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Qaddaffi's one good decision.

Calvin Trillin

December 2, 2010

"They describe the volatile Libyan leader as rarely without the companionship of ‘his senior Ukrainian nurse,’ described as a ‘voluptuous blonde.’ "                              —New York Times
  Qaddafi is not the most popular guy. I’ve heard him called dangerous or goofy or worse. But my estimation of him has gone up: The man keeps in tow a "Ukrainian nurse."   "Voluptuous"—that’s how this nurse is described. Well, sure, but there’s nothing in that I find sinister. We all feel the need of a treatment at times. How smart to have someone quite close to administer!    

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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