Freezing Gaddafi family assets: Saif tells Amanpour “We don’t have money.”
A Point of View, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Politics | Sandra | February 27, 2011 at 13:52Saif al-Islam, Gaddafi’s second eldest son and his spokesman, looked tired and frankly a little beat during his ABC interview with Cristiane Amanpour. The fire is gone from his voice, the agitation from his body language, and he doesn’t smile or wink anymore.
“We don’t have money. We are a modest family. It’s a joke.”
He was responding to Amanpour’s question if he were concerned about the freezing of Gaddafi family assets. He had a lot more to say about the Gaddafi family regime besides claiming to be modest with no money.
“Libya has not used force.”
“We still have people around us.”
“Only 5 or 10,000 people against 2 million in Tripoli.”
When Amanpour asked about air strikes, Saif answered, “Show me a single bomb. Show me a single causality.”
Saif admitted his family is losing support by his reply to Amanpour’s question about defectors:
“These people think the ship is sinking, so they jump ship. They have no future.”
Saif had written his thesis on democracy and before the uprising had been touted as the man to bring reform to Libya. Amanpour asked what happened.
“It was a big mistake not to move faster with reforms. I was shouting about reforms every day. Now we are in a difficult situation. The same people who were against reforms are those now leaving.”
“There is a huge gap between reality and media reports.”
The quotes show that his language has not changed. Saif still says, “Nobody is leaving. We will live and die in Libya.”
But his body language, eyes and voice betray him. The Gaddafi family is losing more than its assets. He knows it is over.
Watch the interview http://abcnews.go.com/International/saif-gadhafi-interviewed-by-christiane-amanpour-worldwide-exclusive/story?id=13011545
For a summary of Amanpour’s interview with Saif’s brother, Saadi Gaddafi:Saadi Gaddafi: UN Security Council travel ban will keep me from safari”
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Tags: asset freeze, Cristiane Amanpour, Gaddafi family, Libya, Saif al-Islam
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Hmm-m-m-m Doesn’t seem to be turning out quite like you described.
Sandra,
U stupid c**t; this article is SO biased that it would almsot make my
eyes bleed! You are so brainwashed by Mainstream Media that you would
suggest that supporting Kadaffi= supporting terrorism! Clearly,
you have no clue what’s going on in Libya + U don’t even realise
that Libya still has the great majority supporting Kaddafi+the
great Jamirihiya. As if 40 000 rebels armed with french weaponry
are going to overthrow 2.5 + million ppl defending Kaddafi. plz go
back to the kitching, politics is not your cup of tea.