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| North Africa |
| Muammar rejects Arab League advances... |
| 2002-10-27 |
| Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi rejected pleas to reconsider his country's withdrawal from the Arab League, prompting the grouping to announce "intensive consultations" with its other 21 members over his demands. "What're we gonna do now, Mahmoud? He sez all we do is talk!" "I dunno, Abu. Maybe we should consult..." "I have not succeeded in convincing the Libyan party to go back on its decision," League chief Amr Mussa told reporters here after a meeting with Kadhafi lasting more than an hour. Mussa had pulled out all the stops in his bid to win over the Libyan leader, promising that the League would listen to his concerns more attentively but also warning him of the seriousness of a pullout. He talked up a storm, in fact. He still hasn't figured why Muammar threw him out. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 Having dropped out of the Arab league, any chance they'll be picked up by either the National or American League? |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-10-28 09:37:46 |
| #2 Since we don't have a dog in the fight, we can sit back enjoy it, and make snide comments about their techniques. |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-10-27 18:48:13 |
| #1 Preposterous as it may seem, I'm actually rooting for the Colonel to stick a nice big thumb in the eye of the Arab League. Two thumbs, even. They richly deserve it. |
| Posted by: Joe 2002-10-27 17:43:33 |