The Libyan leader was accompanied by his all-female, 40-strong bodyguard squad, its members dressed in khaki uniforms and red berets. And the schedule for his controversial first visit to Italy included, at his own request, a meeting tomorrow with large numbers of Italian women. Very large numbers.

The plan was for “only” 700. But officials said yesterday that such was the colonel’s drawing power the event had had to be moved to a concert hall with a capacity for 1,000.

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The photograph Gaddafi wore to several of the ceremonies on the opening day of his visit … showed the Libyan resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, the “Lion of the Desert”, on the day before he was hanged by ­Italian colonialists in 1931.

That kind of flair just doesnt come democratically 🙂

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/10/gaddafi-visit-italy-berlusconi

That’s not Gaddafi, that’s Maradonna.

Seeing those pictures of Gaddafi makes me think I’m looking at stills from a Mel Brooks film

Nice one! 😆

There’s nobody to touch dictators when it comes to this level of flamboyance. In one of his books a few years back, A Mad World: My Masters (or something along those lines), John Simpson wrote excellently about this kind of egotism that dictators have in abundance. IIRC, there was a chapter or part of, about a meeting he had with Gaddafi in a big old tent in the desert. It was bizarre. I’ll have to go back and dig it out now you’ve reminded me.

What’s the photo on Gaddafi’s chest all about?

You can’t beat Dictators for theatrical Military Uniforms though, that’s straight of the catwalk of “Jackboot Expo 09”

nick > “The photograph Gaddafi wore to several of the ceremonies on the opening day of his visit … showed the Libyan resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, the “Lion of the Desert”, on the day before he was hanged by ­Italian colonialists in 1931.”

DD, that reminds me of a book launch/lecture I went to a last year given by David Owen:

For many politicians, power seems to go to their head, and becomes a heady drug affecting every action they take. The Greeks called it hubris, where the hero wins glory, acclaim and success – but it is often followed by nemesis

Way to go on upsetting your hosts….That sets a whole new standard. No wonder Burlesconi looks like he’s just tread in a turd

You can’t beat Dictators for theatrical Military Uniforms though

Oh, I don’t know.

When I am elevated to my rightful position as global overlord I shall introduce:

Compulsory DNA testing for dogs. Find a dog egg, test for ID, make the dog owner eat said egg, in public.

Introduce the death penalty for:
1. People who put their feet on train seats.
2. Dom Joly.
3. Anyone who gives away the plot to a TV programme/film/book you haven’t seen or read.
4. People who talk at the cinema/in a quiet gig.
5. Range Rover Sport owners.
6. Beautiful women who ruin themselves with unnecessary plastic surgery.
7. Joey Barton.
8. People who refuse to read instruction manuals, then spend the rest of their lives asking how something works.
9. Non disabled people who park in disabled parking spaces.
10. Bicycle thieves.

Vote Spanner. For a brighter tomorrow.

thai style?

How come after all these years in power, he is still a Colonel?
You would have thought he would have made himself a General or
Field Marshal..

What’s wrong with Dom Joly?

Im surprised he got past Sergeant Major – I always thought he was an NCO? 🙂

Oh, I forgot:

11. Anyone who questions my decisions.

Joly dies. One mildly amusing idea, streched beyond belief.
His column in the Independent on Sunday makes me want to commit mass murder.
Almost redeemed by his Cooper Brown fake persona, but on balance, I’d be doing the world a favour.

I particularly like it when they start awarding themselves other countries gallantry medals:

How many medals and what did he win them for? Like Mutley saveing Dastardley in Vulture squadron.

One one side an aging crook, with a reputation for appointing women in an inappropriate way. On the other side, Gaddafi.

That all seems reasonable General Spanners.

What are your views on cat owners who allow their pets to crap on my lawn?

Well I can spot a VC for starters!

Oh, I forgot:

11. Anyone who questions my decisions.
Joly dies.

Your policies are harsh but fair.

One could ask the same of our royal family………

Harry_the_Spider – Member
That all seems reasonable General Spanners.
What are you views on cat owners who allow their pets to crap on my lawn?

I have an answer, Roger is a verb not a noun and for that precise reason!!!

Back to the colonel…I love it when he goes native – but spices it up with metallics à la:

And here are some of those female guards…right, that’s it, I’m off back to Ireland. It’s in a bit of a state at the moment. pretty ripe for a dictatorship methinks…

Or how about a new TV show: Qaddafi Eye for the Straight Guy

DD nor so sure about the bodyguard tho!!

Even General Spanner, First Overlord Of The Universe, can’t tell a cat where to crap.

A man has to know his limitations Harry.

rogerthecat – I gather that’s actually a “Victorious Cross” designed to look like a VC 🙂

Grrr! Ya ****’ eejit…this will be my guard. Instead of tights, they’ll be wearing hold-ups though. Anyone who looks at them funny like will be shot!

Are you talking about Gaddafi or Berlusconi?

Rusty – Who let you into my head, and why couldn’t I vote for you last week!

Just please add people who keep their engines running at level crossings to the death list and I’ll happily hold up a picture of you for the TV cameras.

I think Berlusconi is looking enviously at Gaddafi in that picture, btw.

Chakaping, consider it done.

Your new Global anthem, by the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRTnqzwFwWg%5D

Get practising, you’ll be singing it every morning.