Just days after bluffing about a cease fire and negotiations, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lost his sixth born son, Saif al-Arab al-Gaddafi, 29, in a missile attack on his home in Tripoli late Saturday night.
Gaddafi, 68, was inside the home at the time of the attack, but he managed to escape along with his wife, Safia Farkash. Sadly, 3 grandchildren (all under 12) were also killed.
The air strike was a direct attempt on Gaddafi’s life, a violation of international law which has no legal or political justifications, he said through his spokesperson.
Gaddafi learned the hard way that surrounding himself with children wouldn’t shield him from harm, especially when he’s the most hunted man in Libya.
NATO forces didn’t drop bunker busting bombs on the private home (which would have taken out the entire neighborhood). Instead, they sent in computer guided cruise missiles to demolish the home with pinpoint accuracy while keeping collateral damage (innocent human beings outside the home) down to a minimum.
Unfortunately, cruise missiles can’t tell the difference between innocent children and a murderous dictator.
Sensing a PR disaster, the NATO commanders released a carefully worded statement saying Gaddafi wasn’t targeted for assassination. But you and I both know (and hopefully Gaddafi knows) that his time on earth is not long.
Just 5 weeks ago, Gaddafi’s youngest son, Khamis, 27, (pictured above) was killed in a kamikaze pilot attack on the military barracks that Gaddafi called home. Gaddafi has 5 remaining sons and one biological daughter, a lawyer, who is fiercely loyal to her father.
