This has to be one of the best pieces of news this week! A group of squatters, calling themselves 'Topple the Tyrants' broke into Saif al-Islam's house in London, and basically they are now living there. The Daily Mail website published photos of them watching TV with old (new?) Libyan flags everywhere.
Squatters take over Saif's home
Meanwhile Saif has been on the news again, making yet more threats. He says it's time for full-scale military action against the rebels. Isn't that already happening anyway? Then there's still the talk about doing a no-fly zone, which people seem to be divided about. I hear in Libya some rebels want it, but people I have spoke to in the UK say it doesn't seem like a good thing to do, as it could kill a lot of innocent people. This is true, but I wonder what else can the world do then? I think if you are going to oppose something, you should at least have another suggestion, instead of, "well I don't know..."
I'm not in Libya, so I'm not sure what is best for them, but if the rebels say they want a no-fly zone, then it should be done. I'm guessing a lot of them are feeling pretty desperate by this point, so are ready for anything really.
I heard on the news that some BBC Arabic journalists in Libya were kidnapped, beaten and subjected to a mock execution by Gaddafi's forces. They were trying to get to Zawiyah when they were taken. They were released, but they thought they were going to die. It's just awful to hear that, and I do feel a kind of solidarity with journalists, it's a job I really admire.
There is also the Guardian journalist, Foreign Correspondent Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who has gone missing in Libya. A Brazilian newspaper journalist Andrei Netto, who was travelling with Ghaith, is also missing. I hope they are both OK inshallah, and that they have come to no harm.
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