The Long Rule Of 'Mad Dog' Gaddafi. "Leezza, Leezza, Leezza… I love her very much. I admire her and am proud of her because she's a black woman of African origin."
He met the subject of his admiration the following year when she visited Libya in a bid to cool relations between the two countries.
She even spent time at his home within the compound - which President Ronald Reagan had bombed in the 1980s - sharing a traditional meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.