Gaddafi’s Daughter Calls Father A “Symbol”
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In May the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi and his son, Saif al-Islam, for crimes against humanity. (Ammar Abd Rabbo, Creative Commons)
Aisha Gaddafi, 34, said there are direct and indirect talks between Libyan authorities and rebels, although the Benghazi-based opposition is not in contact with Tripoli, according to Reuters.
The interview featuring Gaddafi’s daughter comes 100 days since NATO’s campaign to forcibly remove Gaddafi and his government began.
“I've already lost one of my children and my brother in the bombings,” she said through an interpreter. “Every day there are members of my people who die. Civilians. Anyone who has a heart can understand what I feel."
Aisha Gaddafi, who studied in France, decried France's participation in the effort to bring an end to her father’s 42-year rule.
“Never would I imagine this country would one day kill my brother and my family," she said. “I want to send a message to the wives of the French pilots who bomb us. Your husbands are not working to defend civilians in Libya.”
The United Nations Security Council approved the use of airstrikes in March to achieve the ouster of Gaddafi but the Libyan leader has shown no signs of giving up. In May the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi and his son, Saif al-Islam, for crimes against humanity.
Aisha Gaddafi, a lawyer and activist, was appointed as a UN Goodwill Ambassador for her charitable work. However, she has also spoken out in favor of the IRA, Iraqi insurgents and joined the defense team for Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
