Truemors
Whether to cheer or cry has typically been the dilemma when considering anything that has involves Qadhafi over the last three to four decades.
A recovering revolutionary and terrorist, he's been in and out of rehab for these vices for nearly 30 years while floundering about with his "Third Universal Theory" of government, which makes Libya a theoretical democracy with its Jamahiriya system ( A state of the masses).
.....And now finally what every former revolutionary dreams of....Being King
.
A meeting of more than 200 African kings and traditional rulers has bestowed the title "king of kings" on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The rulers, wearing gold crowns, sequined capes and colourful robes met in the Libyan town of Benghazi in what was billed as a first of its kind.
Col Gaddafi urged the royals to join his campaign for African unity.
Africa's political leaders are lukewarm about his vision of merging their powers to create a single government.
"We want an African military to defend Africa, we want a single African currency, we want one African passport to travel within Africa," Col Gaddafi told the assembled dignitaries, who come from countries such as Mozambique, South Africa, Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
As once stated by a man of immense wisdom "It's good to be the King"
"The people believe in the chiefs and kings more than they believe in their governments," he said.
It is easy to find all the faults with the old leader, but what is more fascinating is to take a look a bit deeper at the infrastructure he has created in Libya,
Comments (0)