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Translator collapsed during Khadafy's rambling diatribe
nypost.com ^ | Sept. 24, 2009 | CHUCK BENNETT and JEREMY OLSHAN

Posted on 09/24/2009 6:25:52 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

After struggling to turn Khadafy’s insane ramblings at the UN into English for 75 minutes, the Libyan dictator’s personal interpreter got lost in translation.

"I just can’t take it any more," Khadafy’s interpreter shouted into the live microphone – in Arabic.

At that point, the U.N.’s Arabic section chief, Rasha Ajalyaqeen, took over and translated the final 20 minutes of the speech.

"His interpreter just collapsed – this is the first time I have seen this in 25 years," another U.N. Arabic interpreter told The Post.

Breaking with protocol, Khadafy brought his own interpreters from Tripoli for Wednesday’s speech rather than use one of the 25 Arabic translators supplied by the United Nations, staff interpreters said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: khadafy; libya; translator
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1 posted on 09/24/2009 6:25:52 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I felt very ill when I went to the UN in third grade.

I knew then it was very evil.


2 posted on 09/24/2009 6:27:20 PM PDT by wastedyears (The best aid we could ever give Africa would be thousands of rifles to throw out their own dictators)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Lol!!! Wow!!!


3 posted on 09/24/2009 6:30:32 PM PDT by rawhide
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To: Free ThinkerNY
the Libyan dictator’s personal interpreter

..maybe he got a bad batch of cow urine

4 posted on 09/24/2009 6:31:11 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Ajalyaqeen, who had to rescue the bealegured interpreter, was given the day off yesterday.

"Ten minutes with Khadafy earns you a lot of annual leave," one interpreter said.

Still laughing at this!

5 posted on 09/24/2009 6:32:35 PM PDT by rawhide
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Gotta be some good captions for that!


6 posted on 09/24/2009 6:33:05 PM PDT by TRY ONE (NUKE the unborn gay whales!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

ROFL


7 posted on 09/24/2009 6:33:23 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: wastedyears

Lol...I went in 8th grade and felt the exact same way. I remember the mean UN tour guide lady kept harping on about how “this wasn’t American territory, it was international blah blah blah.”


8 posted on 09/24/2009 6:34:14 PM PDT by SMCC1
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Of course he couldn't take it any more. Who could?
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9 posted on 09/24/2009 6:36:52 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I am Legend)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

When I toured the UN with my school, Kurt Waldheim was the SecGen. They spoke of him as if he were practically a god. What a bunch of idiots fawning over a nazi.


10 posted on 09/24/2009 6:39:46 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Responsibility2nd

He looks like had a face put on.


11 posted on 09/24/2009 6:41:11 PM PDT by wastedyears (The best aid we could ever give Africa would be thousands of rifles to throw out their own dictators)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Tommy Lee Jones has a made-to-order role waiting for him when this yahoo is finally on the wrong side of the sand dune.......


12 posted on 09/24/2009 6:42:45 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: Responsibility2nd

In some of those pics he looks somewhat like Michael Savage.


13 posted on 09/24/2009 6:43:44 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier whose wife is expecting twins SONS.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Until I clicked the link I thought this was satire. Everything around this man is bizarre.


14 posted on 09/24/2009 6:44:10 PM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Bet there is no re-hab in the Gadaffi/Khadafy/Daffy health care system for broken interpreters.


15 posted on 09/24/2009 6:46:19 PM PDT by Kozel89
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To: Viking2002

Tommy Lee Jones has a made-to-order role waiting for him when this yahoo is finally on the wrong side of the sand dune.......

&&&
Yeah, and Jones share his opinion of the USA.


16 posted on 09/24/2009 6:46:41 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Why do these guys always look like they need a good scrub?


17 posted on 09/24/2009 6:47:10 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
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To: SoldierDad

In some of those pics he looks somewhat like Michael Savage.

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In most of them, he looks like Michael JACKSON.

(Another FReeper said this: It looks like Khadafy did real good at the Michael Jackson rummage sale)


18 posted on 09/24/2009 6:47:10 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I am Legend)
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Seems he has forgotten when we almost put Sidewinder up his ass. We didn’t hear from him for about 10 years after that .Perhaps we need to take aim again . He really look slike a mad man from central casting.
US OUT OF THE UN NOW!


19 posted on 09/24/2009 6:47:16 PM PDT by sonic109
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To: Responsibility2nd

Well, yes. If you photoshopped Jackson’s head in those pics the clothing would not appear out of place.


20 posted on 09/24/2009 6:48:27 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier whose wife is expecting twins SONS.)
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