Wacky Libyan dictator Muammar Gadafi is also caught up in the wave of hope sweeping across the universe, and is suggesting that the US should open a dialog with Osama bin Laden. (That might be hard to do, since he’s almost certainly dead.)

WASHINGTON: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has an seemingly unthinkable suggestion for new U.S. President Barack Obama: give Osama bin Laden a chance to make peace.

Gadhafi, who is known for outspoken comments, told an audience of American students by videoconference Wednesday that bin Laden has shown signs that he is open to dialogue. He recommended that Obama seek an opening with the terrorist leader who is considered enemy number one in the United States for ordering the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.