Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi led a mass march through Tripoli to show solidarity with Palestinians and urged Arab states to allow volunteer fighters to cross borders and join the Palestinian uprising. ''Arab leaders have to take to the streets and join protesters, open the borders to people who want to fight to free al Qods (Jerusalem) and Abu Ammar and incite people to fight,'' Gaddafi told a rally at Green Square in central Tripoli. Eyewitnesses said thousands marched in the Libyan capital to protest against Israel's siege of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, also known by his nom de guerre, Abu Ammar. They halted in Green Square and the adjacent streets to hear Gaddafi's fiery oratory. ''Thousands of Libyans are ready to defend the Palestinian people. I challenge Arab leaders to open the borders for them to cross into Palestine,'' he said.
That's all we need. So much for the Elder Statesman act. Welcome back to the poop list, Muammar. |