In the latest step in Libya’s international rehabilitation since scrapping its secret nuclear weapons program and sponsoring airline terror bombings, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi plans to answer questions about democracy and academic freedom in a teleconference Thursday. The Columbia University conference is billed as the first major meeting of American and Libyan academics and officials in 25 years, a two-day affair that climaxes with Gadhafi’s participation via live video feed in a panel discussion on the prospect for the spread of democracy. Full Story