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Assassination attempts. president reagan called him the mad dog of the middle east. but many say he is, frankly, crazy like a fox. and jonathan hunt with the news in new york city. jonathan: for 42 years, qaddafi has led the libyan people as king of kings, guide of the first of september, dean of arab rule, or any of the 14 different titles he has bestowed. to much of the rest of the world he is, simply, the mad dog of the middle east. he seesed fire in a bloodless cue at the age of 27, and his grip on power achieved through ruthless dictatorship never waivered until the arab spring this year. he played family members and loyal friends in key political and economic posts, seized control of libya s oil industry, and pumped billions of dollars interest his private bank account. he also encouraged global terrorism, and by 1980 turned libya into a haven for terrorist ....
Terrorism and by 1980 turned libya into a haven for terrorist training grounds. in 1986 some of those terrorists directly linked to libya bombed a berlin disco popular with u.s. servicemen. three people died. air and naval forces of the united states launched a series of strikes. president reagan responded by ordering air strikes against tripoli. just two years later he orchestrated the bombing of light 103 over lockerbie, scotland. 270 people died. mostly americans. the cia has described qaddafi as having a, quote, border line personality disorder. and his bizarre appearance and dress frequently bear that out. he is also fond of ukrainian nurses. employing them as his personal physicians. he is very fond of gold. some of the rebels discovered when they stormed his compound i ....