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The U.S. underestimated the rebels' loyalty to Seif al-Islam Gadhafi
by Joseph Earnest October 25, 2011
Newscast Media AUSTIN, Texas --On August 22, 2011 news spread that Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam had been captured by the rebels and were ready to hand him over to the ICC to face justice. A few moments later, Seif al-Islam showed up on the streets surrounded by the very rebels who had allegedly captured him, shaking his hands and cheering him on. He said he wanted to proclaim to the whole world that he was still alive that the Libyan people loved him and his father. He even took journalists on a mini-tour of Tripoli.
What is curious is that Seif al-Islam was beyond
a doubt captured by the rebels, yet they eventually released him that same
evening and they claimed that he escaped from them as reported by the
Telegraph. (pop-up)
Analysis
of Saif al-Islam's cheating death twice: The New York Times reported that Seif had
offered a proposal to the rebels, that would push his own father Moammar Gadhafi
out of power and would aid the rebels in the transitional government, according
to this April 3, article. (pop-up) Related stories:
This is where critical thinking kicks in. How can an escapee strut around
streets occupied by the very rebels who had previously captured him, without
the rebels trying to apprehend him, but instead congratulate him?
It is also well-known, according to eye-witness testimony, that Gadhafi and his
two sons Seif al-Islam and Mutuassim Gadhafi were all captured and the trio was
detained by rebels, yet once again Seif "allegedly" escapes as wounded warrior
into the Libyan desert. It is also known that Mutuassim had a longstanding
rivalry with his brother Seif.
Could it be that rebels are indeed loyal to the younger Gadhafi, that's why they
spared his life a second time on October 20, as they did on August 22? Are the
rebels protecting Seif al-Islam, after realizing they need someone to help them
in this transition who knows all the country's secrets and Seif is just that man,
since he had unlimited access to national secrets and assets?
We know that the West would have wanted all three Gadhafis dead so Libya could
start from a clean slate. Was the West duped by the rebels into thinking they
would kill Seif al-Islam only to spare him out of loyalty? These questions are valid
because it was Seif al-Islam who brought the accusations against Sarkozy that
he took Libyan money, so Seif being younger, and more savvy than his father,
would have all the classified information the West dreads slipping out into the
public domain.
In an interview to the Guardian, Seif threatened to publish financial details
about money transfers from Libya to France, and said: "Sarkozy must first give
back the money he took from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We funded
it. We have all the details and are ready to reveal everything. The first thing we
want this clown to do is to give the money back to the Libyan people. He was give
n the assistance so he could help them, but he has disappointed us. Give us back
our money." You may read the entire interview here. (pop-up)
This journalist believes that the West is more worried that Seif al-Islam's life was
spared by the rebels, and could possibly reveal information in a memoir or interview
that could be damaging to the reputations of high-profile political figures and
governments.
The rebels aren't as stupid as the West thought; they too want to know more
about the dealings of the West with Libya so that they can use it as leverage
against the West in future negotiations. Seif al-Islam is now the most feared man
by the West because he is currently at large and is in possession of classified
information.
On its face, it seems as if the West won the battle in Libya, but the reality is
that the "Bedouins" outsmarted NATO, and fooled them into thinking all three
Gadhafis would be killed. However, on second thought, the rebels possibly realized
that Seif al-Gadhafi would be a more valuable asset to the transitional government
while alive than dead. They themselves perhaps hid and protected him and told
NATO the same story as they did on August 22: "He escaped from us."
When Julius Caeser was assassinated, his heir Octavian ascended to the throne
and transformed Rome from a city of brick, to a city of marble. Later referred to as
Augustus Caeser, his pre-eminent genius and ability to accurately read situations
and draw thoughts out of people's minds made him a living legend among Romans.
In praise of Augustus after winning the battle of Phillipi, Cicero once said to him:
"You are a hero of the republic. Caeser himself could not have conjured a finer
victory." To which Augustus replied: "I am Caeser himself."
Whether or not Seif al-Islam someday will become the Libyan version of
Augustus after the assassination of Julius Caeser, is up for debate. However, this
journalist can conclude without fear of contradiction, that in this case, the
loser (Seif) has ended up winning. Such, is the art of war.
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