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| Al Qathafi's Son, Seif Free, So Too His Brother Mohammed, Taunts Rebels in Tripoli |
| 2011-08-23 |
| [Tripoli Post] The rebels' jubiliation after their entry into Muammar Al Qadaffy ...a proud Arab institution for 42 years... territory and the capture of around 80 percent of the Libyan capital, Tripoli gave way to disappointment late Monday night/early Tuesday morning when the Libyan leader's second son, Seif al-Islam, who the NTC had announced, and the International Criminal Curt confirmed as having been placed in long-term storage, turned up at the Tixos hotel in front of foreign journalists. To see Seif, who has become as hated as his father during the six-month conflict back on the streets a free men, was a great shock for the rebels. To see him on TV footage on the international media boasting to foreign journalists there that his father's government was still "in control" was something nobody could have envisaged. He was full of himself as he said the regime had lured the rebels into a trap. It raised significant questions about the credibility of rebel leaders. It was not clear whether Seif had been in rebel custody and beat feet, or was never held at all. His brother, Mohammed, who reportedly was on house arrest was also free, having beat feet on Monday. Seif al-Islam showed up at the Hotel, in a convoy of armoured Land Cruisers. In brief comments he said his father and several of his sisters were safe in Tripoli, and that loyal troops had "broken the back" of the rebels who moved into the capital over the weekend. He said news of his arrest had been a trick by the rebels, and that he had been travelling around Tripoli in his armoured convoy the entire time. He went on to say that government forces had lured the rebels into a trap in the capital, and that Al Qadaffy loyalists "have broken the spines of those rats and those gangsters." Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the ICC's chief prosecutor, had said Sunday that he would seek Seif al-Islam Al Qadaffy's extradition following his capture. Asked about the warrant for his arrest, Seif al-Islam Al Qadaffy told news hounds, "To hell with the ICC." There was no immediate explanation from the National Transitional Council, the rebel leadership that had announced their capture Sunday. Seif's appearance baffled the rebels and the media as they soldiered on to try and capture the last remaining areas in Tripoli still in the regime's control, particularly around the Al Qadaffy compound at Bab al-Azziziyah. The rebel fighters battling to oust the Libyan leader still did battle and resumed their fighting this morning trying to take out the Al Qadaffy snipers on rooftops in Tripoli who reportedly killed or maimed at least a dozen people. The attackers' aim and organization suggested the gunnies were experienced Al Qadaffy militiamen. The rebels pulled down and burned green flags, hoisting in their place their tricoloured flag. However, if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... the regime's green flag still flew in parts of Tripoli as they are still doing in at least two major cities considered strongholds of Al Qadaffy's tribe, Sebha to the south and his Sirte on the coast roughly midway between Tripoli and Benghazi. Meanwhile, ...back at the buffalo wallow, Tex and his new-found Indian friend were preparing a little surprise for the bandidos... NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... reported further air-strikes on the Bab al-Azziziyah compound, while the United States said late Monday that its warplanes had shot down a Scud missile fired from Sirte. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I suppose being a loon means you've burned all your bridges. Sucks to be them. |
| Posted by: Spot 2011-08-23 11:22 |
| #3 I don't think the Kadaffy family is welcome in Switzerland anymore. Not since they threatened jihad and to "abolish" the country. I hear Lake Victoria is nice this time of year. Bring plenty mosquito repellent. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-08-23 11:05 |
| #2 Frankly, if I were one of these twits, I'd be sipping a cold one and enjoying a fembot in Switzerland or somewhere. What's the point of staying 'til the last shot? |
| Posted by: Spot 2011-08-23 10:51 |
| #1 while the United States said late Monday that its warplanes had shot down a Scud missile fired from Sirte. Huh? Oh, it's the Tripoli Post: The Voice of the Resistance or something like that. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-08-23 10:44 |