The Libyan President, Muammar Qaddafi, spoke in the United Nations General Assembly for the first time in over 40 years last Wednesday. President Qaddafi broke the UN protocl by giving a speech that was 90 minutes long instead of the assigned 15 minute time slot he was given. (New York Times)
President Qaddafi's main point was to ask the General Assembly a seat for an African nation on the Security Council. He had several suggestions for the UN Assembly while looking over what looked like hand written notes as he addressed several of issues. An investigation of the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King were among other things that were demanded by the Libyan leader.
"He also suggested that those who caused “mass murder” in Iraq be tried; defended the right of the Taliban to establish an Islamic emirate; wondered whether swin flu was cooked up in a laboratory as a weapon; and demanded a thorough investigation of the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King" reported the New York Times. He said that the UN should have a reform so that it can be more representative of nations around the world.
President Qaddafi criticized the UN for the misrepresentation of people around the world. He said the Security Council was only comprised of the world's superpowers, America included, and these countries failed to intervene in many preventable wars around the world. (Al-Jazeera English)
Moreover, President Qaddafi was pleased with the leadership of the American people in electing their first black president. He praised President Obama and mounted on the fact that the United States elected a "son of Africa" as their president. He even suggested that President Obama remain as the American president forever.
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