Colonel Gaddafi running out of time if he still wants that promotion to general
Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi appears to be losing control of his country, with key government officials, tribal leaders and military officers abandoning his 41-year-old administration.
Mr Gaddafi, who styles himself “Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution”, could yet hang on to power by announcing a series of immediate reforms. Among the ideas the ageing despot may be considering:
- Fast-track promotion to general, because he’s the one doing all the damn work
- Cut the number of hot presidential bodyguards, or at least hire some plain-looking ones to get the average down
- Dramatically simplify national flag design
- Replace “Jamahiriya” in country’s official name with some other made-up word
- Release Green Book for Amazon Kindle
- Open talks to have Alan Rickman play Gaddafi in upcoming biopic
- Statute of limitations reduced to 16 minutes
- Human rights abuses to be punishable with tough, on-the-spot fines
- Prison conditions improved, vastly improved
- Whatever it is you ungrateful pricks want
- Libyan Airlines to introduce more direct flights to Caracas.
