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With the events in the Middle East -- the nightmare of dictators -- unfolding before our eyes, one may wonder how despots like Libya's Moammar Qaddafi manage to stay alive, let alone in power. Dedicated security details are the norm, but for Qaddafi's contingent, there's nothing normal. His security consists of roughly three-dozen women -- all allegedly, virgins -- hand-picked by Qaddafi himself to serve as his guards.
