Type the world leaders according to Wikileaks
French President Nicolas Sarkozy: ‘has a thin-skinned and authoritarian personal style’ and is an ‘emperor with no clothes’
“An activist on the international scene, with an opportunistic eye for grabbing attention and credit, Sarkozy will remain a challenging partner despite his desire to improve the bilateral relationship.”
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi: is said to have hosted numerous 'wild parties' to cover his physical and political weaknesses. ‘Feckless, vain and ineffective as a modern European leader’. He is a ‘physically and politically weak’ leader whose ‘frequent late nights and penchant for partying hard mean he does not get sufficient rest'.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev: ‘plays Robin to Putin’s Batman’ and is ‘pale and hesitant’
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin: an ‘alpha dog’
Chancellor Angela Merkel: ‘avoids risks and is rarely creative’
Iranian President Mahmoud Amhadinejad: like ‘******’
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told a US diplomat that President Ahmadinejad “does not think rationally” and that Iran is always “stirring up trouble,” for instance. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia told Iran’s foreign minister to “spare us your evil” in a meeting. And Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassam bin Jaber al-Thani summarized for US diplomats his nation’s approach to diplomacy with Iran: “They lie to us and we lie to them.”
Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi: is ‘strange’ and ‘accompanied by voluptuous blonde Ukranian “nurse”’
Of the rumoured staff of four Ukrainian nurses that cater to the Leader’s health and well-being, [redacted] emphasized to multiple [embassy officers] that [Mr. Ghadafi] cannot travel without Ms. Kolotnytska, as she alone ‘knows his routine.’”
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan: governs with ‘a cabal of incompetent advisors’
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il: ‘flabby old chap’ who suffers from ‘physical and psychological trauma’
Afghan president, Hamid Karzai: ‘driven by paranoia’ and ‘an extremely weak man who did not listen to facts but was instead easily swayed by anyone who came to report even the most bizarre stories or plots against him’
Zimbabwean tyrant, Robert Mugabe: A minister in the South African government calls Mugabe “a crazy old man.” U.S. Ambassador Christopher W. Dell writes: “Mugabe is “more clever and more ruthless than any other politician in Zimbabwe… To give the devil his due, he is a brilliant tactician and has long thrived on his ability to abruptly change the rules of the game, radicalize the political dynamic and force everyone else to react to his agenda.” Mugabe also seem to believe that his 18 doctorate degrees give him the authority to suspend the laws of economics, including supply and demand. Ambassador Dell goes on to explain: “The regime has become so used to calling the shots and dictating the pace that the merest stumble panics them. Many local observers have noted that Mugabe is panicked and desperate about hyperinflation at the moment, and hence he’s making mistakes. Possibly fatal mistakes. We need to keep the pressure on in order to keep Mugabe off his game and on his back foot, relying on his own shortcomings to do him in.” He added: “Mugabe and his henchman are like bullies everywhere: if they can intimidate, you they will. But they’re not used to someone standing up to them and fighting back.”
“his own ego and belief in his infallibility,” according to Ambassador Dell. The US official adds that the Zimbabwean leader has “deep ignorance on economic issues” – perhaps because he believes that “his 18 doctorates give him the authority to suspend the laws of economics, including supply and demand.”
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