Gaddafi is gone then. At first they said he had been found hiding in a hole in Sirte and had pleaded with his captors; " Don't shoot!" He asked for mercy. As if there was ever any chance of that. This is the man who said he would kill every Libyan rather than relinquish power.
Now his body is viewed on afternoon tv like a small-time cookery slot. He looks like so much red meat. Are we sure it is him? There are scars - some suggest from plastic surgery - but he looks like so many of the fighters that are crowding our screens. Conclusive DNA evidence would provide proof, but will there be enough of him left for the authorities to test?
Interesting that the streets are still full of men. No women out there celebrating this afternoon. Why? Because they insist on firing off victory rounds. Bullets come raining down again. Injuries are common. Has there not been enough bloodshed? Celebrations are right and the time is now, but get the guns off the street boys. They've done their job.
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