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2011-08-19 Africa North

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi wants to leave Power

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Posted by tipper 2011-08-19 07:38|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ] Top

#1 How long before one of the about-to-be-former underlings figures out that delivering the still-steaming head of the tyrant will make for one hell of a get-out-of-being-massacred-free card? *Signaling* that you're packing your shit seems designed to make sure that you never actually make it onto the plane.

Unless stories like this are ploys intended to shake traitors and weaklings out of the wainscotting. Maybe that explains reports of random gunbattles in the nighttime streets of Tripoli? Rolling purges playing out?

Posted by Mitch H. 2011-08-19 08:54|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2011-08-19 08:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting.
Chavez dying, pulling all the gold back onshore, consolidating paper money accounts, and his oil buddy coming to town.
Is he going to give Vz to Gaddafi?
Think there will be some incoming Libyan gold on those boats?

Posted by Skidmark 2011-08-19 09:42|| 2011-08-19 09:42|| Front Page Top

#3 speaking of Megrahi, perhaps we could put an extra piece of luggage on that plane. Karma is a bitch

Posted by Frank G on the road 2011-08-19 10:32|| 2011-08-19 10:32|| Front Page Top

#4 My guess is he's going to open a bicycle repair shop.

It's all in a day's work for Bicycle Repairman

Posted by Spot 2011-08-19 11:42|| 2011-08-19 11:42|| Front Page Top

#5 gr(o)mgoru, you have not put monies on the table.

I am not much of a betting man, but I see the end.

Posted by newc 2011-08-19 12:57|| 2011-08-19 12:57|| Front Page Top

#6 "Any day now" Been hearing that since may. What's the under/over on the collapse of NATO -- I'm looking for a quicker pay off.

Posted by regular joe 2011-08-19 13:08|| 2011-08-19 13:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Other than an occasional "plague on both their houses" snort of disgust I cannot come up with the proper response here.

This feels like nothing less than supporting Stalin against Hitler. Can't they all lose?

Posted by AlanC 2011-08-19 13:52|| 2011-08-19 13:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Alan, they will.

The big plan is coming together ;)

Posted by newc 2011-08-19 14:25|| 2011-08-19 14:25|| Front Page Top

#9 According to "reliable sources"?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-08-19 15:06|| 2011-08-19 15:06|| Front Page Top

#10 newc, I love it when a plan comes together.

Is this more from g(r)om's reliable sources?

Posted by AlanC 2011-08-19 15:33|| 2011-08-19 15:33|| Front Page Top

#11 Alan, he has some good bits here - in fact very smart.

Posted by newc 2011-08-19 21:31|| 2011-08-19 21:31|| Front Page Top

#12 We'll be wishing he were back six months after his departure.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-08-19 21:34|| 2011-08-19 21:34|| Front Page Top

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