Posted on 08/16/2011 5:49:41 PM PDT by gandalftb
Libya's interior minister and nine members of his family have flown into Cairo on their private plane in what appeared to be the highest-level defection from Muammar Gaddafi's regime in months.
Egyptian airport officials said Nassr al-Mabrouk Abdullah had entered on a tourist visa.
No Libyan embassy officials greeted him at the airport.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Looks like the end for Qaddafi is very near, maybe days not weeks.
Employees at the oil refinery in Zawiya said pro-Qadhafi soldiers were driven out of the refinery last night. That’s it for Qaddafi’s income.
It currently costs $200 to fill a cars cas tank in Tripoli.How much does NATO spend a day, or better yet, per Libyan gas tank, on this nutty, irredeemable war?
Looks like mad dog will have to flee to some unknown location soon.
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