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Gaddafi's Private Plane, Reportedly Loaded With Gold, Ready To Leave For Zimbabwe As Early As Tomorrow
The latest news from the ABC.net.au should come as no surprise to those who know all too well that one can't eat gold: "Gaddafi own private plane is loaded with gold bullion and lots of hard currency, mainly dollars, and is preparing to flee to Zimbabwe to stay there with his friend Robert Mugabe." Yet there is speculation that instead of pulling a Ben Ali, Gaddafi may pull a Hitler: "Earlier, one of Mr Gaddafi's former ministers predicted the Libyan leader will follow in Adolf Hitler's footsteps and commit suicide rather than give up power. Mustapha Abdeljalil, justice minister until he quit over the bloody crackdown on protesters, says he expects Mr Gaddafi to make good on his pledge to die on Libyan soil rather than slink into exile. "Gaddafi's time is up. He is going to go like Hitler. He is going to commit suicide," Mr Abdeljalil told Swedish media." In either case, we are skeptical that much of Libya's oil infrastructure will survive the binary outcome. As a reminder, Libya had 143.8 tonnes of gold (or Tungsten as the case may be) as of December 31, per the WGC.
More from ABC:
There are reports of gun battles taking place between forces loyal to Mr Gaddafi and his opponents in the town of Zawiyah, 50 kilometres west of Tripoli.
Mr Gaddafi no longer controls much of the east around Benghazi, where there are reports residents have jailed those they say are mercenaries and set up committees to run the city.
London-based Libyan political activist, Guma el-Gamaty, has told the ABC's Lateline that "quite reliable sources" believe Mr Gaddafi is readying to flee his country.
"Gaddifi's own private plane is loaded with gold bullion and lots of hard currency, mainly dollars, and is preparing to flee to Zimbabwe to stay there with his friend Robert Mugabe," he said.
"We think this could happen very shortly because the Security Council is threatening to impose a no-fly zone and we think that Gaddafi will try to escape before this no-fly zone is imposed, possibly by tomorrow.
"So this is the most serious story we've heard today. It's very indicative of the fact that Gaddafi is totally isolated, surrounded more or less and is probably in a state of mind where he's just concentrating and thinking about how to escape and run away and stay alive."
A noble end?
Earlier, one of Mr Gaddafi's former ministers predicted the Libyan leader will follow in Adolf Hitler's footsteps and commit suicide rather than give up power.
Mustapha Abdeljalil, justice minister until he quit over the bloody crackdown on protesters, says he expects Mr Gaddafi to make good on his pledge to die on Libyan soil rather than slink into exile.
"Gaddafi's time is up. He is going to go like Hitler. He is going to commit suicide," Mr Abdeljalil told Swedish media.
Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin in April 1945 as he witnessed the disintegration of his Nazi empire.
Mr Mr el-Gamaty says that is "a small possibility".
"We believe that probably Gaddafi doesn't really have the courage to kill himself. We think he still have this grandiose idea that he will go to Africa and rally all the Africans," he said.
"Remember he has the title of the "King of Kings" of Africa, so he thinks he can still go to Africa and rally all the Africans around him and come back to Libya and take it over again.
"But, who knows? That is also a possibility. But whether he flees, whether he kills himself, whether he gets arrested, I think he is doomed and I think his end is very imminent."
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We will impose a no fly zone on such a date and time. Nice.
I'm really hoping someone's standing by with 'Lockerbie' painted along the side of their stinger.
OK, who's turn is it to hide......er......provide safe sanctuary for the sociopath?
His friend Mugage- birds of a feather, flock together!
is Zimbabwe near Kenya????
completely OT:
I just saw a commerical on CNBC that said:
"Colon Flow is being released to the general public."
I was paralyzed by laughter for 30 seconds.
Guess that's better than having it released ON the public! :>D
think rhodesia, nearer sth africa
Why is that fuck Mugabe still drawing air?
Not going to hide....
Here is Gaddafi's speech.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RHgtX6wyYmU
And his end http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ncptk5jBdrw
I have a ranch out in Montana that can provide sanctuary for a 143.8 tonnes of gold,......., ahem, I mean my good friend Muammar.
LOL
I see. So you'll accept to the two legged baggage if he brings along the baggage loaded with Gold bricks? :>)
Remember, he is also bringing with him his cadre of Ukranian nurses !
And look! The news was on www.abc.net.au - an entire internet domain dedicated to gold!
interesting take here by the Prez of Israel, saying large tech companies should take up more responsibility for the situation in the Middle East!:
http://www.hedgefundlive.com/blog/facebook-and-i-guess-google-should-finish-what-they-started-in-the-middle-east
Would be funny if it crashed at start from overload
If it crashed over land, that could create the biggest gold rush in the history of Libya.
