The same applies to the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Khadafy who was offered asylum in Venezuela.

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There is no word yet whether Khadafy is invited to our President's traditional reception for heads of state and government.

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Khadafy can easily walk over to Obama and present him, a la Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, with a copy of the "Green Book, " Khadafy's 1975 best seller (in Libya at least).

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Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy himself addresses the General Assembly right after Obama, and they will certainly have a chance to speak together in the cozy waiting area just behind the General Assembly podium.

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Even if their paths don't cross then, Khadafy will be only a few seats away from Obama at the Security Council table on Sept. 24, when the President chairs a meeting on nonproliferation and disarmament.

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In undertaking that task, Chavez has created strong links with Cuba, Iran and Syria, flirted with North Korea, and extended his friendship with Mugabe in Zimbabwe, Khadafy in Libya, as well as the Russian and Chinese governments.

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