Qaddafi, looter and despot, dies
Muammar Qaddafi, who was killed by Libyan rebels on Thursday 20 October after 42 years ruling the country as a despot, had more than $200 billion stashed in bank accounts, investments, and property around the world, or about $30,000 for every child, woman, and man in Libya. That is the latest estimate, from the Los Angeles Times (21 October). The death of Qaddafi, in Sirte, led the National Transitional Council to declare final victory in the war which has raged in Libya since protests began there on 15 February, inspired by the upheavals in Tunisia and Egypt. On 22 October, the general...