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This stuff is taking so long to get on US media, I thought I'd send it out. I really hate this #breakingnews stuff -- it's not my thing.
Anyway, Saif Kaddafi was never captured. He appeared at the journalists hotel and took photos and made a brief speech. I'll have a good transcript when it is available. One correction in the translation: he is translated as saying "Screw the International Court." He actually said, as best I can make it out, "Fart on the International Court."
Mohammed, also reported on our media as captured, called Russia and talked a bit, then put his father on the phone. Both are doing "fine." Gaddafi himself chatted with his old chess buddy as well.
It has been reported that the main compound has been captured, but the repost comes from the same sources that gave us the reporst mentioned above. Frankly, I don't know what the hell is going on.
Here is a screen capture from #Libya from Twitter, the good, the bad, and the ugly:
Anyway, Saif Kaddafi was never captured. He appeared at the journalists hotel and took photos and made a brief speech. I'll have a good transcript when it is available. One correction in the translation: he is translated as saying "Screw the International Court." He actually said, as best I can make it out, "Fart on the International Court."
Mohammed, also reported on our media as captured, called Russia and talked a bit, then put his father on the phone. Both are doing "fine." Gaddafi himself chatted with his old chess buddy as well.
It has been reported that the main compound has been captured, but the repost comes from the same sources that gave us the reporst mentioned above. Frankly, I don't know what the hell is going on.
Here is a screen capture from #Libya from Twitter, the good, the bad, and the ugly:
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washingtonpost The Washington Post
#Libya news live updates: Gaddafi’s compound under attack wapo.st/ndVXEg
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AJEnglish Al Jazeera English
Opinion: "Post-Gaddafi #Libya will be strengthened by the National Transitional Council", writes Yuriko Koike aje.me/o7RYgu
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journodave Dave Wyllie
Libyan rebels chanting Sky News! Sky News! I think Sky have a new promo. #libya
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whitehouse The White House
Photo of the Day: Reflected in a mirror, Obama conducts a call w/ natl security staff on #Libya from Chilmark, MA: pic.twitter.com/rFpk0z8
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BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz
#LIBYA: Sources on the ground worry if situation becomes more chaotic it could resemble Republican presidential race.
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nbcnightlynews NBC Nightly News
Morning reads: Battle for #Libya continues, Earthquake shakes Colorado, Hurricane Irene threatens the U.S. on.msnbc.com/nbXRQP #NNAM
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BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz
#LIBYA: After claiming to have Gaddafi's sons in custody, the rebels now say "they are in our Google+ circles."
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BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz
#LIBYA: It seems the rebels have spread false information. So they're well on their way to becoming a real government.
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: Revolutionaries: NATO strikes Bab Al Azizia compound with two missiles #Libya | NATO: Gaddafi is not a target
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SenJohnMcCain John McCain
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: Revolutionaries: NATO planes are now flying above Bab Al Azizia #Libya
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Bab Al Azizia is a 6km2 compound located in central Tripoli that hosts a military barracks protected by 3 reinforced concrete walls #Libya
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Jazeera: Rebels will storm the Gaddafi compound, Bab Al Azizia today. Heavy clashes taking place now, smoke billowing in Tripoli #Libya
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PJCrowley Philip J. Crowley
Discussed #Libya with @WillieGeist1 on #WayTooEarly. The challenge now is to end the #Qaddafi holdout and consolidate control of #Tripoli.
