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Locations
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Events
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Interview transcript / testimony
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Summary
This document page appears to be a transcript from a House Oversight Committee investigation (indicated by the footer). It features an interview with an author who wrote a profile in 'Foreign Policy' magazine regarding Muammar Qadhafi. The text analyzes Qadhafi's psychological state, describing him as having a 'borderline personality' that fluctuates between feeling invulnerable when succeeding (e.g., marching on Benghazi) and adopting a 'noble Arab warrior' persona when failing or under pressure.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Muammar Qadhafi | Leader of Libya |
Subject of the psychological profile and discussion regarding his leadership style and mental state.
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| Unidentified Interviewee | Author/Analyst |
The person answering questions; wrote a profile for Foreign Policy magazine about Qadhafi.
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| Unidentified Interviewer | Interviewer |
Person asking the question about the Foreign Policy profile.
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| Unidentified Libyan Exile | Victim |
Target of an assassination attempt in the United States.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Policy |
Publication where the interviewee wrote a profile on Qadhafi.
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| NATO |
Mentioned in relation to the reaction to Qadhafi's threats against enemies.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024596'.
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| People's Committees |
Libyan government institutions, noted to have counterintelligence responsibilities.
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Timeline (2 events)
During Libyan Civil War (Implied 2011)
Qadhafi marching toward Benghazi with little resistance.
Benghazi, Libya
Qadhafi
Libyan Military
Early on (Historical context)
Assassination attempt of a Libyan exile living in the United States.
United States
Qadhafi (orchestrator)
Libyan Exile (target)
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Country ruled by Qadhafi.
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Location of an assassination attempt on a Libyan exile.
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City Qadhafi was marching toward.
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Relationships (1)
Interviewee wrote a profile on Qadhafi for Foreign Policy.
Key Quotes (4)
"he was appointed the eternal guide of the Libyan people, with no authority over them."Source
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"Qadhafi has some hallmarks of a borderline personality."Source
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"20 percent of the people's committees had counterintelligence responsibilities for sniffing out people plotting against him"Source
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"he promised he would search down his enemies from room to room, which partially contributed to the NATO reaction to him"Source
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institutions of government, and while he said that he couldn't give up
his position because he had no position—which was literally true—
he was appointed the eternal guide of the Libyan people, with no
authority over them. But in fact, 20 percent of the people's
committees had counterintelligence responsibilities for sniffing out
people plotting against him, who were always dealt with very harshly.
Even when people fled Libya he would track them down, and he even
made an assassination attempt of a Libyan exile living in the United
States early on.
his position because he had no position—which was literally true—
he was appointed the eternal guide of the Libyan people, with no
authority over them. But in fact, 20 percent of the people's
committees had counterintelligence responsibilities for sniffing out
people plotting against him, who were always dealt with very harshly.
Even when people fled Libya he would track them down, and he even
made an assassination attempt of a Libyan exile living in the United
States early on.
In a profile that you wrote for Foreign Policy in March, you
mention that Qadhafi has some hallmarks of a borderline
personality. How does that manifest itself?
mention that Qadhafi has some hallmarks of a borderline
personality. How does that manifest itself?
This will sound slightly sarcastic, but the borderline refers to
individuals—it kind of comes from the borderline between neurosis
and psychosis—who can often function perfectly rationally but may
under certain stresses go below the border and have their perceptions
distorted and their actions impaired. The two circumstances where
Qadhafi seems to go below the border are A, when he's succeeding;
and B, when he's failing. An example of when he's succeeding
would be when he was marching toward Benghazi with very little
resistance. He can really get almost high and feel invulnerable. When
he promised he would search down his enemies from room to room,
which partially contributed to the NATO reaction to him, that's an
example of that kind of exaggerated belligerent high he can go on.
On the other hand, when he is suffering, when he is under pressure,
and particularly when he is not being seen as the powerful and
exalted leader—and that's really the case to an extreme now—it hits
another place in his psychology, and that's the kind of noble Arab
warrior who will stand tall against superior force. There was an
individuals—it kind of comes from the borderline between neurosis
and psychosis—who can often function perfectly rationally but may
under certain stresses go below the border and have their perceptions
distorted and their actions impaired. The two circumstances where
Qadhafi seems to go below the border are A, when he's succeeding;
and B, when he's failing. An example of when he's succeeding
would be when he was marching toward Benghazi with very little
resistance. He can really get almost high and feel invulnerable. When
he promised he would search down his enemies from room to room,
which partially contributed to the NATO reaction to him, that's an
example of that kind of exaggerated belligerent high he can go on.
On the other hand, when he is suffering, when he is under pressure,
and particularly when he is not being seen as the powerful and
exalted leader—and that's really the case to an extreme now—it hits
another place in his psychology, and that's the kind of noble Arab
warrior who will stand tall against superior force. There was an
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