Gaddafi is paranoid and on the run, MI6 tells David Cameron

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

David Cameron has been told by UK intelligence that Muammar Gaddafi is increasingly paranoid, on the run, and hiding in hospitals by night with senior commanders in the regime unable to communicate with one another.

The reports from MI6 relayed to the cabinet's national security council this week prompted Cameron to authorise a high-risk escalation of attacks by agreeing in principle to deploy four Apache helicopters into Libya with orders to gun down Libyan regime leaders and assets hiding in built-up areas.

The French had leaked that Britain was likely to deploy helicopters, but the Whitehall ministerial decision was only made today.

The decision was confirmed by British officials attending the G8 summit of world leaders. Diplomatic sources, sounding more confident than at any point since the air assaults, claimed: "He is on the run."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/may/26/gaddafi-paranoid-run-cameron

[JuniperLea]

1. Kind of a creepy repeat...

Isn't that basically what happened to Saddam Hussein?

[DCBob]

2. Must be concerned about getting the OBL treatment..

I suspect he sleeps rather lightly.

[bemildred]

3. Paranoid my ass. On the run I can well believe.

But he definitely does have people out to get him.

[provis99]

5. no kidding.

Paranoid means you have imaginary people out to get you. Qaddaffi really does have people out to get him, so he ain't paranoid.

[Kolesar]

6. What if he suspects his long-time confidants?

That would be paranoia.

[reorg]

8. you mean those who are leading the "rebels"? n/t

[bemildred]

9. Only if they were really still his friends.

You would have to be nuts not to be worried in his situation. I think he is nuts, but not because he might be worried right now, he would have to be a moron to feel secure.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Many of them may be, quite sensibly, considering throwing him to the ICC

as a bargain for them being able to stay in Libya, and maybe even take part in a new government. It's just about only his sons he can fully trust now, I think.

[KoKo]

13. Yes...one could be considered to be "paranoid" for supporting USA as a puppet

and wondering why we are just NOW turning on him. He's stupid if he doesn't understand how "puppets" can be deposed...back to the British Empire..(and, in many ways they were kinder that USA) in how "depostions" were carried out.

BE AFRAID DICTATORS and LEAKERS all across the WORLD! Truly...your life is limited.

[dimbear]

17. He has both. Real and imaginary. The next step beyond paranoid:

Hard to say.
Would it be para-exasperated?

[WheelWalker]

14. My psychiatrist once told me, "If you're not a little paranoid, you're crazy."

True story.

[bemildred]

15. Yeah, it's like you are supposed to think being gullible is a good thing. nt

[Yupster]

20. My thought too

He has the greatest powers of the world trying to use their most high tech weapons to assassinate him. What's he supposed to be doing?

[xchrom]

4. Kick

[KoKo]

7. Cool! Obama and Nato Kicked his Butt....Killed his kid and three grandkids...That Taught Him!.

"Those Who Bring You to Power...WILL TAKE YOU DOWN!" Good that the Dictator see's his END DAYS COMING!

GOOD on OBAMA and the FORCES OF BRINGING MIGHT against POWERS that WE INSTALL get their JUST END!

WOO HOO...OUR POWER KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES. WE WILL BRING DEMOCRACY TO THE WORLD!

It's AMAZING what OUR POWER IS! WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD! USA...USA...NATO ALLIANCE...You get GREAT KUDO's for DOING THIS!

[dipsydoodle]

21. Killed his kid and three grandkids...That Taught Him ?.

You're sick.

[Nihil]

22. A variant of Poe's Law?

(but if it was serious then I'm with you ...)

:shrug:

[villager]

10. in other words, the only difference with Cheney being that ol' Dick isn't on the run?

But, of course, should be...

[KoKo]

12. I saw Henry Kissinger (must weigh over 300 lbs) on MSNBC Pontificating

and I wonder why Michell'es "Move Campaign" hasn't caught on with Cheney, Kissinger, Limbaugh and some of the other Repug...Hefty Weights.. Like those brothers.."Mr. Moral Majority and the one who defended Clinton against Monica...(can't remember their names for this quick reply) ...maybe some other DU'ers will remember.

[PurityOfEssence]

16. Huh...and people say he's crazy...

Sounds pretty sane to me.
As the old joke goes: just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.

[Amonester]

18. I hope every time he hears anything that sounds like helicopter rotors...

out there, that mofo feels paranoid, indeed...

[classysassy]

19. The western bullies

are out to get another Arab and his oil,oh the stupidity of the public that ignore the racism of the Europeans and their American pals.

[jimmie]

23. Right , and his people really love him too...

pray tell, are they racists and bullies too?

[Blue_Tires]

24. You ever get the feeling you're no longer wanted?