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| Libya makes US beauty "Special Envoy" |
| 2003-01-08 |
| WARNING: If your stomach gets upset easily, stop reading now!The US participant in an international beauty contest hosted by Libya has been made an honorary envoy for the country. Libyan news agency Jana reported that Tecca Zendik was given a Libyan passport and appointed honorary consul of Libya in the USA in a ceremony held in Tripoli. Ms Zendik caught the eye of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during the November 2002 web-based contest - the first international beauty pageant to be held in Libya. We saw the pictures, it did look like Muammar was having a good time. We just didn't know how good As the contestants were given a tour of the Gaddafi home, he explained that it had been bombed by US aircraft in 1986 and that two of his adopted children were killed in the attack. She burst in to tears as the Libyan leader launched a verbal attack on her country. When Col Gaddafi saw the 19-year old model crying he is reported to have called her to his side to comfort her. Euuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwwwwwwww The next day he asked after Ms Zendik's health and sent her a watch on which his face is surrounded by diamonds. Today's Special Value on QVC A Libyan Foreign Ministry official attending the Tripoli ceremony to give Ms Zendik her passport and honorary post said: "We celebrate today the harbinger of peace which came to us from the United States to confirm that relations between the Libyan and American peoples are civilized relations." He called for "lessons to be learned" from the bombing of Gaddafi's home. Yes, use more and bigger bombs In Ms Zendik's acceptance speech she said she would make efforts to improve relations between the Libyan and America people. "I am not alone among the American people in wanting peace and not war. Many other Americans share the same feelings with me," she added. Soon to be the movie of the week on Lifetime Network, "Beauty and the Beast of Libya" |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 "The sultry wench, with the fire in her eyes! Bring her to me!" |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-01-08 21:29:12 |
| #3 "Ms Zendik caught the eye of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi..." You know what.... I'm skipping this because this is just too easy... |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-01-08 13:53:49 |
| #2 Gaddafi know better than to wait for 72 virgins |
| Posted by: john 2003-01-08 13:26:24 |
| #1 "Come with me to the Casbah..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-01-08 12:00:05 |