Gadhafi: I'm Like the Queen of England

Gadhafi's second son backs Libyan tactics against rebels

(NEWSER) - Moammar Gadhafi's second son was supposed to bring reform to Libya. But now Seif al-Islam Gadhafi is defiant, insisting Gadhafi's forces have not killed any civilians, and vowing to put down the rebel uprising. In his view, the opposition is made up entirely of terrorists led by al-Qaeda, and he compares the so-called rumors of civilian deaths to the reports of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq: “It’s exactly like the WMD,” he tells the Washington Post . “WMD, WMD, WMD, go and attack Iraq. Civilians, civilians, civilians, go and attack Libya. It’s the same thing.” More»

What bin Laden, Ahmadinejad, Mugabe rock out to

(NEWSER) - When they’re not plotting to kill you or thousands of others, the world’s most evil men like to kick back with some tunes, too. The Guardian gives us an idea of what’s on their playlists:

• Osama bin Laden: The al-Qaeda chief has the perfect soundtrack for hiding in caves from US B-52 bombers—the B-52s. One woman who claims she was his sex slave describes “this devout party boy who wanted to hear Van Halen or some B-52s. To this day, I would hear the song Rock Lobster in my sleep.”

Plans to get al-Saadi Gadhafi out of Libya were 'Indiana Jones-style'

(NEWSER) - The strange story of the plot to smuggle al-Saadi Gadhafi into Mexico gets stranger: Prosecutors now say they actually broke up two plots to get Moammar Gadhafi's playboy son out of Libya and into Mexico, plots that the AP calls "Indiana Jones-style." A Canadian woman, Danish man, and two Mexican suspects allegedly hired pilots to fly from Mexico to Kosovo, then to Tunisia and finally Libya, back in July. More»

Al-Saadi planned to hit resort, now in Niger

(NEWSER) - Mexico says it has uncovered and dismantled an elaborate plot to smuggle al-Saadi Gadhafi into the country and set him up with a new name and identity. The evidently well-funded plotters, which included a Canadian, two Mexicans, and a Dane, flew private jets around Mexico setting up bank accounts and safe houses for Gadhafi—including one at Mexico's Bahia de las Banderas resort, the AP reports. More»

On heels of capture of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi

(NEWSER) - The noose continues to tighten around Moammar Gadhafi's inner circle: The Libyan strongman's spy chief has been captured alive today in the southern part of the country, according to Libya's information minister. The capture of Abdullah al-Senoussi comes on the heels of that of Gadhafi's onetime heir apparent , Saif al-Islam Gadhafi. Both are wanted by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, notes the AP , though Libya today said that the younger Gadhafi would not be extradited . More»