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"World leaders whisper to me, Muammar, how do you do it? Forty years of absolute power. I say, discover oil, lots of it, and buy weapons, lots of them..." 4 September 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Reference
- DCDL-0012209
- Description
Cartoon shows Libyan leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, relaxing in a great pile of sumptuous cushions with tea and cakes nearby. He is thinking about the way world leaders wonder at his being able to maintain forty years of absolute power and answers that the key is to discover lots of oil and buy lots of weapons. Refers to the fact that Libya has started a week of massive celebrations to mark 40 years since the coup that brought Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to power.
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- Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]
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- 1 digital cartoon(s), Works of art, Digital images, Cartoons (Commentary)
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"World leaders whisper to me, Muammar, how do you do it? Forty years of absolute power. I say, discover oil, lots of it, and buy weapons, lots of them..." 4 September 2009. Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]. Ref: DCDL-0012209. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22791325More information can be found in our terms of use.