Breaking: Gaddafi Comatose? (Update: Prodi Says No)
Charles Johnson
Mon May 14, 2007 at 8:54 am PDT • Views: 210
The Jerusalem Post has an unconfirmed report that wacko Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is in a coma, after an apparent stroke.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was rushed to the hospital Sunday after a blood clot was discovered in his brain, and is now in a coma, Israel Radio reported. According to the report, Gaddafi’s children, who reside in Europe, were recalled to his bedside in Tripoli.
(Hat tip: Israellycool.)
UPDATE at 5/14/07 10:01:12 am:
It now looks like a false report: Libya scoffs at rumors of Gaddafi ill health.
TRIPOLI — Libya Monday scoffed at rumors about veteran leader Muammar Gaddafi’s state of health after a report he was in a coma, suffering a blood clot on the brain.
The state news agency JANA said the rumors about Gaddafi, the Arab world’s longest serving leader, were the subject of joking during a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi Monday morning.
“The phone call was an opportunity for the Italian prime minister to joke about a lie created by a traitor media outlet about the brother leader’s health,” JANA said.
Palestinian news agency Maan, quoting “informed sources,” reported that Gaddafi had suffered a blood clot on the brain and was in a coma after being rushed to hospital Sunday. It later removed the report from its Web site.
Prodi, on a visit to Prague, said he spoke with Gaddafi for an hour-and-a-half late Sunday and again Monday.
Frank says: