1. Virginity
All the girls of Gadaffi’s Amazonian guard are virgins and take a vow of chastity when becoming
bodyguards.
2. Well Trained
Gadaffi believes it is empowering for women to be his bodyguards. He says, “Women should be
trained for combat, so that they do not become easy prey for their enemies.
3. Hand-Picked
In spite of the fact that they are allowed to wear lipstick, jewellery, polished nails, and even high
heels, they are all trained killers and hand-picked by gadaffi himself.
4. Oath
All of Gadaffi’s bodyguard girls swear an oath that they will give their lives for him and it is
claimed they never leave his side, night or day.
5. Devotion
In 1998 one of the girls was killed when Islamic fundamentalists in Libya ambushed Gadaffi’s
motorcade. The dead bodyguard threw herself across the Colonel’s body to stop the bullets.