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Reposting - My contribution to the New York Times: How the Gulf States Can Help nyti.ms/ootPDe #Libya - @roomfordebate
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AJEnglish Al Jazeera English
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AJELive AJELive
#France: Libyan rebel victory 'not complete' - aje.me/qDIfIh | For more visit Al Jazeera's #Libya live blog - aje.me/jMZYMN
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burke_jason Jason Burke
v.useful post from Juan Cole on #Libya, good explainer in ten long-ish points ... bit.ly/n6XwUB
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MotherJones Mother Jones
PHOTO: "Stop tearing Libya apart," read NATO leaflets dropped in area of #Tripoli bit.ly/nuwV69 #libya
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MotherJones Mother Jones
UPDATE: NATO airstrikes double, scramble to secure #Qaddafi WMD stockpiles, #Tripoli hospital in crisis bit.ly/nuwV69 #Libya
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BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz
#LIBYA: In one exit strategy being discussed, Gaddafi would relinquish power but still be Mayor of Tripoli on FourSquare
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ASLANmedia Aslan Media
#LIBYA contact group will meet on Thur. in #Istanbul to discuss plans now that #Tripoli is mostly in rebel hands. http://ow.ly/69Ue9 #Feb17
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whitehouse The White House
President Obama: The Qaddafi regime is coming to an end & the future of #Libya is in the hands of its people: t.co/fq5FpQJ
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andersoncooper Anderson Cooper
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BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz
The networks are doing an amazing job of covering Libya, and by networks I mean YouTube and Twitter. #Libya
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BlogsofWar Blogs of War
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BlogsofWar Blogs of War
RT @mchancecnn Here's the picture I took sitting next to #Saif #Gadhafi! Certainly not detained! #libya #tripoli pic.twitter.com/ASHRGN3
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SenJohnMcCain John McCain
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washingtonpost The Washington Post
Gaddafi's son appears at hotel, contradicting rebels' claims that he's in custody wapo.st/mV4FUk #Libya
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washingtonpost The Washington Post
N.Y. senators urge #Libya's transitional government to send Lockerbie bomber back to prison wapo.st/qiAzfR
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AJEnglish Al Jazeera English
Recap: The shifting zeitgeist of the 'Arab Spring' by Marwan Bishara aje.me/oA8diI #libya
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nytjim Jim Roberts
RT @ProPublica: In case you are wondering, "What's been the rebels' record on human rights so far?" bit.ly/pGmk4M #Libya
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SCClemons Steve Clemons
On @Maddow tonight at 9:25pm EST. She's turbo-charged smart #Libya #Qaddafi @NewAmerica @TheAtlantic
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FoxNews Fox News
Check out the remarkable photos of rebel fighters and their supporters in Tripoli fxn.ws/mWn6TV #libya
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
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washingtonpost The Washington Post
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SusanGDailyKos Susan Gardner
RT @BorowitzReport: As events unfold in #Libya, stay with CNN and MSNBC as they report what they see on al-Jazeera.
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andersoncooper Anderson Cooper
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whitehouse The White House
President Obama: "The future of #Libya is in the hands of its people." Full statement: t.co/fq5FpQJ pic.twitter.com/f6W5ry7
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AJEnglish Al Jazeera English
Recap: Sins of the father, sins of the son by Larbi Sadiki aje.me/oDG94j #libya
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ASLANmedia Aslan Media
Interested in events in #Libya? Catch @RezaAslan on @piersmorgan tonight talking about what happens after #Qaddafi. 6PM PT #Feb17
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BootsRiley Boots Riley
Let's b clear that "Rebels" in #Libya means NATO and CIA supported troops who weren't popular enuf2get mass support from the ppl of Libya.
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BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz
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KenRoth Kenneth Roth
Good BBC profile of #Libya NTC Chair Mustafa Abdul Jalil, former justice minister who was disarmingly honest. bbc.in/qpkIo3
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bbclysedoucet lyse doucet
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whitehouse The White House
President Obama on #Libya: The Qaddafi regime is coming to an end, and the future of Libya is in the hands of its people.
