Remember our old friend Muammar Ghaddafi, the Arab leader who beat his terrorist sword into the ploughshare of peace to such unbridled rejoicing in the west? Well just look at what he’s been saying:

In our current circumstances, we don't need to buy tanks, airplanes, missiles, or other huge things like this. If the enemy is a superpower like NATO, America, Russia or China, which occupies Libya, I will not fight it with tanks, missiles or cannons. I will fight it with explosives belts, car bombs and Kalashnikovs. If every Libyan is booby-trapped, every car is booby-trapped, every house is booby-trapped and every road is booby-trapped – the enemy will not be able to survive. The enemy will be unable to use their nuclear bombs, their airplane carriers or their inter-continental missiles. They will not be able to use them against people who booby-trap themselves, and fight the enemy…

Right now, I have nothing against America, except for the fact that it opposes the Palestinian people, and is destroying Iraq. Apart from this, America and I agree on everything… So America and I agree these theocratic regimes must be fought. America used to support dictatorships, while I was against them, and I called to confront them. Now America says: I am against dictatorships. Great! 'Opposing dictatorship' is the slogan of the Libyan revolution. We oppose all types of terrorism. When I say 'all types.' I'm referring to terrorism of fleets, of WMDs, and terrorism by individuals.

America is now talking about fighting 'all types' of terrorism. So that's it. We agree. America is talking about liberalism now. Fine, I'm a liberal too. Liberalism means freedom. It means popular capitalism, rule by the people, people's committees, and leadership by the people. That's liberalism! That's liberalism! Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom... No oppression, no persecution, no exploitation. America is saying these things. So that's it, we agree.

Isn’t it grand to have such reliable friends at such a time?

Posted by melanie at January 10, 2006