Behind the Bastards

Part One: Qaddafi: His Bizarre Sci-Fi Stories, Childhood Hate Crimes and Amazonian Bodyguard Fetish

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Jul 10, 2018
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Gaddafi's Childhood

  • Muammar Gaddafi's early life resembled Rey from Star Wars, scavenging scrap from war debris in the Libyan desert.
  • He sold the scrap for money.
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Young Gaddafi's Activism

  • As a teen, Gaddafi's classmates provided him with a stool to deliver political speeches.
  • He organized protests and was expelled for his activism.
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Gaddafi and Mussolini

  • Gaddafi hated the ocean due to Libya's history of sea-based invasions.
  • Benito Mussolini ridiculously declared himself the protector of Islam.
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