Saddam Statue Planned

(Tripoli, Libya) For those who think that Muammar Khaddafi became less of a dictatorial nutjob in the recent past, think again. He's got Libya building a statue to honor Saddam Hussein.

From UPI.com:

The official Libyan news agency, JANA, said Thursday the revolutionary councils will build the statue of the former Iraqi leader standing next to the gallows and will be placed next to a similar model of Libya's historic revolutionary leader Omar al-Mukhtar.

Al-Mukhtar was hanged by the Italian colonization forces in 1931 after leading a fierce rebellion against the foreign occupation. A statue of him standing by the gallows is raised in the capital, Tripoli, and Saddam's statue will stand next to it.

Frankly, I suspect that Khaddafi feels he is not getting enough attention.