Gadhafi’s Compound Falls

[Feuer Frei!]

As a (little) earthquake rattled Washington today, it appears that the rebels have taken Gadhafi’s compound in the Libyan capitol of Tripoli. After seven months of fighting, the Libyan civil war might just be over. Now what?

From the NYT:
Rebel fighters flooded into Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s sprawling compound on Tuesday, overwhelming what remained of its defenses, running pell-mell through the grounds and ransacking caches of weapons, as the crackle of gunfire and rumble of explosions spread across a confused and wary Libyan capital in spasms of renewed fighting.

Hundreds of rebel fighters on foot and in pickup trucks moved quickly into the Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli, where smoky fires shrouded the palm trees and bullet-scarred multistory buildings of what the rebels have called Colonel Qaddafi’s last hideout. Many of the rebels searched the buildings room by room, but there was no immediate sign that Colonel Qaddafi or any member of his family was there.




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[Castout]

Gaddafi broadcast another defiant message.

Now I no longer feel sorry for this man.

I hope they get him preferably alive so he can stand trial. That would knock his ego. He may prefer death but it seems either way this man is incapable to learn from anything.

Sayonara Gaddafi! You are so messed up, hope God can fix you up because men can't, you won't allow them.

[Torplexed]

Let's see. How many US presidencies did this idiot's reign span.

Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, Obama.

Knowing how sick I get at seeing some of our same old politicians faces after a while, I can imagine how happy the average Libyan is to see Gaddafi and his stale regime go.

[Feuer Frei!]

Here's more from the BBC:

Col Muammar Gaddafi has vowed death or victory in the fight against "aggression", reports say, after Libyan rebels seized his Tripoli compound.
Pro-Gaddafi al-Urubah TV said the colonel - whose whereabouts remain unknown - made an audio speech, saying the retreat from the Bab al-Aziziya compound was a "tactical move".
The compound was one of the final areas under Col Gaddafi's control in Tripoli.
The rebels have been celebrating their gains in the capital's Green Square.
TV footage also showed fighters breaking the head off a statue of the Libyan leader and kicking it along the ground after capturing Bab al-Aziziya on Tuesday. They also seized items from Col Gaddafi's home.
However, there are still pockets of resistance in the capital, including the Abu Salim and al-Hadba districts, and near the Hotel Rixos, where many foreign journalists are staying.


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24 August 2011 Last updated at 00:40

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Here's more from the BBC:

Col Muammar Gaddafi has vowed death or victory in the fight against "aggression", reports say, after Libyan rebels seized his Tripoli compound.
Pro-Gaddafi al-Urubah TV said the colonel - whose whereabouts remain unknown - made an audio speech, saying the retreat from the Bab al-Aziziya compound was a "tactical move".

Oh yeah. That old trick. Kinda like when Hitler gave up thousands of kilometers of Western Russia and Eastern Europe to snap the jaws of the trap shut on those gullible Russians in Berlin.

[Flaxpants]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

Oh yeah. That old trick. Kinda like when Hitler gave up thousands of kilometers of Western Russia and Eastern Europe to snap the jaws of the trap shut on those gullible Russians in Berlin.

Sounds about right. I did laugh when he said 'tactical move'. More like him running away screaming down a tunnel somewhere leaving a trail of piss in his wake.

I wish somehow that Gaddafi would shut that trap of his. He said he's going to fight to the death- I'm presuming he doesn't mean himself personally....or his son. What a dufus.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Pro-Gaddafi al-Urubah TV said the colonel - whose whereabouts remain unknown - made an audio speech, saying the retreat from the Bab al-Aziziya compound was a "tactical move".

The expert tactician strikes again... Now he's got the rebels right where he wants 'em...

[Reece]

Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

The expert tactician strikes again... Now he's got the rebels right where he wants 'em...

If only his forces were as big as his mouth he could possibly win!

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Reece

If only his forces were as big as his mouth he could possibly win!

He'd be the ruler of the world

[Jimbuna]

I'm actually intrigued to know where he actually is....remember Sadman Hussein was found hiding in a hole in the ground.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I'm actually intrigued to know where he actually is....remember Sadman Hussein was found hiding in a hole in the ground.

Probably in some deep dark cave planning the victory parade...

[Reece]

Yes it seems that rats like to crawl into holes!

[Jimbuna]

I'm not so sure he has sunk to those 'depths' yet seeing as how he is still broadcasting messages but I'm confident it is only a matter of time before he is captured or killed.

I reckon he's in one of the few remaining strongholds left in Tripoli.

[Armistead]

What of the 20,000 plus surface to air shoulder fired missles, not to mention he has several types of gas, mustard, etc,..Showed the insurgents just walking off with the missles.

I thinks we will be missing Gadhafi soon.

I'm actually intrigued to know where he actually is....

He is just keeping out of the public eye until he can grow a proper mustache