Colonel Gaddafi uses Botox to maintain own youth, beauty

Photo: Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

From El Pais:

The U.S. ambassador to Tripoli reports that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi uses botox and that he is a hypochondriac who films all medical examinations for later analysis with doctors.

The soundtrack to this blog post is performed by Mark Dennison of Grenoside, Sheffield, U.K: Source [El Pais]

Coverage of the leaked cables:

• "9/11 of diplomacy" IDs Putin as Batman and Medvedev as Robin
• Colonel Gadaffi uses Botox to maintain own youth, beauty
• "Global diplomatic crisis" sparked. U.N. spied on; Saudis want Iran bombed
• Korea unification plan; Illicit Pakistan nukes; U.S. warns Germany
• Wikileaks.org "under attack"
• Wikileaks under legal assault
• US will press criminal charges against Manning

• [Anonymous]

  So now Gadaffi knows that someone on his medical staff or knew about his botox treatments leaks things to the US government. Bang up job Wikileaks!

• [nanuq]

  “Colonel Gadaffi uses Botox to maintain own youth, beauty”

  He keeps them well hidden, apparently.

• [pAULbOWEN]

  Grenoside, REPRESENT! Total excellence Mr Dennison.

• [Mitch]

  Is this going to be a gossip blog now?

  • [Rob Beschizza]

    Totally.

    • [Antinous / Moderator]

      We should model ourselves on HuffPo:

      Sports News – Look at the cute cardigan that Michelle Obama wore to the Lakers game.

      Media News – Did Michelle wear the same cardigan on Oprah that she wore on Leno?

      World News – Whose cardigan is cuter: Michelle’s or Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s?

      • [Jack]

        What about The Daily Beast? Like The Daily Boing!

        Seriously, he looks like a shaved lion. Or the beast from the TV show version of Beauty and the Beast.

• [eerd]

  How can you have mention of the good colonel without also referring to his voluptuous blonde Ukrainian nurse?

• [Anonymous]

  UNICORN CHASER! UNICORN CHASERRRR!!!

• [TheCrawNotTheCraw]

  He was kind-of a Pretty Boy when he was 40+ years younger.

  Those days are past, Colonel.

• [Anonymous]

  So THAT’S what’s under those mirrored aviators. Hmmm. Maybe the shades are the secret.

• [RedShirt77]

  He and Mickey Rourke must go to the same guy.

• [Mister44]

  What I want to know is: how does he maintain teh crazy?

• [OldBrownSquirrel]

  In other news, the goatse guy uses Botox.

  Count this as one more vote for a unicorn chaser.

• [Tdawwg]

  To quote Shakespeare, “Uneasy lies the head that wears the botox’d frown.”

• [Anonymous]

  Question:

  Is it true he employs only lady bodyguards? Or is this just a myth?

  I remember reading somewhere that he keeps himself surrounded by female bodyguards during public appearances.

  Please explain.

  • [VICTOR JIMENEZ]

    Yes, he totally does. When he travels abroad he even request 20 to 30 young womans from that country to come to his tent and have a meeting with him.

    At least he did it in Spain and Italy.

    Apparently what he only does is some Islamic proselytism and gives away free Korans.

    PD: The girls have to pass a casting. No fat chicks for Old G!!!

• [philipacamaniac]

  The soundtrack is full of win.

• [irksome]

  And how DOES he keep that tight little butt?

• [ROSSINDETROIT]

  Apparently he travels with a voluptuous blonde Russian Medical Assistant.

  I remember back during Bush I when pictures of Gadaffi, or as he was then known Kadaffi (spell check suggestion: Daffiness) in drag were published in newspapers. This was part of a disinformation campaign by the US government to destabilize Syria by causing Gad/Kad to lose face in the region. Unfortunately our ideas in that part of the world don’t seem to have improved much.

• [VagabondAstronomer]

  I thought he maintained his youth by draining the life force out of children. Maybe I’m thinking someone else…

• [Antinous / Moderator]

  Rid hard and put away wet.

  • [MrsBug]

    I thought I was the only one who ever used that phrase with any frequency. I feel I am in good company.

    Yeah, that soundtrack…perfect for the Q-Man.

• [minamisan]

  I’m going to hear that song every time I see Gaddafi from now on, thanks.

  • [facetedjewel]

    Well, I did believe in miracle,s but after gazing at this thug’s mug, I may have to reconsider . . . and cancel my salon appointment.
    (shudder)

  • [facetedjewel]

    Well, I did believe in miracles, but after gazing at this thug’s mug, I may have to reconsider . . . and cancel my salon appointment.
    (shudder)