Farrakhan: Libya has lent Nation of Islam millions
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan reiterated his defense of Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday, calling the embattled Libyan leader a friend and Muslim brother who’s lent the movement $8 million over the years.
Farrakhan, speaking at a rare news conference, railed against the media and said Gadhafi isn’t the monster being portrayed by Western governments.
The 78-year-old minister criticized the U.S. government and President Barack Obama — whom he also called a brother — for launching military action against Libya without justification. He accused Americans of just wanting Gadhafi out of the picture to secure oil interests.
“I love Moammar Gadhafi, and I love our president,” Farrakhan told several hundred cheering supporters at the Nation of Islam’s headquarters. “It grieves me to see my brother president set a policy that would remove this man not only from power, but from the earth.”