Crazy Eddie's Motie News on Gaddafi's death: History Repeating

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:18:56 GMT

Deja vu: Libya 2011=Romania 1989

I have a different song playing over there, but this one fits just as well.

ETA: nebris pointed out an error, which I responded to in Libya: History Repeating.

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Fan mail from Qaddafi to U.S. Congress

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:55:36 GMT

N.Y. Times: Qaddafi Writes to Congress
By MARK LANDLER

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has written to members of Congress thanking them for criticizing President Obama last week over his involvement in the NATO-led military campaign in Libya.

“I want to express my sincere gratitude for your thoughtful discussion of the issues,” Colonel Qaddafi wrote in the letter, a copy of which was supplied to The New York Times by a person seeking to defend the administration’s policy. “We are confident that history will see the wisdom of your country in debating these issues.”

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“We are counting on the United States Congress to its continued investigation of military activities of NATO and its allies to confirm what we believe is a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolution 1973,” Colonel Qaddafi said in the three-page letter, which was not addressed to any particular lawmaker.

A spokesman for Speaker John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, who introduced last week’s resolution, said his office had received the letter but was not able to vouch for its authenticity. The letter was received by the administration through the same channels that Colonel Qaddafi has sent other letters, another official said.

“If authentic, this incoherent letter only reinforces that Gaddafi must go. There’s no disagreement about that,” said the spokesman for Mr. Boehner, Brendan Buck.

I'm with Boehner on this one. I would take a dim view of such fan mail, too. In fact, my reaction would be best summed up by the title of a TVTropes page.

Your Approval Fills Me with Shame

Fannish behavior deserves a fannish response, and that would be mine.

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Crazy Eddie's Motie News on Gaddafi's death: History Repeating

Fan mail from Qaddafi to U.S. Congress