" ....It’s a kind of hip jujitsu....."

'the mother of all bear hugs'

"So what’s a president to do when cornered? 

Perhaps employ a technique Clinton perfected in 1993, when his aides tried to head off a bear hug from Arafat, the Palestinian leader, during his appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the White House. 

“Clinton’s staffers, Tony Lake and Martin Indyk, spent a good 20 minutes showing him how to shake [Arafat’s] hand and grab his arms so he couldn’t do a bear hug. It’s a kind of hip jujitsu. If you notice, there is no bear hug picture of Arafat and Clinton,” Soderberg said. “I’m sure they’re dusting that off for Qadhafi.” 

The bad news for Obama is that it’ll be hard to avoid Qadhafi next week. The United States is heading up the U.N. Security Council, while Libya currently holds the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly. That means Qadhafi is scheduled to speak immediately after Obama on Wednesday morning, and the two men could meet in a green room of sorts just off the floor."