Gaddafi: The Arab Madman Cometh

CONFLICTED

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History, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Now that we’ve told the story of the rise and fall of Nasserism, we turn to Libya and its handsome and charismatic dictator, Col. Muammar Gaddafi. Believing himself to have inherited Nasser’s mantle of Arab leadership, Gaddafi’s brazen narcissistic insanity is the stuff of legend, and Aimen’s got a caravan-load of funny anecdotes to illustrate just how nuts he was. But more seriously, Gaddafi symbolizes the tragic turn toward unhinged dictatorship which much of the Arab world underwent in the second half of the Cold War. Gaddafi, Assad, Saleh, Mubarak, Ben Ali, and of course Saddam Hussein—they all stalked the Middle East like undead zombies of Nasser, a nightmare from which the Arab world is still recovering. Listen to exclusive bonus content and get all episodes ad-free by subscribing to Conflicted Extra on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for just 99p/month. Join our FB Discussion group to get exclusive updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/450486135832418 Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Join the Conflicted Community hub on Discord to discuss all things Conflicted with fellow dear listeners, get exclusive content, bonus episodes and ad-free listening. Register your interest through the link: http://www.levellr.com/conflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:35.0	Gun Maverick it was so awesome. I hate you. I really want to watch it. You've got to see it man.
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1:45.6	Colonel Gaddafi. So it put me right back in the mid 80s when you know America's
1:50.5	new conservative muscular sort of confidence was at its peak and Gaddafi was the great enemy of
1:57.9	the world. What did Reagan call him again? The mad dog of the Middle East. Except this is a problem
2:05.6	with Reagan. He never knew his geography. Actually he was supposed to be technically the mad dog
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