Talk:Edgar O'Ballance

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Mad dog of the Middle East[edit]

Edgar O'Ballance was the originator of the phrase "mad dog of the Middle East" when referring to Muammar al-Gaddafi whilst on the lecture circuit in the USA. President Ronald Reagan picked up on this and used the phrase himself in April 1986.--palmiped | Talk 06:55, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]