strike an alliance with the devil" to shield itself from then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. It’s not the devil, dammit! We’re the Great Satan, get it right. Another row broke out between Riyadh and Tripoli in August after Gaddafi claimed that Wahhabism, the rigorous Islamic school dominant in the kingdom, fosters terrorism. Well, he got that one right. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 I pick the scorpion on the left over the scorpion on the right. On the other hand, let me flip a coin. |
| Posted by: anonon 2003-9-9 11:19:15 PM |
| #7 It was a curse on the moustache...I think he noted that his mother's was more luxuriant or something |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-9 5:01:01 PM |
| #6 SinNYC - Yup! It was one of those magical hoots that we so seldom get to see. The arrogant strutting Iraqi - spitting mad and powerless - waaay funny! |
| Posted by: .com (a.k.a. Abu This!) 2003-9-9 3:20:11 PM |
| #5 PD -- the image that stuck in my mind was the Kuwaiti minister furiously waving a tiny Kuwaiti flad in the face of the Iraqi representative. |
| Posted by: Sharon in NYC 2003-9-9 3:17:34 PM |
| #4 Frank - What was that line from the last GCC meeting where Iraq had a Rep and he had a girlie fight with the Kuwaiti, I think it was? Curse your mustache? This is some seriously funny shit. |
| Posted by: .com (a.k.a. Abu This!) 2003-9-9 3:07:09 PM |
| #3 Not the type of duel you're thinking of SH. The duel they will have will follow several simple rules. 1: Free acces between countries must be made for both sides Martyrs/Boomers. 2: You must target high-ranking officials or large crowds. Great Satan targets are also acceptable, but frowned upon for fear of annihilation. 3: If you manage to kill a high-ranking official,you must deny your government had anything too do with it, then be shocked when the boomers/martyrs trail leads back to your government or teaching facilities. 4: All bombings must be blamed on joos in the Arab press. 5: You must use this to recruit more martyrs/boomers. The country that recruits the most wins Allahs grace. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-9-9 2:05:04 PM |
| #2 Rarely do I agree so profoundly with both sides of an argument. Too bad that I don't think a duel will be arranged. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-9 1:51:15 PM |
| #1 Ah! Islamic brotherhood in action. |
| Posted by: Spot 2003-9-9 10:54:27 AM |