Thursday, May 30, 2013

Khadafy Had a Crush on Condoleezza Rice

"Ambassador Christopher Stevens, 52, wanted to help Libya’s transition" by Anne Gearan  |  Washington Post, September 13, 2012

WASHINGTON — Friends said John Christopher Stevens, the American ambassador killed Tuesday in an attack in Benghazi, Libya, also had a wry sense of humor and a direct style of speaking that is unusual for many diplomats. Preparing then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for a meeting with Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy, he alluded to Khadafy’s crush on Rice.

‘‘A self-styled intellectual and philosopher, he has been eagerly anticipating for several years the opportunity to share with you his views on global affairs,’’ Stevens wrote in an August 2008 diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks.

Rice herself later recalled Khadafy’s interest in her as ‘‘creepy.’’

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