Gold Guns And James Bond Fantasies: Photos From Inside Gaddafi’s Tripoli Compound
PHOTOS of the rebels in inside Colonel Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound reveal something about the despot’s life and living standards. He liked gold. All despots like gold. It’s in The Despot’s Handbook, between “girls” and “guns”. Gaddafi had no golden girl but he did have a golden gun. Like most priapic men, he fancied himself as a James Bond type. Want to look around..?
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A rebel fighter on top a statue gestures and shoot in the air as fighters celebrate overrunning Moammar Gadhafi's compound Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, Libya, early Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Hundreds of Libyan rebels stormed Gadhafi's compound Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbling regime as they killed loyalist troops, looted armories and knocked the head off a statue of the besieged dictator. Arabic writing above: 'God is Great' and at left 'The Revolution of Feb. 17 Libya is Free'. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Posted: 25th, August 2011 | In: Politicians Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
