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In Gadhafi's Compound: A Condoleezza Rice Photo Album
by Mark Memmott
NPR News



http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/25/139940615/in-gadhafis-compound-a-condoleezza-rice-photo-album



Guns. Cars. Artwork. Statues.

And an album full of photos of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Odd as that may sound, what appears to be something of a keepsake about Rice — who Moammar Gadhafi once referred to as "my darling black African woman" and of whom he said, "I love her very much" — was found by opposition fighters as they searched and ransacked the Libyan leader's compound in Tripoli.

MSNBC has posted a gallery of photos from the album. They appear to be official photos taken at various public events where Rice appeared.

As Politico adds:

"Rice and Qadhafi are no strangers — the two shared an intimate, late-night dinner together three years ago, as Qadhafi broke the Ramadan fast. 'The strong scent of incense hung heavy in the air,' wrote The Washington Post in September 2008. 'His [Qadhafi's] face lit up when he saw Rice ... Gaddafi simply placed his right hand over his chest, a traditional and respectful welcome.'

"At the time of their 2008 meeting, Rice was the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Libya since then-Vice President Richard Nixon visited in 1957."


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