Culture Buzz Graphic photos of the slain dictator in a Misrata morgue. Not for the squeamish.
Culture Buzz Cell phone footage of the moment Libyan revolutionaries found a bloodied Muammar Gaddafi cowering in a drainage pipe. According to The Global Post, the rebels are screaming “Don't kill him! We need him alive!” Officials with LIbya's National Transitional Council claim the dictator later died of wounds sustained in a gun battle.
Eight months after Libyan rebels began their uprising, it is being reported that Muammar Gaddafi died of gunshot wounds. Below are photos and video of his supposed body, though this does not confirm his capture. View with caution.
Politics Buzz When a polarizing political figure as monumental as (former) Libyan President Muammar Muhammad Gaddafi comes along, a seemingly endless stream of artistic interpretations follows. Whether satirical, political, humiliating, immortalizing, or tragic, there hasn't been one defined way to portray Gaddafi in drawings.
Tripoli has fallen, and that can mean only one thing. It's time for the Taiwanese animation news network to give us a rundown on the fall of Gaddafi's dictatorship. (via b3ta.com)
Shouted by revelers in Green Square as Tripoli falls to the rebels, this is apparently a popular nickname among the Libyan people for the soon to be ousted dictator. Ya got burnt, Moammar!
Culture Buzz Al Jazeera is reporting that the dynasty and regime of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has fallen as rebels swiftly overtake the capitol of Tripoli, Gadhafi's last stronghold. Two of Gadhafi's sons have been captured by the freedom fighters, but the whereabouts of Gadhafi himself remain unknown. Regardless, his more than 40 years of autocratic rule in Libya appears to have come to an end. More as it develops.
Culture Buzz Nelly Furtado revealed today via Twitter that she had once performed for Gaddafi's clan, receiving one million dollars for a 45-minute show in Italy. But she isn't the only big name celebrity who's entertained the family of the Libyan dictator. Who else is on the list?