Libya Rebels Destroy Symbols Of Kadafi's Power -- L.A. Times
After bursting into the Bab Azizia compound from which Kadafi ruled, euphoric fighters burn his meeting tent and drive his golf cart. Both joy and paranoia permeate Tripoli, the capital.
Reporting from Tripoli, Libya—When they finally had overrun Moammar Kadafi's vast fortress and crushed the illusion that he still ruled them, euphoric rebels hunted down symbols of the power Libya's leader had held over nearly every aspect of their lives.
They torched the Bedouin tent where Kadafi famously met with dignitaries and journalists. They drove around in one of the golf carts in which he navigated the compound. They mocked him by trying on a cheap plastic military hat that he might have worn in photos and on television.
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