Gaddafi it is then. For sure. Now who's up for the £1m reward? Bound to be plenty of takers. That could cause a bit of bother in a land torn to shreds, but the opposition leaders in Benghazi reckon it's money well spent

Initially there was a bit of tut-tutting at the "summary execution" handed out. "We saw him and shot him!" proved to be a bit stark for the civilised world to stomach. Experts in middle eastern relations wanted Gaddafi hauled to the Hague.

Well welcome to the real world. Times are tough and we can't afford it. Better to pay the lads on the ground a million quid and get the job done than spend years keeping a tyrant holed up in a posh jail while he spouts endlessly to fabulously well-paid lawyers. Takes years to hear their point of view. They even get on the telly.

We've lost patience. Osama set the new trend. Not much effort went into giving him his day in court. Tony Blair and a lot of other schmoozers are breathing a sigh of relief. Just what did go on in that Bedouin tent Tony? Shame we'll never know.