If what the Iranians said is true, and Gadaffi’s 6th son did defect from the family this February, then I really would not put it past him to have his son blown up for treason and try to blame it on NATO. Or perhaps even a jealous sibling. If there is anything left to inherit after all this, one less brother and children to share the pie with. A real twofer.
That's what I thought, too. This will rally all the Libyans to his side, including the Al Quaida crowd, because it makes him look like a victim and if he attacks Italy - which wouldn't surprise me - he'll have the support of the entire ME. Plus, he's gotten rid of an enemy (his son) who actually wasn't an Islamist but was a reformer.
BTW, anybody seen Ahmadinejad lately?