 | The Soddy press seems to be on a roll, doesn't it? |
| They usually save this sort of invective for Joooos. |
RIYADH: Two Saudi newspapers called Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi "rash" and "mad" on Thursday, a day after Riyadh recalled its ambassador to Tripoli over what it said was a Libyan plot to kill the kingdom's de facto ruler. "Oppression...and policies and thoughts that reach the extent of madness are the highlights of the rule of Muammar Gaddafi," the leading al-Watan newspaper said in a column posted on its Web site. The Okaz daily, which like all Saudi newspapers often reflect official thinking, wrote: "After being patient for so long and after suffering the rash, insolent Libyan leader for so long, the time has come to say stop your irrational behaviour." Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador from Tripoli on Wednesday and expelled the Libyan envoy over what it called an "atrocious" Libyan plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah. The Saudi move was the latest sign of the near-collapse in ties between Saudi Arabia and Libya. |