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AJELive AJELive
Video: Where in the world is #Libya's Muammar Gaddafi? aje.me/oql88g
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AJELive AJELive
Youtube clip claims Aisha Gaddafi's house has been stormed by #Libya rebels aje.me/qflVRi
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washingtonpost The Washington Post
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CBSNews CBS News
RT @WhatsTrending: Libyan internet access comes back online- our list of who to follow for latest on #Libya t.co/1Xr9j39
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BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz
Michele Bachmann: "The Libyan people have greeted us as Labradors." #Libya #Bachmann #TeaParty #Labradors
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CBSNews CBS News
SPECIAL REPORT: Live coverage of President Obama's statement on #Libya NOW @ bit.ly/cbsnewslive
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AJEnglish Al Jazeera English
Recap: #Libya: Making something out of nothing by Pepe Escobar aje.me/dQMOCH
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jeremyscahill jeremy scahill
#Gaddafi regime was intercepting journalists' emails in the Rixos hotel (see last sentence): bit.ly/mZ6Cgq #Libya
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washingtonpost The Washington Post
Obama to speak about #Libya at 2 p.m. ET wapo.st/rqdpZn
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washingtonpost The Washington Post
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robcrilly Rob Crilly
RT @mercycorps: From our team in Benghazi: Libyan people are jubilant, but nervous. "We don't really know what is in our future." #Libya
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wolfblitzercnn Wolf Blitzer
We'll focus on breaking #Libya developments. @FareedZakaria met w/ Gadhafi & joins me live @CNNSitRoom 5-7PM ET
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burke_jason Jason Burke
"Gaddafi's fall will renew the Arab spring": ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5… #Libya
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martinchulov Martin Chulov
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AP The Associated Press
Rebels rename Green Square as Martyrs' Square, and Google map of Tripoli now shows the new name: apne.ws/mTvdCy -EF #libya
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: Eyewitness: Libyan revolutionaries are now in full control of town of Brega #Libya
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: Revolutionaries: NATO will start bombing Bab Al Azizia after Maghreb (dusk) prayers tonight #Libya
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natlsecuritycnn CNN Natl Security
Rebels say they have taken control state TV, which has gone black #Libya
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FoxNews Fox News
Who's in charge in #Libya? With Qaddafi missing and his sons captured, rebels are pushing through without a plan. fxn.ws/qpuG8G
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natlsecuritycnn CNN Natl Security
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
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AP The Associated Press
AP VIDEO: Here's a look at an eccentric Gadhafi's rule in Libya, from his rise in 1969 to his fall: apne.ws/naf5iP -EF #libya
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AP The Associated Press
AP INTERACTIVE: Here is a look at the rebels' advance, Gadhafi's life and the world's reaction: t.co/mcB9Qa9 -EF #libya
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HuffingtonPost Huffington Post
Women lead the way in #Libya coverage huff.to/pSkVr4
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AJELive AJELive
#Libya's Abdel Jalil: The coming period will not be a bed of roses. We face many challenges, many responsibilities aje.me/rk0FGH
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andersoncooper Anderson Cooper
I am thinking about Tim Hetherington and all the Libyans and others who have lost their lives in this struggle.#libya
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: Electrical blackout in Tripoli now #Libya
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AP The Associated Press
Oil prices fall on Libyan rebels' capture of Tripoli, hopes oil exports may resume soon: apne.ws/p6DCbg -EF #libya
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nytimes The New York Times
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nytimes The New York Times
Graphic: Who are the leaders of #Libya's rebel forces? t.co/uvXHII2
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AP The Associated Press
World leaders say the end of Gadhafi's 42-year reign is near, look to a future Libya without him: t.co/vXn7N5o -EF #libya
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AJEnglish Al Jazeera English
#AlJazeera's @AlanFisher takes a look back at the rise - and subsequent fall - of #Libya's Muammar #Gaddafi: aje.me/oYbD5W
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PJCrowley Philip J. Crowley
Told @the_takeaway that the "Pottery Barn" rule does not apply. This revolution belongs to #Libya. It was not imposed from the outside.
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HeatherLaGarde Heather LaGarde
RT @globalvoices: Must read: A story of the evolution of the #Libya blogosphere in the 6 months since uprising began: http://ow.ly/69cP4
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SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi
Al Arabiya: Sarkozy calls on pro Gaddafi supporters to lay down their arms and will be meeting with Mustafa Abdul Jalil on Wednesday #Libya
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AJELive AJELive
#Libya Rebels say NATO planning to strike walls of Gaddafi's Tripoli compound, advise citizens to stay clear. aje.me/jMZYMN
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thelede NYTimes The Lede
Live Update: Internet Said to Be Returning to Tripoli t.co/EIKJCYa #libya
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AJEnglish Al Jazeera English
The battle for #Libya: Key moments so far t.co/S6TjAtZ
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feb17libya Feb17Libya
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KenRoth Kenneth Roth
#Libya: Here's the draft NTC constitution for the transitional period: bit.ly/ojDGa6
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AJELive AJELive
Situation in Tripoli "fragile", rebel forces deployed and rebels are facing pockets of pro-Gaddafi resistance. aje.me/jMZYMN #Libya
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lindseyhilsum Lindsey Hilsum
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AJELive AJELive
Libyan rebel oil firm says two oilfields ready to commence output, awaiting security clearance: Reuters aje.me/jMZYMN #Libya
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AJEnglish Al Jazeera English
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DeathStarPR Death Star PR
To Gaddafi's troops in Tripoli: it's not over until the fat Ewok drums on your helmet. #ImperialSayings #Libya #StarWars
