you may be misunderstanding me forever. reporter: two years ago he caused an uproar in new york trying to find a place to pitch his tent before delivering an hour and a half long tirade to the united nations. in a way he has to sort of use himself or maybe uses himself to project libya on to the world stage. reporter: he counts among his friends venezuelan president hugo chavez, prime minister bur l berlusconi. he tried to convert the women of a modeling agency and convert them to islam. reagan said of them this mad dog of the middle east has a goal of a world revolution. reporter: recent u.s. embassy cables made publicly wikileaks describe him as mercurial, avoids making eye contact. his country, unholy alliance of corruption and cult of personality politics. kleptocracy. on jaunts abroad, he hauls