K_Daffy could give the other African leaders a few lessons in cross-dressing.
A no-fly zone enforced by whom, exactly? Aren't "our" carriers elsewhere?
We still have a carrier in the region. It's called Europe.
You don't launch stealth aircraft from carriers. Can't have a bunch of dead pilots over Libya. Wouldn't speak well to our military superiority.
Egypt has a large airforce (including many F16s) that is more than a match for any Libyan pilots who can still be trusted to fly their planes and return to base. The Arab League has not called for military action and unless they or the UN (no chance IMHO) we should not intervene.
Indeed we shouldn't. But then, we shouldn't have done a lot of other things, but that never stopped the sociopath in chief from doing them.
Which sociopath in chief would that be?
The Johnson one, or the Carter one, or the Reagan one, or the Bush/Hitler the First one, the Clinton one, or the Bush/Hitler the Second one, or our current beloved by all, 'Teleprompter In Chief' one?
Which one?
Whichever one was in office at the time of the atrocity.
You don't get to be President by being a nice guy. You get there by stabbing people in the back, and by leveraging "relationships" in any way possible. A regular person doesn't really stand a chance.
I thought variants of the joint strike fighter were carrier capable? Or has that project been scrapped?
Dunno. The main point is that Italy has a huge US military presence, so there is no need for a carrier group there. You can launch from Italy just as easily as you could from a carrier, and you have a larger array of aircraft to choose from.
I wasn't aware of a carrier capable stealth fighter, but I am not an expert (by any stretch of the imagination) on modern military technology.
The JSF is carrier capable, but is still in the production and testing phases.
From the website:
http://www.jsf.mil/news/index.htm
"ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 16, 2011 – The Defense Department’s joint strike fighter program is on track to field the F-35 Lightning II in fiscal 2016, the program’s director said here yesterday."
The JSF is carrier capable, but the carrier itself can't stand it: the exhaust heat is known to bend the landing pad, specially if the plane is still loaded with fuel and bombs. The pilot has to do it quickly or do a drift forward (no true V in VTOL).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmpLXbhC16o&feature=related
John Denver version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4hsC0nRvZM
MG preferred the Tiffanys reference
Also, he should get plastic surgery. Not just for the anonimity, but to do us all a favour
Beautiful.
I'll bet he's been flesh stretching in futility for some time now.
He kind of looks like a shar pei. But not as cute. To say the least.
I'd expect to see a headline in the next few days stating:
Dr. Deficit's (aka Ben Shalom Bernank) Private Plane, Reportedly Loaded With Gold, Ready To Leave For Zimbabwe As Early As TomorrowDateline: January 2013
Lame duck President Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will take a short trip overseas on Air Force One just before the new President comes into office.
Reports of pallets of gold being moved to Andrews Air Force Base continue to trickle in...
Hope Playboy does a spread on his hot chick bodyguards. Hoochie Mama
I saw some pictures the other day. NOT hot chicks. Unless you'll Bill Clinton.
"Tripoli Bob" is not going to commit suicide. He's going to "buy" safe haven with that plane load of Gold.
I'd rather see Gaddafi go like Mussolini.
The U.S. Will inform him he can keep the gold if he just picks up and leaves without harming the oil infrastructure. German warships are his warning to hasten his decision. IMO he will leave with his gold and the oil infrastructure unharmed.
The global ponzi cannot be afforded to stumble. Recovery on.
I think he will destroy the oil infrastructure. That is the win for him in the endgame of control and if not control to deprive others. If he dies now, it shortens his live by how much? Negligable difference.
"We will impose a no fly zone on such a date and time. Nice."
Yes it is nice, and it is one of the few intelligent steps that the west has taken. A cornered animal is much more dangerous that one with an escape route. Better to leave him the most palatable option from your point of view rather than force him to stay a fight to the last.
Wasn't Jesus also referred to at "The King of Kings" megalomaniac much?
Nah, just really good at poker.
Much like with the fishes, he was always able to produce four kings.
He will actually be pitching his tent in Englewood, New Jersey.
A Khaddafi suicide is like a El Duce paparonni spaghetti balls masquerade. He'll run the moment anybody with back-up screams...'boo'...He's all wind n piss. Needs his Nanny cum female slave. He'll be on the plane as soon as the Benghazi freedom fighters decide it's time to take Tripoli..."multo rapidos...e adios amigos! I'm out and my sons can shag themselves any way they like or join me"....But one day, they'll all be singing the same same tune..."nowhere to run, nowhere to hide"...I hope! Or the world's a big dope pen!
can he take all the korrupticians with him?
