His military coup in 1969 made his followers call him “king of kings in Africa.” His demise was cheered today by euphoric Libyans as many of them yelled that “the mad dog of the Middle East is dead.” The historic streets of Tripoli were filled with celebratory car horns and gunfire while other Libyans hugged [...]
One grew up in the segregated city of Birmingham, Alabama; the other grew up in Protestant-Catholic divided North Dublin, Ireland. One is a black woman with extraordinary parents; the other is a white male who lost his mother at the age of 14. One has never married; the other has been married since 1982 and [...]