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Farrakhan: Gaddafi is a Friend

By aaroncynic in News on Feb 28, 2011 7:20PM

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakahn spoke on Libya, an uprising in America and UFO's in a four hour speech on Sunday in suburban Rosemont. The Sun-Times reports Farrakhan called Libyan dictator Mummar Gaddafi a friend in his keynote speech at the 81st annual celebration of Saviour's Day. The minister also said that no leader is loved by 100 percent of his people and warned that America will face a revolution similar to the uprisings across the Middle East. The Tribune reports Farrakhan told the audience "What you are looking at in Tunisia, in Egypt … Libya, in Bahrain … what you see happening there … you’d better prepare because it will be coming to your door."

In addition to standing up for a dictator who's busy hiring mercenaries to shoot protesters, Farrakhan also lauded the Church of Scientology and founder L. Ron Hubbard's efforts to "civilize white people and make them better human beings." Farrakhan also reportedly detailed his experience hearing the prophet Elijah Muhammad aboard a UFO in 1985 and warned that non-believers would face God's wrath via UFO's.