Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya claims he is responsible for President Bush's reelection. The New York Times quotes the Libyan leader as saying, "We know that with this withdrawal, we contributed by 50 percent to his electoral campaign." The statements were made during Qaddafi's first television interview since the United Nations emargo on his country was lifted.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00E15F63F540C748DDDAB0994DC404482NYT article is archived but I missed seeing anything about this and found it, um, interesting-
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00E15F63F540C748DDDAB0994DC404482Libya's Leader Says His Pledge On Weapons Re-elected BushDISPLAYING FIRST 50 OF 487 WORDS - Proving that he retains his theatrical flair, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, takes credit for President Bush's re-election in an interview to be broadcast Friday on Italian television. ... In what is being billed as Colonel Qaddafi's first televised interview since United Nations sanctions were lifted last year, the...