Waisting valuable space on his private plane for "hard currencies" like "dollars" for a flight to Zimbabwe...ROFL! You just can't make this stuff up.
Mugabe is no doubt licking his lips in anticipation of that airplane loaded with gold and currencies. My guess is Qadafi will suffer an unfortunate accident shortly after landing in Zimbabwe.
I think gold can survive the crash landing, don't you?
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LOL! Perfect!!
ZeroHedge morphs into Comedy Central™ yet again!!
ROFLMAO!
I stopped reading at "hard currency, mainly dollars"
I'm pretty sure he had AAPL and NFLX shares on the plane with him as well.
He'll go visit Ben Ali in Saudi and it'll all be one big happy oil family! Saudi citizens will have more info on their regime.
OK
Who intends to enforce the 'no-fly zone'? Algeria and Egypt in conjunction with Chad?
This is pathetic journalistic specious speculation. It takes TIME to set these things up, and Libya is a big place to patrol. It's not very likely to happen any time soon, so any pressing reason for Qaddafi Duck to fly the nest on this basis is risible.
On the other hand, land based oppos horning in on his turf might be much more likely to displace him. Oh, hang on, they're moving from East to West in his direction.
Gold, you say?
mmmm, imagine that. That stuff Buffet calls, "that silly yellow metal."
Right? Anyone doubting gold should just watch this animal.
I'll leave Buffett to his silly MCO transactions.
Friend of Mugabe? lol, madness
Yup. He, Mugabe, and Ben play golf every other Tuesday.
I bet oil will still go higher even if he leaves, with oil infrastructure unharmed!
After all, now that we have "momentum", you know...!
Saudi Arabia is NEXT, eh?! Lets drive this sucker to the hilt, who cares about
5-6 at the pump, after all, we are The Entitled Ones!
Remember the Mad Max movies...well I would say...Get Ready!
Indeed as soon as dollar was called "hard currency" I realized the bullions could very well be out of Tungsten...
just put a bullet in the SOBs head after you shoot down the plane.
News just in.........
Zimbabwe to announce new gold backed currency !
+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
More news just in ...
"According to AP, Iran said to be meeting with Zimbabwean officials for Uranium"
He is going to commit suicide and then get on the plane with the gold and head for Zimbabwe.
inagaddaDiFranco, Zerro. He's just trying to get a little FOXy, before the Irish General Elections, tomorrow.
this is for the fightin irish BiCHeZ!
hi mom! YouTube - Ani DiFranco "Not So Soft" Live
Wouldn't it be nice to convert all of our autos to natgas/electric/hydrogen/etc and NOT have to worry about what goes on over there??
The United States love affair with oil reminds me of a child that won't give up their passifier.
Hard to convert such a massive infrastructure when your country is broke, and Premier Obama adding another $5 trillion (with a "T") to the debt via his 5 Year Plan.
On top of that, politburo member Bernanke is making the currency worthless.
Is he really going like the austrian lunatic?
Does that mean Gaddafi will stage his suicide and retire safely to the Vatican?
American Sheeple: why is he taking all that gold?! hah the backwards caveman doesnt realize he can just store all that wealth on a charge card! gold's goin down! it's at all time highs! The dow is up! Now where's my fuckin aspartame and flouride!
Sure, he should have converted his gold in AAPL, NFLX and why not... CMG! </sarcasm>
Nice tag on this post.
No way he kills himself.
He's gonna run.
I can't seem to find the Ghaddafi comatose odds on any of the bookie sites. Can someone post a link so I can place my bet? I'm going two weeks.
oh, yeah? So his body wont be found, we'll assume he's dead while, in fact, he's enjoying his tequilas and having a few good laughs w/ his buddies in ...... ? Is that why he is announcing it ahead of time? That's what I want to know.
So does this free up the gold supply hahaha, ?
He'll be playing golf with Ben Ali, and Mubarak at the newly renovated club chea' Zimbabwe. Mugabe is slowly but surely building gold reserves. This could be a new enterpise for Zimbabwe, collecting deposed ruthless thug leaders from all over the world. Maybe Kim Jong Ill can eventually make it there as well.
When they get together to "talk shop", what would it be?
khaDAFFY will fake his suicide, land in hollyweird with his gold and surface as Gene Simmons long lost brother on the reality show.
