Monday, March 07, 2011

Ukrainian Nurse Says Gaddafi 'Perfectly Healthy'

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A Ukrainian nurse who worked for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said he is in good health and is a 'great psychologist'.

The nurse, filmed secretly while reluctantly talking to a TVI reporter, was identified only by her first name Oksana. She left Libya in late February as Col Gaddafi's forces tried to quell a revolt that threatens his grip on power.

Col Gaddafi had a group of nurses from the former Soviet republic on his payroll.

The most well-known of his nurses was Galyna Kolotnytska, 38, who was said to be his private nurse.

Leaked diplomatic cables have shown that US diplomats believe she may have been the Libyan dictator's lover as well as his nurse though Miss Kolotnytska's family has denied the reports. She returned to her home in Kiev last Sunday.

In the interview, aired late on Saturday, Oksana told TVI she had worked for Col Gaddafi for over two years. >>> | Monday, March 07, 2011