Moammar Gadhafi, Contract Administrator

The Atlantic Wire has a summary today of what news organizations are taking away from their dives into WikiLeaked State Department documents relating to Egyptian Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. There are some choice tidbits, ranging from his passion for flamenco dancing to the fact that he paid Mariah Carey $1 million to perform at a New Year's Eve concert in the Caribbean.

But my favorite piece of information is this: While Gadhafi appears more than a little erratic, he's apparently very concerned about public administration. "He examines every government contract above $200 million and personally scouts for officials to promote within the Libyan bureaucracy," according to the Atlantic Wire.