While the Libyan leader stubbornly clings to power amidst the uprisings that are sweeping his country, we thought we would take the time to remind you just how crazy he is.  And let’s just say, as far as tyrannical African dictators go, he’s up there with the best of them.

Thanks to WikiLeaks we’ve got a pretty good idea of just how over the edge Mr. Gadaffi is.  To summarize, here’s what we learnt:

• He is described as a mercurial and eccentric figure, who often avoids making eye contact during the initial portion of meetings, resulting in long, uncomfortable periods of silence. 
• Although he often speaks out publicly against government corruption, he’s about as honest as any other African dictator (how surprising).   
• He travels almost everywhere in the company of a voluptuous blonde Ukrainian Nurse.  
• He fears flying over water as well as staying on the upper floors of buildings.
• Loves flamenco dancing and often fasts on Mondays and Thursdays.
• One of his son’s, Muattasim, who serves as his father’s national-security adviser, has held extravagant New Year’s parties on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, at which Mariah Carey, Usher and Beyonce have been paid ridiculous amounts of daddy’s money to perform (Carey was reportedly paid $1million to sing four songs). 

After reading this I’m already feeling hints of nostalgia.  At least we’ve still got Our Dear Leader.

I’m sure as hell going to miss those outfits though…

[Source: Yahoo]