Kadhafi marks 40 years in power

AFP ^ | 2009-09-01

[george76]

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi marked the 40th anniversary of the bloodless coup that brought him to power, with celebrations attended by African, Arab and Latin American leaders but largely ignored by the West.

At the end of a two-hour show late Tuesday retracing the 40 years since Kadhafi ousted King Idriss in 1969, a brief video clip showed the return to Libya last month of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, but the western delegations present did not react.

Kadhafi's party kicked off around midnight on Monday at the former US military base of Matega near Tripoli with a two-hour spectacle that paid homage to the leader himself ...

Guests included Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, African leaders who had earlier attended an African Union summit in Libya, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez...

[tired1]

Too bad Reagan missed.

[This_far]

Too bad Reagan missed.

Don't confuse current events with recent history.

[BIGLOOK]

Another Fly By for Khadafi is in order.

[oyez]

When Kadhafi meets Obama, he will probably give him a “wedgie”.

[alfa6]

Wer would have to get the Aussies in on that as they are the only folks with the 'vark.

However I think we have a worthy replacement:-)

Regards alfa6 ;>}