If only he’d been more like the gentle British people who conquered the world with love and generosity.
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When I was younger I knew an old lady from a village near Dingle. She qualified as a nurse and midwife, and went out to work in several countries in the gulf, the Levant, and the Med in50’s/60’s. She happened to be in Libya when Gaddafi came to power.
According to her the British, Americans and Italians involved in the country’s health care left during the initial turmoil and only a group of Irish doctors and nurses stayed.
Apparently Gaddafi had a lot of time for the Irish because of that.
She had a bunch of dealings personally with him in the years following. Probably the strangest was her explaining to Gaddafi the importance of St. Patrick’s day to the Irish and the importance of alcohol on that day. Gaddafi took that on board, organised access to a warehouse where confiscated alcohol was being held and a truck with guards to transport it.
She had a collection of christmas cards from him, he sent one every year until her death.
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Interview source link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laHBBf7k7F4
Maybe we judged him too harshly 💔
Only on Reddit (and possibly jihadi dark web forums) would this guy be considered a hero.Â
He even said “North of Ireland”.
He was well up on Irish beef too, even knowing the best grass in Ireland to farm the cows.
He copied our Leaving Cert
https://preview.redd.it/6ez8u1oitdie1.jpeg?width=792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5f5b6e63875e06a2824b4b9b1f100c76fefda6e
If only he’d been more like the gentle British people who conquered the world with love and generosity.
When I was younger I knew an old lady from a village near Dingle. She qualified as a nurse and midwife, and went out to work in several countries in the gulf, the Levant, and the Med in50’s/60’s. She happened to be in Libya when Gaddafi came to power.
According to her the British, Americans and Italians involved in the country’s health care left during the initial turmoil and only a group of Irish doctors and nurses stayed.
Apparently Gaddafi had a lot of time for the Irish because of that.
She had a bunch of dealings personally with him in the years following. Probably the strangest was her explaining to Gaddafi the importance of St. Patrick’s day to the Irish and the importance of alcohol on that day. Gaddafi took that on board, organised access to a warehouse where confiscated alcohol was being held and a truck with guards to transport it.
She had a collection of christmas cards from him, he sent one every year until her death.