One has to wonder if the report is accurate and Qadaffi was this stupid or was something else unreported or someone else involved in the release. Was Qadaffi bribed, threatened, or asked politely by someone to make the release. Having a difficult time buying it was due to Qadaffi’s anniversary of holding power. This appears coerced (imo). No proof, simply speculation.
Concur, the story sounds incomplete. Khaddafi had at least as much to worry about from Al Q'aeda in Libya; if they weren't in The Suck or the Sandbox, they'd be raising hell at home, very uncool, and dangerous to the ruling class's luxurious, Europeanizing lifestyle.
Mouth-breathers like Gumu are dangerous to everyone; I can't see old Muammar just turning him loose for a jolly, festive ferial day.