'My Father Is Well, In Good Spirit And Still Fighting' - Aisha Gaddafi

Date: 24-09-2011 9:36 pm (13 years ago) | Author: Emmanuel McCarthy
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Muammar Gaddafi's daughter has said in an audio recording that her father is in high spirits and fighting alongside his supporters against the revolutionary forces who swept his regime from power.

In her first public remarks since the fall of Tripoli a month ago, Aisha Gaddafi accused the country's new leaders of being traitors, noting that some of them were members of Gaddafi's regime before defecting in the civil war.

"Those who have betrayed the pledge they offered (to Gaddafi), how come they won't betray you?" she said in a warning to Libyans.

The prerecorded four-minute message was broadcast yesterday on the Syrian-based Al-Rai TV, which has become Gaddafi's main mouthpiece. The elder Gaddafi, his chief spokesman and his son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, have also released statements through the channel since the takeover of Tripoli.

Aisha, her mother and two brothers fled to Algeria in late August as rebels swept into Libya's capital. Her father's whereabouts are unknown.

"I assure you, he is fine, a believer in God, in good spirits, is carrying his gun and is fighting side by side with the warriors," she said.




Echoing remarks her father has made to the same station, she called on the "lions" of Tripoli and other cities to rise up and fight the country's new rulers.

Aisha Gaddafi is a lawyer in her mid-30s who helped in the defende of Saddam Hussein in the trial that led to his hanging.

For two years she served as a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Program, focusing on combatting HIV/AIDS and violence against women. In February, the UN said it was ending its agreement with her after her father's crackdown on anti-government protesters at the start of what was to become Libya's civil war.

The Algerian Health Ministry reported that Aisha gave birth to a girl on 30 August as she was fleeing across the border. She is reported to have three older children, including a daughter said to have died in a NATO airstrike in April that killed one of her brothers and two other Gaddafi grandchildren.

Libya's new leaders have struggled to consolidate their control over the entire country since their stunning entry into Tripoli at the end of August. Three major loyalist strongholds remain to be taken, including the city of Bani Walid, southeast of Tripoli.

Revolutionary fighters are planning a new assault on the city, where forces loyal to Gadhafi have put up fierce resistance for two weeks, a commander said yesterday.

Attempts to take the desert city have failed, as loyalist forces massed inside direct punishing mortar, rocket and machine gun fire at fighters crowded around the northern gate. A brigade of fighters will try instead to attack the city from the southeastern side, said field commander Abdel-Salam Genouna.

Libya's new leaders in the National Transitional Council insist the holdouts in Bani Walid, Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte and Sabha, deep in the southern desert, are die-hard supporters — some of whom fled Tripoli — who believe they have no choice but to resist or face war crimes charges.

Whatever their numbers, they are well-armed and fighting is still raging on the three fronts.



In Bani Walid, the assault has been made more challenging by the high hills and deep desert valleys in an around the city, 90 miles southeast of Tripoli.

"The terrain has proven too difficult to overcome from the northern edge," Genouna told The Associated Press. He also blamed what he said was a lack of support from the military council as well as poor planning and shortages of ammunition.

He said the brigade will be leaving to the new front over the weekend. More than 30 fighters have been killed in the failed effort to take the city from the north.

Fighting continued there yesterday.

Smoke could be seen rising from Bani Walid after NATO warplanes were heard in the area. NATO is continuing to strike Gadhafi forces in an air campaign that began in March under a UN mandate to protect civilians.

"We are ready to fight, but frankly we don't have a leader to guide us when we enter (Bani Walid). We need a leader to give us instructions," complained fighter Ali Omran.

In Tripoli, dozens of residents gathered in the center of the city to demand the National Transitional Council address the needs of those injured during the civil war, which began in February.

Protesters held aloft a giant new Libyan flag, chanted in support of the injured, and carried signs reading "Help our wounded."

Also yesterday, hundreds gathered in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square to offer prayers for those still fighting supporters of the former regime.



Much Ado About Nothing If Yhu Ask Me.


Posted: at 24-09-2011 09:36 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- mallorca at 25-09-2011 01:39 AM (13 years ago)
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@OP,Hope you dont expect me to read this Onlinenewspaper Roll Eyes

Posted: at 25-09-2011 01:39 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- toibeli at 25-09-2011 03:57 PM (13 years ago)
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If he is well and still fighting, why won't him show his face for the world to see. Huh?
Posted: at 25-09-2011 03:57 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- toibeli at 25-09-2011 04:04 PM (13 years ago)
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If he is well and still fighting, why wont he show his face in public.
Posted: at 25-09-2011 04:04 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- purityjustice at 25-09-2011 04:37 PM (13 years ago)
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ogbu nma ga ala na nma.
Posted: at 25-09-2011 04:37 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ceejay58 at 25-09-2011 05:32 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: purityjustice on 25-09-2011 04:37 PM
ogbu nma ga ala na nma.

well said.
Posted: at 25-09-2011 05:32 PM (13 years ago) | Hero
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- baay at 25-09-2011 07:07 PM (13 years ago)
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 Lips Sealed
Posted: at 25-09-2011 07:07 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- Simon-Zeletus at 26-09-2011 06:48 AM (13 years ago)
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Stupid report while on radio come TV bastard people
Posted: at 26-09-2011 06:48 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- queenrukky at 26-09-2011 10:59 AM (13 years ago)
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stop killin innocent souls
Posted: at 26-09-2011 10:59 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
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- DHash at 26-09-2011 11:28 AM (13 years ago)
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Gaddafi will rise-up again and those useless African leaders who betrayed him will also be betrayed!!
Posted: at 26-09-2011 11:28 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- MilleniumMan at 26-09-2011 01:55 PM (13 years ago)
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Gadaffi cannot do anything again.
Posted: at 26-09-2011 01:55 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Ozoor at 26-09-2011 03:04 PM (13 years ago)
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dat is deir problem
Posted: at 26-09-2011 03:04 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- celmatador at 26-09-2011 04:32 PM (13 years ago)
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gaddafi is stil dreaming...betta wake up

Posted: at 26-09-2011 04:32 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- deboalabi262 at 26-09-2011 05:11 PM (13 years ago)
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Gadafi, it is too late to fight back. Surrender or lose your life.....

Posted: at 26-09-2011 05:11 PM (13 years ago) | Hero
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- ajanni at 27-09-2011 12:01 AM (13 years ago)
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let her be deceiving her self, the power has left him already , he is a dead living man
Posted: at 27-09-2011 12:01 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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- ajanni at 27-09-2011 12:03 AM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: DHash on 26-09-2011 11:28 AM
Gaddafi will rise-up again and those useless African leaders who betrayed him will also be betrayed!!

he betrays him self, what rise? you mustbe joking my friend , he is gone and gone for ever so
Posted: at 27-09-2011 12:03 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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- Idbabe at 27-09-2011 11:26 AM (13 years ago)
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She and her papa dey kolo
Posted: at 27-09-2011 11:26 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
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- Lekan22 at 27-09-2011 01:18 PM (13 years ago)
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Its the end of the road for Gaddafi. He will never rise again. Any African leader who follow his footstep will come down crumbling.
Posted: at 27-09-2011 01:18 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- samo49ja at 27-09-2011 02:57 PM (13 years ago)
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your fada go soon die if u no take care u go follow am too
Posted: at 27-09-2011 02:57 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- ajanni at 27-09-2011 09:03 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: Idbabe on 27-09-2011 11:26 AM
She and her papa dey kolo
Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
Posted: at 27-09-2011 09:03 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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