What on Earth am I on about? The “Green Nuns” is the name given to the 500-strong all female personal guard of Lybia’s megalomaniacal strongman Muammar Gadhafi, the “gift” upon the world that just keeps on giving. They are also known as “the Amazonian guard” and are an elite unit of Lybia’s Revolutionary Guards Corps.

Here are a few happy snaps:

They are supposedly all virgins, well at least until they enter into Gadhafi’s service, and are ever ready to die for their leader. More photos here.

A bit more trivia about everyone’s favourite cross-dressing ubermensch:

During a 1990 Arab summit in Cairo, soon after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Col. Gadhafi showed up escorted by a phalanx of sexy female bodyguards. He wore a single white glove on his right hand, which he said was to prevent him from “soiling his hands when forced to shake the hand of anyone who had exchanged a handshake with an Israeli.” It was a thinly covered insult directed at Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and any other Arab leaders who might have had diplomatic exchanges or meetings with Israel.

One of my personal favorite Gaddafisms was his recent declaration that North Africa is Shi’ite and that he is going to restore the 13th century (Ishmaili Shi’ite) Fatimid Empire there. You and what army? Oh.. that army.