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Qadhafi s eccentric and unpredictable personality is described with relish in the State Department cable, which was posted on the New York Times website, a small sampling of the more than 250,00 documents unveiled by WikiLeaks on Sunday despite Washingtons protests.
The cable from September 2009 describes how Qadhafis preferences for shorter flights and accommodation on the ground floor created logistical headaches for his staff, and that the Libyan leader never travelled without a certain Ukrainian nurse at his side.
Qadhafi had a team of nurses and relies heavily on his long-time Ukrainian nurse, Galyna Kolotnytska, who has been described as a voluptuous blonde, said a secret cable from the Tripoli embassy dated September 29, 2009, written by the US ambassador, Gene Cretz.
One source, whose name was blacked out by the Times, tells the US embassy that Qadhafi cannot travel without Kolotnytska, as she alone knows his routine, it said.
Some embassy contacts have claimed that Qadhafi and the 38 year-old Kolotnytska have a romantic relationship, it said.
While he did not comment on such rumours, a Ukrainian political officer recently confirmed that the Ukrainian nurses travel everywhere with the Leader.The cable was written after US officials had discussed arrangements for the Libyan leaders visit to New York last year to address the UN General Assembly.
After the nurses travel paperwork was delayed, the Libyan government arranged a private jet to fetch her so she could join Qadhafi and his entourage in Portugal, where the leader spent the night en route to New York, according to the document. During his visit, his first to the United States, Qadhafi was not allowed to set up his customary tent in Manhattan or to visit the site of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. (www.news.com.pk)
