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It was around this time that Majdi el-Mangoush joined onlookers on a sidewalk in his hometown, Misurata, to witness an incredible sight. Along Tripoli Street, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, a municipal work crew with a cherry-picker was methodically taking down the posters of Muammar el-Qaddafi that hung from every lamppost. It was part of an attempt by the Libyan dictator to put a kinder, gentler face on his government. While ostensibly directed at the Libyan people, the campaign was really meant for Western consumption. In the days leading up to the invasion of Iraq, there had been talk in President George W. Bush’s inner circle that once Saddam Hussein was dispensed with, the troublesome Qaddafi would be next. Once the Iraq invasion began in March 2003, the Libyan dictator hurried to make amends with the Americans. He offered a settlement over his country’s role in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland — without explicitly admitting guilt, the Libyan government agreed to set aside $2.7 billion in compensation to the families of the 270 victims — and began quietly dismantling his nation’s fledgling program for chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. Even more quietly, Libyan intelligence agents shared dossiers with their American counterparts on suspected Al Qaeda operatives and other Islamic fundamentalists in the region. On the home front, the goal was to create at least the illusion of political liberalization, and one aspect was to remove some of the tens of thousands of posters and billboards of “the Leader” that wallpapered the nation. Qaddafi soon thought better of the whole egalitarian makeover. By 2006, the United States had restored full diplomatic relations with his government; while officially a response to the abandonment of the Libyan unconventional-weapons program, certainly a contributing factor was that, amid the deepening quagmire of the Iraqi misadventure, there was not going to be any grand American crusade against the region’s other dictators. Which also meant that Qaddafi could quietly abandon his reform drive. “It was just a bit of theater,” Majdi said. “Nothing really changed, and after a few months, I don’t think anyone even remembered it.” But that day hadn’t yet arrived when the cherry-picker made its way down Misurata’s Tripoli Street. Majdi was still observing the spectacle when an elderly man emerged from a nearby alley. For a long moment, the old man stared slack-jawed in amazement at the sight before him. He then rushed over to one of the discarded posters, removed a shoe and — in a gesture of insult common throughout the Arab world — began beating it against Qaddafi’s likeness amid a torrent of curses. A municipal worker came over to ask what he was doing. “The bastard’s gone at last, no?” the old man asked. “There’s been a coup?” When the worker set him straight, the man stammered out an explanation for his behavior — he’d been very ill lately, given to fits of lunacy — and then hurried away.

New York Times

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IS ANYBODY IN CONTROL?

Anywhere? Let's see. Having just concluded an agreement as to the standards by which it's banking system would be judged, the head of the European Central Bank, M. Trichet, comes out and says, "not good enough." OK, what is? Unfortunately, he didn't quite go that far implying, however, that what was needed was a more universal standard for judging soundness about which of course he is correct. As my Euro friend said, they are playing a game of chicken over there and not just with Ireland. The suspense is overwhelming as though no one expects a rescheduling of sovereign debt to occur.. I think the only thing in the way is universal agreement as to how the accounting is going to work for the banks. Hell, give 'em 10 years to write the stuff off as Chile did 30 years ago. Life goes on. Over here, Lizzy (Borden) Warren is off mustering support for her agency for which she has not been appointed head, which reports to no one and receives money by simply asking for it. She has come up with a figure of $20 billion from the "big" (her word not mine) banks who service--or rather disservice mortgages--in compensation for the inability or unwillingness to restructure mortages in default or otherwise impaired. There was a congressional oversight hearing today to look into this but undoubtably nothing will result. One would think that an unauthorized woman attempting to take 20 bil out of what some folks believe are undercapitalized banks might attract some attention somewhere but with the exception of the WSJ apparently not. Oh well. The Suit has come out out for the revival of the home mortgage market through the European idea of covered bonds. For those of you unaware of the product, banks write mortgages, pool them on their books and the sell bonds to which the mortgages are pledged. Works fine in Europe but the minute The Suit pooped up with this, up popped Poo Bair at the FDIC proclaiming that would reduce the assets available to her little fifedom when she starts winding up banks and limit payment to depositors. The woman remains delusional; she actually believes that the FDIC is importsant in the grand scheme of things. Shutting down banks in Gator Guts Plorida should be enough for her but apparently not. She actually still thinks she's a major player and no one will tell her otherwise. Meanwhile, back in New York, the President of the N.Y. Fed had a stoke of genius last week. I was not going to bring this up but when you make a WSJ editorial, the Devil said, "DO IT!" Bill Dudley, (herein after referred to as "Billy the Dud" or "Dud") gave a speech in Queens--noted financial capital of the world--in which he presented proof positive of the fact that there is no inflation in the economy by pointing to the reduction in the price of the I Pad II as opposed to the I Pad I. There seemed to be a lack of agreement as to this point in the audience as someone asked him if had shopped for food or gasoline lately. You can't make this stuff up but then again, who lets Dud out by himself? Does anyone dress him? And finally, in the midst of collapsing stock markets, upheaval in the Middle East, Nuke terror in Japan and the threat of another economic collapse, The Leader put out his picks in college basketball today. There's a man who has his priorities. So who's in charge? Looks like Ghaddaffi to me. Remember him? He's the guy who, make no mistake, must leave. In which regional is he playing.

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The Nat & Marie Show- Season 2- Episode 23 - Will it go viral? Dictator Edition

This weeks show opener was last weeks viral video winner #MarieVideo with her Sausage Party. This week we go international with a Dictator Edition of Viral Video of the Week!

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Gameover Gaddafi - Hands up if you noticed they were using Super Mario 2 music, but parodying Super Mario 1...Congratulations...You sir are a nerd! No idea why Pam makes a cameo, but...just go with it.

#MarieVideo

Swimming Cat - Not sure how this falls under the Dictatorship theme, but it's Marie, and she really likes cats...so again, just go with it! If you stick it out till the end theres a payoff.

Do let us know in the comments section whose video you prefer or tell us on Twitter/@NatandMarie. Use the hashtags #NatVideo or #MarieVideo.

The most viral video will open the show next week which airs at 9pm on NatandMarie.com.

~@TaCaGo

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"Libytatooine" spray paint. acrylics. ink. mixed media. graphite. sharpie. gesso. 2012. derp.

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Despotic

despotic (adj.): tyrranical; when someone has complete power, and takes advantage of it (eg. Saddam Hussain, Gaddaffi)

“Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed.... Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his power is gone.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

Sounds like: this spot take

"Take this spot," said the despotic new president to his army. "This spot" was the home my family had lived in for four generations. He tore it down and built a giant marble bathroom there that he only uses on his annual trip to my village.