A late "good morning all". Unfortunately many foreigners have no real understanding of what democracy means. A Russian friend of mine, seeing the peace campaigner`s tent and virulent poster outside the Houses of Parliament said "Mr. Putin would know how to clear that. I am surprised you allow it".
Libya: I recall seeing the Colonel in his hey-day when still passably good looking; he was on holiday in Tunisia, surrounded by a group of heavily armed beautiful maidens, a la James Bond. Do you know anything about them? That was 30 years ago, so presumably their allure has faded somewhat, but I do believe he continued the tradition with younger stuff every now and then.