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Moammar Takes Manhattan: Top 3 NYC Hotels Picks For A Picky Dictator

Right now is the time to thank God, Mohammed and Buddha that you are not Moammar al-Qaddafi's travel coordinator, as the Libyan dictator is due in New York City to address the United Nations this September and must stay in a luxurious, secure hotel. Sounds easy, right? Wrong: Qaddafi refuses to ride in elevators, and what 5-star hotel do you know with suites on the first floor and good proximity to the General Assembly building in Midtown East?

Gosh that sounds like such a little kid issue for a North African military dictator to have, but still; dude can't stay in a tent on the ground of the Libyan Government's place in Englewood, NJ, as he had hoped. NYC's selection of hotels is his only option.

So what Manhattan hotel will Qaddafi possibly make his home away from tent? We've rounded up a few possiblities ...

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