Thursday, October 27, 2011

Gaddafi's Personal Driver Describes His Final Days

Huneish Nasr, Muammar Gaddafi's former personal driver, said 'the boss' had always been good to him. Photograph: Martin Chulov for the Guardian

Gaddafi's Driver On The Endgame: 'He Didn't Seem To Know What To Do' -- The Guardian

Huneish Nasr, who served Gaddafi for 30 years, tells how denial and confusion marked the final days of a crumbling regime

Huneish Nasr last saw the boss he served for 30 years standing in the ruins of Sirte looking confused as all hell broke loose around them.

"Everything was exploding," said Nasr, Muammar Gaddafi's personal driver, recalling the moments before the deposed dictator was caught last week. "The revolutionaries were coming for us. He wasn't scared, but he didn't seem to know what to do. It was the only time I ever saw him like that."

Minutes later, euphoric rebels had ended Gaddafi's last stand, over-running the ruined quarter of his birthplace that had served as his final, ignominious refuge.

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My Comment: Unlike his father .... Saif-al-Islam had better luck in escaping NATO air strikes and Libyan NTC soldiers. An insider's account of his escape can be read here.

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