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conference, Gaddafi steals the show. -- In South Africa, Bishop...
...predictable nonaligned script was suddenly changed, however, by Libya's always unpredictable Muammar Gaddafi. During a 75-minute address, he stole the show by attacking the whole concept of the organization. "What is the validity of a movement that cannot defend a member country if it is attacked?" asked Gaddafi, referring to the April 15 bombing of Tripoli by American jets. "I want to say goodbye, farewell to this funny movement, farewell to this utter falsehood. I am totally aligned against America, totally aligned against Israel, totally aligned against NATO. The dream of neutrality is over. There is no place...
Flamboyantly garbed in a white cloak, purple shirt and black jacket, Gaddafi paused at one point during his speech to allow young Libyan women dressed in battle fatigues to chant cheerleader-style, "Down, down, U.S.A." Announcing that he planned to consult with his Libyan "people's committees" about withdrawing from the nonaligned, he called the summit a mere exchange of courtesies. "We meet," he said. "We eat together, we travel long distances and laugh together. In the cause of freedom we should not be nice to each other...
...charter of the movement defines it as a forum to apply "moral force" in international relations as part of the search for world peace. But, said Gaddafi, "to hell with international peace." Unless U.S. policy changes, he said, an international revolutionary army of resistance fighters should be sent out to combat the U.S. throughout the world. He urged other countries to "light a fire under the feet of the U.S." He also attacked Zaire, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast "as puppets of imperialism" because they had restored ties with Israel...
...stepped from the rostrum, Gaddafi received only mild applause. In contrast, the audience clapped loudly when Mugabe replied that "not all our members" agree with Gaddafi. The Zimbabwe leader then added that the conference had at least given Gaddafi a forum to air his views...