Monarchy,  North Africa

Gaddafi phones it in

Speaking by phone to Libyan state TV, Moammar Gaddafi blamed Osama bin Laden for causing the uprising in Libya through the use of hallucinogenic pills (I’ll bet bin Laden wishes he had that much influence these days).

[Gaddafi] also argued that he was a purely “symbolic” leader with no real political power, comparing his role to that played by Queen Elizabeth in England.

Maybe it’s a little too easy to ridicule Gaddafi now. It becomes harder to laugh when you think about what he’s likely capable of doing to hold onto even a shred of his former power.