I somehow always liked Gadaffi in the past. He is someone with a great charisma. He had his bodyguards consisted of females mainly. And when he travelled the west he used to bring his beduin tent with himself.

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He certainly was a colorful leader...his female body guards were really something. Then there are his very interesting outfits. 

Muammar Gaddafi might well have been a lovable person. I once knew someone who had had a chance to enjoy his hospitality on a yacht and this person was attracted by him in a childish way. I don´t think luxury was the only reason but Gaddafi´s personality had something to do with it.

Gaddafi´s problem was that he didn´t know how to change from street corner qahwa style into a statesman style. If you are a leader and represent your country you can´t call people names, for instance. Besides, I think he was not quite in balance. Sometimes it seemed like he took his speaches from Google translator.

Maybe the west is evil.  Maybe the western press has it all wrong and he was a sweet, kindly gentleman in weird clothes.  Somehow I feel the truth is somewhere in the middle and he is ruthless dictator who would do anything to hold on to power and a kind and generous gift giver who knows how to manipulate people so that he can attempt make anyone who says otherwise look silly.  Serial killers are often charming to their victims before brutally murdering them.  This is how they are able to gain trust and allude capture.  People who know them often say things like, "he was such a quiet man, I would have never known."

I didn´t know him personally and I don´t know very many people from Libya.   The few that I work with left their country in fear and were seeking political asylum here in the US.  I don´t think the western press put the fear of God in them.  I believe a brutal dictator did...just my thoughts.