It is quite sad really, he was once a dashing popular figure.
It just goes to show, as many talking heads on the tv are saying, ultimate power corrupts ultimately.
"In his four decades as Libya's 'Brother Leader', Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has gone from being the epitome of revolutionary chic to an eccentric statesman with entirely benign relations with the West."
— David Blair, diplomatic editor for
The Daily Telegraph