Could someone please be so kind and to post how much "143 tonnes" of gold bullion is worth in american dollars. Just curious. Thanks
$4-$5 billion
around $6,000,000,000
Or ~$7,150,000 if it really is just tungsten, the price of which nonetheless seems to be on the rise.
See link here: http://resourceinvestingnews.com/13166-tungsten-price-pushes-to-historic....
The article notes 60% of demand is for mining/drilling uses, leaving a big 40% for sundry other purposes, and with Chinese supply cut back since 2008, no doubt some of the 40% demand and withheld supply have found each other in exports of another, much higher value added product.
Yemen next..
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/02/24/UPI-83301298557777/
Some time ago in Zimbabwe if you went to have a round of golf and wanted to have lunch afterwards, you needed to pay for the lunch before the golf, afterwards the price had gone up already.
"hard currency, mainly dollars" LMAO
No spin there eh? Since when did asswipe become hard? Sure makes it sound good though.
"Here you go Dale, a fresh crisp and very HARD Lincoln for parking the car"
I wonder who the goons shooting the place up reallywork for,
i mean sure he may be an evil prick, but maybe someone else decided its time to go, and are feeding us this shit about his mercenaries shooting people on sight in the street.
maybe theyre someone elses mercenaries.
i did recal his speach where he stated people come out on the street and fight for mummar ghadaffie, get these rats out of our city!
sure could be a good double bluff, but could be hes as mucgh a voictim here as the rest of the epople.
just saying, im a cynical type, and i pretty much dont believe anything. especially nowadays.
This is becoming a comedy routine...We get it, corrupt African leader steals gold, flees country....next please!?
If I were a certified lunatic like DaDaffy I would probably be thinking of how I could REALLY make my name in history. Let's see - how many air miles is it from Tripoli to Tel Aviv? Daffy can fly a plane ( and can probably fly without a plane) and I'm sure that there are any number of pilots in the LAF who would welcome a suicide mission like that. Hell they wouldn't even have to get to the Israeli coastline - just carry enough CBW that being splashed at sea would create a lethal cloud. My guess is that at the last minute Daddy would divert (engine trouble dontcha know) and let his boys plunge ahead whilst he skedaddled to some friendly territory where his stash of gold was waiting - but think of the chorus of praise from his fellow loonies.
I know - I read way too many Ton Clancy novels. Just sayin - if he really wanted to go down in history other than a mass murderer of his own people ( totally unacceptable image) he could instead go down as a - well you get the point. Let's hope a few Israeli subs with plenty of surface-to-air missles are across his flight path well out to sea from the coast.
TYLER---
For the record I stand by my comment on the inedibility of gold. And by the way, if one Tulip rises in price $100,000 tomorrow, I don't fucking want one of those either. But enjoy the laugh buddy.
Gold isn't bigger, U$D is getting smaller.
Hmmm... all these western intelligence-controlled dictators toppling one by one and fleeing with a sizable portion of their nations gold reserves, which makes it more accessible to TPTB than if it was left in the soon-to-be Muslim Brotherhood controlled region. Extracting as many resources as possible before imploding the oil depleted region.
If he leaves it will be to Venezuela IMO. Mugabe would kill him and eat him for all the gold in that plane + a couple of new white slaves.
Of course I would not be surprised to see the oil infrastructure go BOOM just after his plane lifts off.
Dictator thought for the day: Commission a German stealth AIP submarine yacht with damn good torpedoes and keep some gold in it ready to flee.
Wait till he finds out that the price for his resort was hiked as soon as he lands there.
I predict one of the deposed dictators will pop up on TV as a spokesman for a gold dealer.
Gold? Why? Doesn't he know you can't eat that shit?
The punch line is : Mr Mugabe I have my Ukranian nurse with me. I hope you enjoy her all night long. My pleasure, don't need to say thank you. I just want to hop over to your place. Refill my plane and fly out to South Africa. I will then sell my stuff to their gold mineowners. They'll pay me a fortune even with a 30% discount. It takes a 'springbok capitalist' to appreciate an arab dictator at bullion value. Then I'll retire in Angola with my other friend Dos Santos. Game Over. I am the king of kings in Africa. Tell Obama that.
excellent choice of destinations Muammar! I have a suggestion - you should check with CAPTAIN HINDSIGHT pronto!!!!
"Libyan leader will follow in Adolf Hitler's footsteps and commit suicide".
Actually the suicide story of Hitler is made-up. He never committed suicide and it was fabricated into believing Stalin to be victorius.
There is enough evidence.
As much as our history is hugely spun and partly fabricated, we have learned to be obedient...
Wake up people!