http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=rebels The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 08:24:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=29593#post-83095 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:35:29 +0000 thackaray 83095@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=24116#post-65535 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:46:30 +0000 paulmodiano 65535@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>In a surprise move certain to galvanize pro-Qaddafi forces and quell the recent rebel uprisings throughout Libya, embattled Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has begun a campaign of changing the subject as often as possible to anything other than Libya. </p> <p>"It began a couple of weeks ago," said Reuters journalist Everett Jameson, stationed in Tripoli. "After I asked Mr. Qaddafi how his regime could justify violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters, he thought for a long moment and explained that the widespread adoption of nuclear power needs to be rethought in the wake of the Japanese nuclear crisis."</p> <p>According to Mr. Jameson, the ensuing confusion among members of the press corps created a split among them with some suddenly wishing to move on to the discussion of the Japanese crisis.</p> <p>Several other sources report that since then, Mr. Qaddafi has been able to skillfully and successfully leverage the age-old tactic of changing the subject as a means of silencing the critical voice of the international community.</p> <p>"Frankly, I don't know why I didn't try it sooner," explained Mr. Qaddafi through his translator. "Everyone changes the subject when confronted with an awkward moment. Why not use it to help crush a rebellion?" to which he added "By the way, are you a Pisces or a Virgo?"</p> <p>U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton confessed that she was flummoxed when, in response to her demand that Qaddafi immediately cease the bombing of rebel forces, Mr. Qaddafi simply replied by congratulating her on her daughter Chelsea’s recent wedding and remarking on Chelsea’s brilliant choice of the Vera Wang strapless wedding gown. "I have to admit, I was stuck," Secretary Clinton said. "His change of subject was so smooth, I didn't even notice it until hours after the conversation was over. And by that time, how was I going to sound, calling him back -- to change the subject back -- without sounding discourteous?"</p> <p>Libyan rebel forces, who were reportedly deeply shaken by the extent to which Mr. Qaddafi's tactics had met with success, were scrambling to find their own rhetorical devices with which to combat pro-Qaddafi forces.</p> <p>"We've tried innuendo, loaded questions, dysphemisms -- you name it, but nothing can match Qaddafi's flawless transitions into more comfortable topics of conversation," said the local head of the rebel forces.</p> <p>While there has been no official word from NATO on these events, sources report that NATO is considering the deployment of language scholars to the area to strengthen the rebel alliance.</p> <p><em>Paul Modiano</em> </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=886#post-2278 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:27:57 +0000 ronseal 2278@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Geldof denies 95 per cent of high street is now controlled by Hugger forces </p>