Libyan tweets saying Gaddafi is out!

Newai

http://news.yahoo.com/unconfirmed-tw...162251846.html

Our beloved Hershey Kiss has melted away!

EDIT: Wow. Another tweet claims he's been shot.

Newai

Another says his son is captured.

OmCheeto

I'm not a tweeter, so I don't have access to your feed.

I watch Al Jazeera live when I want to know what's going on in the Middle East.

Though it has been quite a while since I've watched. There has been a bit too much going on everywhere for me to keep up with everything.

What a Tornado of a world we live in!

Newai

The news link just posted a copy of the tweets. One of the tweeters is Malik Al-Abdeh, Chief Editor of the Syrian pro-democracy channel "Barada TV," for whatever that's worth.

Proton Soup

wow. just wow. they are still trying to get ahold of frozen assets. does the "international community" not trust these guys? they want to see gaddafi's head on a stick? or are the assets being held ransom? who will the international community crown as the next emperor?

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/po...st_step_up_now

Ivan Seeking

Hang on George; not yet but almost!

It seems the rebels have control of Gadhafi's compound.

phinds

Yeah, that one seems to be confirmed but earlier they were saying they had 2 of his sons, now they have none and there doesn't seem to be any proof that they ever had even one --- they MAY have, of course, but their credibility is now highly doubtful.

Ivan Seeking

The fog of war. But there is no doubt they have control of the compound and most of Tripoli, and that means Gadhafi is on the run or in hiding. They don't need credibility for us to know that.

People were walking out of the compound with gold-plated automatic weapons - clearly Gadhafi's private stash. And not only what must have been his private stash of weapons, they had clearly siezed control of plenty of heavy weapons and light arms all intended for defense of the compound. There is no doubt about that either.

It was reported that they found tea pots still on their lit burners, in Gadhafi's area.

phinds

Agreed. The blood shedding may not be over but we're in the end game. I say "we" awfullly loosely here, since THEY are the ones doing the work and taking the risk. I can say "we" because what THEY are doing is good for all humanity.

skippy1729

Any word of the 40 virgin bodyguards?

phinds

I suspect they're on their way back home to Upper Slnevflsodlkinvistan or wherever, figuring that if they hang around they might not stay virgins

Newai

Oh boy.

http://news.yahoo.com/chavez-venezue...215855519.html

... Even though he's no longer their leader.

phinds

So, newai, it come as a surprise to you to find out that Chavez is a fruitcake?

Newai

No, it doesn't.

Proton Soup

it's not surprising at all guys. chavez nationalized venezuela's oil. that actually makes good economic sense for venezuela, and not so great for foreign oil companies that want to exploit it. gaddafi also spoke of such things in public, not much before he ran into his current string of bad luck. so yes, there are a lot of interesting parallels between venezuela and libya.

WhoWee

A "TEA Party" was about to begin?