In Libya, Women Brace For Battle -- Washington Post
TRIPOLI — Haiba Abdul Qassem was wearing open-toe high heels and heavy makeup, and had a tattered AK-47 slung over her shoulder on a recent afternoon as she vowed to take up arms for Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.
“I will defend myself, I will defend my country and my leader,” the 39-year-old nanny said as other women in her marksmanship training session shot wildly in the air. “We are an armed nation. Everyone in this nation has weapons.”
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My Comment: This story is giving me the impression that Gaddafi is grasping at straws .... but then again .... it makes great press.