Libyan Rebel Explains How He Took Golden Hat And Scepter From Gaddafi’s Bedroom

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by Frances Martel | 5:00 pm, August 23rd, 2011

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While the East Coast continues to moderately panic over a rare earthquake in this part of the world, the chaotic celebrations at the Gaddafi compound in Libya continue, and journalists within it are finding the rebels now have incredible stories to tell. Take, for instance, this compelling interview from Sky News, where a Libyan rebel donning a preposterous general’s hat, a huge gold chain and solid gold scepter explains how he ended up in Muammar Gaddafi‘s bedroom and found himself wearing the dictator’s notoriously extravagant accessories.

Sky News’ embedded reporter found the group of jubilant rebels and managed to talk to the sharpest-dressed one: wearing the dictator’s hat and jewelry. He explained that acquiring the souvenirs “wasn’t really pretty hard– I just went inside [Gaddafi's] bedroom, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m in Gaddafi’s room, oh my God.’” He then took the items while he was there, and concluded by telling the reporter that he was “happy for Libyans, for these people who have suffered a lot, and I thank all the countries that have stood with us that have given us help and support.”

The interview then turned tear-jerkingly emotional as the rebel explained that he had lost many friends in the field: “I have a feeling that they should be with me in this moment,” he explained, “but God loved them more than me, maybe, because they are next to God.” He expressed a desire to see justice now, but no more bloodshed, hoping for “a new beginning, a new life, a new future, a new Libya.”

Watch the video via Sky News below:

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Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, ridiculous hat, Saif Gaddafi, Sky News, Tripoli

Anonymous

The guy with the scepter is the King now, right?
Anonymous

he is going to pardon moammar……
Anonymous

King Obama wisely packs his scepter when he travels .

Actually , his butler Reggie , Keeper of the Kools , does it .
Allspark

Rebellion – like a boss.
B W

Are they going to burn the place down, now, or what?
Anonymous

Waiting for the new album to drop. Got the bling already.
http://twitter.com/lazzzlo lazzzlo

How soon will the scepter, chain and general’s hat end up on eBay? Or for that matter; how many scepters, chains and hats will end up on eBay all purporting to be authentic?
Anonymous

Dang, he looks like he’s about to grab a few of his mates and break out with “YMCA”!
Struckgld

Looting. Shoot ‘em.
Anonymous

Is he the guy from the Village People?
Darkchocolate70

Wolf Blitzer againtoday called the rebels “doctors, technicians, attorneys, lawyers that picked up rifles to fight Quadaffi”.

Ya sure Wolf. These guys looting and shooting in the air are professionals.. sure…

No wonder CNN has near zero credibility, barely above MSNBC.
Lemonlimey

I would say the rebels I have seen in the videos are several cards short of a deck.
Anonymous

It seems like a golden hat would hurt your neck.
Cain

seriously. I thought it was the most unintentionally funny thing I’ve seen on cable news since Glenn Beck left.
Cain

seriously. I thought it was the most unintentionally funny thing I’ve seen on cable news since Glenn Beck left.
Anonymous

Rent-a-mob; probably staged.
RACE BAITING@6 RESIST WE MUCH!

Trumpka’s over there?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PKEQSTA4WOBYU5Z7QNSBUR2LXI MASSMURDERMEDIA

so colonel gaddafi had a general’s hat, eh?… i guess he was still holding out hope for that long overdue promotion…
Anonymous

Bling!
Anonymous

Bling!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

So ! that’s how it’s done. Good for him. I hope he doesn’t decide to become a politician thinking he can just walk in and take take take like our politicians do .
Anonymous

Damn. It’s over for Ghadafi. The Libyan people will never fear or respect him again. You lose all your street cred when you get your chain snatched.
Anonymous

For me the most poignant part was when this young Libyan man explained that he would give Gaddafi’s hat to his dad who had suffered for so many years under his brutal dictatorship.
Lemonlimey

What a crock. He will sell it to the next thief and/or looter who has any cash on him.
Anonymous

Mediaite usually likes stories about twitter reactions to celebrity comments, but for some odd reason they haven’t yet reported on all of the anti-Semitic, hate filled comments directed at Katy Perry.

What’s behind Mediaite’s silence on a proven traffic gold mine?
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Limpbaals

I don’t usually do this, but…

RACIST.
Anonymous

Not much of a story dude..
Anonymous

These are?:

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by Jon Bershad | 12:42 pm, September 23rd, 2010

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I think we can pretty much guess there’s no mention of the anti-Semitic twitter comments directed at Katy Perry due to the ideology of Mediaite.
Anonymous

btw, this is a reply to LeviCoultify.
Odin

How is that comment racist ?
Anonymous

If Micheal Jackson were still here, he’d probably buy (and wear) a couple of the items.
Brooklyn till i die

if you dont see then then really, enough said.
Anonymous

You’re not imagining hard enough.
http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

Have you tipped Mediaite? Is there a news story, somewhere? I don’t know if any of the Mediaite bloggers are following Katy Perry, but even if they were, tweets directed toward her wouldn’t show up in their timeline. Someone would have to tell them to run a search and the one I just did produced far too many adoring tweets from just the last few minutes, so any such “attack” was probably brief.

Not to mention, ordinarily one wouldn’t want to reward “terrorists” by giving voice to their claims.
Anonymous

Katy is great!
http://twitter.com/Big_Taters Big Taters

Why is it that all these crazy dictators (Gadaffi, Hussein, Kim Jong-II) who denounce the west and the lifestyle get exposed as materialistic, western loving elitists…?!?!?!?

How do they pull it off at home? (Besides violence of course…)

They control media and communications…..

Just remember that…why wouldn’t our government do the same? They obviously have the deck (media,news outlets) stacked (FOX,MSNBC,CNN,ETC)

Punk ass bitches – if I am ever in DC when we overthrow our govt – bet your ass I’m in the rose garden tryin out Obamas sand wedge over the fountain thingy.
Anonymous

You play lefty?
Anonymous

Those will be worth a fortune soon.
Odin

Enough is said? Racism is in the eye of the beholder then? Because someone says that another is a racist, that is good enough?
http://twitter.com/Big_Taters Big Taters

Just as bad as I do righty.