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Published Date: 31 March 2009
By Salah Nasrawi
COLONEL Muammar al-Gaddafi stormed out of an Arab summit yesterday after denouncing the Saudi king and declaring himself "the dean of Arab rulers".
Libya's leader disrupted the opening Arab League summit in Qatar by taking a microphone and criticising King Abdullah, calling him a "British product and American ally".

When the Qatari emir tried to quiet him, Col Gaddafi, the current Africa Union chairman, insisted he be allowed to speak, saying: "I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam (leader] of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level."

Col Gaddafi then walked out. A Libyan delegate said he went to an Islamic museum in Doha for a tour. Col Gaddafi has harboured a grudge against King Abdullah since exchanging harsh words during a summit in 2003 shortly before the invasion of Iraq.

Later, Qatar's emir brought Col Gaddafi and the king together for a reconciliation meeting.





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  • Last Updated: 30 March 2009 10:42 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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W Smith,

Middle East 31/03/2009 10:03:29
"..and American ally".

Considering the following:

1) the US 5th fleet is in Bahrain

2) Qatar has allowed the USAF to set up a large large airbase.

3) Kuwait has provided access for american and British troops into Iraq through its port and airport

Seems strange how Gaddafi would just pick on the Saudi king and call him america's ally.

BTW
Nothing racist about the Arab League that doesn't allow fellow Iranian and Pakistani muslims to attend then, eh?

Imagine the fuss if George Bush and the neocons started up the Whites Only League.
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Dubai 31/03/2009 18:18:31
W,

Perhaps it has something to do with Pakistan and Iran not being Arab countries, eh? It's the Arab Summit, not the Muslim Summit.

 

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