WikiLeaks cables on the Qaddafi family

WikiLeaks cables are the most fun thing to happen in years, and the Qaddafi cables from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli are hilarious. Here’s one small portion of the article:

“As for the 68-year-old Colonel Qaddafi, the cables provide an arresting portrait, describing him as a hypochondriac who fears flying over water and often fasts on Mondays and Thursdays. The cables said he was an avid fan of horse racing and flamenco dancing who once added ‘King of Culture’ to the long list of titles he had awarded himself. The memos also said he was accompanied everywhere by a ‘voluptuous blonde,’ the senior member of his posse of Ukrainian nurses.. ‘A self-styled intellectual and philosopher,’ the cable told [Condoleeza] Rice, ‘he has been eagerly anticipating for several years the opportunity to share with you his views on global affairs.'”

But this leaves out the funniest part from WikiLeaks. When Qaddafi needed a U.S. visa to address the UN in New York, he was told he needed to provide a photo for visa processing purposes. His response was that, since his face is on so many billboards throughout Tripoli, the US Embassy should simply photograph one of the billboards and shrink the photo down to passport size. Needless to say, the suggestion was refused, and Qaddafi had to give the U.S. a photo.