[Eric in the Ozarks]

I’ve seen at least four spellings in various newspapers...

[Dr. Ursus]

I want to give another speech,but all my translators committed suicide!

[thackney]

In the same article?

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qoph

will explain everything. Short version, Gaddafi’s name is spelled with a letter we (thankfully) don’t have: qaf. Transliterations vary, as indeed pronunciations vary in the Arabic-speaking world. Same with Koran/Quran/Qu’ran.