This is the delightfully named Moussa Koussa, until yesterday Minister of Death* in Moammar Gadhafi's Libyan government. Yesterday, "Mickey" gave himself up to the British. It is not known if he went to London because he heard the Americans had no vacancies at Gitmo or because he finds the British climate more agreeable.* Mr Koussa's official title was Foreign Minister. [But he is Libyan, right? How can he be "foreign minister"? Ed.] By that I mean minister in charge of foreign affairs. He is also thought to be responsible for the assassinations of several Libyan dissidents overseas, so...minister of death.
His defection reminds Walt of Rudolf Hess's flight to the UK in the middle of WWII. That didn't work out so well for Rudolf the Red-Nosed Nazi, so Walt wishes Mickey better luck.
Meanwhile, the President Hussein Obama's prolonged dither over Libya continues. Having handed the hot potato to NATO, he is now rumoured to have given a secret order authorizing covert operations in Libya.
If this is true, it's the second example in 24 hours of history repeating itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. Didn't Vietnam begin with secret orders to take sides in the war between the French and the Vietminh? Next thing you know, the anti-Gadhafi "forces" will break their headlong retreat long enough to ask for American arms and "trainers". Oh wait... This just in...
TRAINERS WANTED - EXOTIC MEDITERRANEAN LOCATION Should be familiar with the manual of arms. Knowledge of Arabic helpful. Send name and address on a postcard to I WANT TO DIE, Washington, DC
Come to think of it, being an armed forces trainer in the middle of a shooting war should be a sure-fire plus for your résumé. If your guys go into battle and win, you'll be covered with glory. If they lose, you'll be covered with guts but at least they won't be clamouring to resit the test.
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