Right now, there's a lot of talk going on about the protests and civil uprisings in Libya and how the President, Muammar Gaddafi is "controlling" the situation. I'm using control in the loosest of terms possible, because what he's really doing is imposing a really messed up form of martial law. In his case, bascially his troops are under orders to shoot protestors. Unfortunately, really no one likes him in Libya (or anywhere else, for that matter) and we're all holding our breath to see what he does when he realizes he cannot commit mass murder of his country.Aside from that I just wanted to comment on Gaddafi's all-female personal guard.I mentioned before that Gaddafi is relying on his army right now to take care of the protestors, but I really need to stress that this guy really, REALLY depends on his armed forces like crazy. His personal guard is made of entirely of young women, as per special request by Mr. Presidente.
The strange part? They all have to be virgins. Once it's confirmed they are virgins, they go through extensive and extreme training in martial arts, firearms and combat. When they pass these, which only a few will, Gaddafi hand picks a few and they are officially a part of his guard, for life. The life part is true, they swear to stay by his side forever, they literally do not leave him day or night. He also claims they are still virgins, but there is always talk of him demanding sexual favors of them. These soldiers have a single goal- not to protect the country (have you not gotten a feel for this guy yet?!) but to protect Gaddafi at all costs, including their own lives and the lives of ordinary citizens. Another interesting fact is the women have to wear make-up, style their hair and wear nail polish at all times and their uniforms sometimes consist of heels.
To really put in perspective how dedicated to the job these guards are, one woman took a bullet for him during a assasination attempt and did in fact, die. She was rumored to be Gaddafi's "favorite" guard and he went on to name his daughter after her.
The strange part? They all have to be virgins. Once it's confirmed they are virgins, they go through extensive and extreme training in martial arts, firearms and combat. When they pass these, which only a few will, Gaddafi hand picks a few and they are officially a part of his guard, for life. The life part is true, they swear to stay by his side forever, they literally do not leave him day or night. He also claims they are still virgins, but there is always talk of him demanding sexual favors of them. These soldiers have a single goal- not to protect the country (have you not gotten a feel for this guy yet?!) but to protect Gaddafi at all costs, including their own lives and the lives of ordinary citizens. Another interesting fact is the women have to wear make-up, style their hair and wear nail polish at all times and their uniforms sometimes consist of heels.
To really put in perspective how dedicated to the job these guards are, one woman took a bullet for him during a assasination attempt and did in fact, die. She was rumored to be Gaddafi's "favorite" guard and he went on to name his daughter after her.
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