I'm not sure the UK Telegraph understands the meaning of the word paranoid.
They've written a story on how the pressure of the NATO bombings is starting to get to Gaddafi who has started moving from hospital to hospital in an attempt to save his life. The paper quotes unnamed diplomats who describe Gaddafi as "paranoid."
The Telegraph just keeps right on truckin with their story. Had it been me writing the story, I might have stopped for a sentence of two to explain to the reader that if a person sees NATO bombing everything of value in his country, including his own house, then being worried about being killed is a rather prudent concern and not "paranoia".
Wouldn't it be more ridiculous if he were acting differently? Bombs falling all around him and takes the dog for a walk or spends a quite day at home with one of his army of lady police?
I have no beef with NATO trying to take out Gaddafi, by and large he seems like something the world won't miss, but the media at least should give the guy the dignity of not branding him as a delusional paranoid for thinking we're trying to kill him when he's exactly right.
Speaking of Gaddafi, what's more ridiculous, the fact that he's still just a colonel or that he still insists that his army of surgically enhanced bodyguards are all virgins? The next dictator who shows restraint and decor around the ladies will be the first. besides, he's got 72 virgins waiting for him in the next life, no need to stockpile them in this one.
They've written a story on how the pressure of the NATO bombings is starting to get to Gaddafi who has started moving from hospital to hospital in an attempt to save his life. The paper quotes unnamed diplomats who describe Gaddafi as "paranoid."
The Telegraph just keeps right on truckin with their story. Had it been me writing the story, I might have stopped for a sentence of two to explain to the reader that if a person sees NATO bombing everything of value in his country, including his own house, then being worried about being killed is a rather prudent concern and not "paranoia".
Wouldn't it be more ridiculous if he were acting differently? Bombs falling all around him and takes the dog for a walk or spends a quite day at home with one of his army of lady police?
I have no beef with NATO trying to take out Gaddafi, by and large he seems like something the world won't miss, but the media at least should give the guy the dignity of not branding him as a delusional paranoid for thinking we're trying to kill him when he's exactly right.
Speaking of Gaddafi, what's more ridiculous, the fact that he's still just a colonel or that he still insists that his army of surgically enhanced bodyguards are all virgins? The next dictator who shows restraint and decor around the ladies will be the first. besides, he's got 72 virgins waiting for him in the next life, no need to stockpile them in this one.
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