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Matilda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 08:00 PM
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Gaddafi 'exploring options' for exile
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The United States says Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi and his allies may be exploring exile options, although it is unclear if he would seriously contemplate stepping aside.

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton says the US is aware of people reaching out "allegedly on Gaddafi's behalf" to try to assess their options.



Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/23/3171201.htm


If he is allowed to go, they should stipulate that the gold stays in Libya. It could go a long way to rebuilding the
country.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 08:18 PM
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1. Or he could be planning to go out with a bang.
How smart are we to start bombing someone who has used terrorism against us in the past?
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TomClash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 08:23 PM
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2. Black ops nt
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 08:28 PM
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3. I bet some people in Lockerbie Scotland would be happy to see him.
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 08:47 PM
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4. He has to avoid prosecutions for his crimes, a not easy arrangement in a world of laws
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FLPanhandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 09:52 PM
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5. Venezuela would be my first bet.
Or Cuba.
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rayofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 09:55 PM
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6. The last bastions of freedom in the world!
K-daffy could take his gold there and establish a resort for people like him. Let's call it Club Fled.
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WheelWalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 11:00 PM
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9. S Waziristan
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 10:13 PM
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7. You can only hope. At least it looks like a massacre has been avoided.
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 10:40 PM
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8. Rupert Murdoch may have a spare room?
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Fool Count Donating Member (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 01:28 AM
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10. Obama should start exploring options for his
post-presidential employment very soon too.
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Bodhi BloodWave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:04 PM
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12. oh, he still should have another 5 years or so to make a decition n/t
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kirby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:00 PM
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11. Maybe become a Faux News Contributor? n/t
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area51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 12:04 PM
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13. Hmm, "may be".
"... may be exploring exile options..."
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sudopod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 01:23 PM
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14. Maybe Egypt could take him.
That's where King Idriss landed.
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 01:44 PM
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15. It's interesting to me that these statements are being made by Clinton
Makes me wonder. It just doesn't seem like that should be up for public discussion, unless it has a specific purpose...
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