U.S. confidential diplomatic reports, released by Wikileaks and reviewed by Le Monde, show that in spring 2009, the U.S. embassy in Tripoli has sought information on the health of Colonel Gaddafi, then aged 67: " The exact nature of its ills is not confirmed, but it is clearly not going well. " Everyone had noticed he was climbing stairs difficult, and that his face was less mobile.
It also said it was long naps, and that his schedule had been reduced. Through their network of informants, including doctors and Libyan businessmen in Europe, the Americans come to the conclusion that the persistent rumors of a prostate cancer or throat are unfounded. However, it seems clear that the colonel was hypertensive and "quasi-diabetic." It is especially hypochondriac: he filmed all his medical exams and then invite other physicians to view images to give their opinions on their colleagues.
The head of a hospital says it has lost one afternoon to see and review the video of an endoscopy, which had been practiced on the colonel. We also know that in all his movements, the Guide of the Revolution is accompanied by his personal nurse, a Ukrainian woman described by U.S. diplomats as "voluptuous blonde," who provides daily care.
Other informants told the diplomats that Colonel Gaddafi, rated "extremely vain man," has undergone Botox injections to reduce his wrinkles - which would explain the new rigidity of his face. He also graft hair transplant, but the operation went wrong: "He suffered from a rare form of autoimmune reaction, and we had to remove the buds." To describe the seizure of the family and entourage of Colonel Gaddafi on the most lucrative sectors of the economy, U.S.
diplomats based in Tripoli did not hesitate, in 2006, entitle their report secret "Gaddafi Incorporated ". To begin with, "the children's favorite and Qaddafi are supposed to receive a stream of income from the national oil company and its subsidiaries. Those living abroad are also entitled to such distribution, which may be in the millions of dollars annually.
Moreover, key members of the clan Gaddafi have gone into business without restraint, taking full advantage of their privileged position. Aisha, the daughter of a colonel, used his charity as a springboard to invest in the sectors of health, energy and construction. In addition, with her mother Safia, the second wife of Colonel Aisha opened fashion boutiques specializing in upscale clothing imported from Europe.
According to an informant for the U.S. embassy, Safia would personally intervened with the Customs for the goods of competing shops remain blocked in transit throughout the New Year period, they were not delivered until after the end of the season gifts. For his part, Saadi, one of the colonel's son, managed to combine his military career and his activities as a businessman in various sectors, including football and tourism.
That said, there have been some disappointments: he had booked a coastal island to do to build a hotel complex, but in two years, nothing happened, "perhaps because in front of the island The panorama is marred by a large oil facility. His brother Mohammed preferred to invest in telephony.
According to U.S. diplomats, that choice is both commercial and political: "Given the role played by mobile phones during the riots in Benghazi in 2006, the family will insist on maintaining complete control of telecoms." Even the apparent opening of the scheme must be interpreted in light of the material interests of the family.
We understand better the plea Saif, another son of Colonel, in favor of freedom of the press in foreign countries when we know he wants to monopolize its distribution. Sometimes, sharing the spoils cause conflicts within the family circle. Two of the son of the head of state, Mohammed and Motassim, have bickered for years for control of a seemingly modest activity: the license to market Coca-Cola for Libya.
Motassim, co-owner of the original license, had been exiled to Egypt by his father because of domestic political affair. Now Mohammed had benefited from the absence of his brother to rob, by transferring the license to the Coca-Cola Libyan Olympic Committee, which he controlled. On his return to retrieve his property, Motassim did not hesitate to take the local plant of Coca-Cola by his private militia, which blocked the production for months.
Finally, after several violent episodes, including two kidnappings, a shaky compromise was found through the mediation of clan and strong pressure from the United States Embassy, which defended the interests of the American group. Diplomats noted however that until 2006, the Gaddafi family did not flaunt his lavish lifestyle before the Libyan people - less so than the emirs of the Gulf, some African dynasties or "clan Hariri in Lebanon.
Four years later, the situation has worsened to the point that Colonel Gaddafi and his wife seem to have completely lost control of their children. In early 2010, U.S. diplomats prepare a new report on the lifestyle of the clan, this time focusing on their escapades: "They have provided local observers enough scandals to produce a soap opera Libya." Motassim, a son, named by his father's special adviser for national security, spent the New Year celebrations in the Caribbean island of St.
Barts, where he spends millions of dollars to organize parties and concerts decadent private with American stars like Mariah Carey's song, Beyonce or Usher. Her brother Hannibal beating his wife and servants, which earned him in trouble with local authorities during visits to Europe. Faced with these disorders, the behavior of their brother Saif seems almost exemplary.
Instead of attending the luxury hotels and nightclubs, he goes hunting in the mountains of New Zealand and Algeria, away from paparazzi. A graduate of the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE), it has the reputation of being an educated man and attends a charity that, according to the Americans, doing good work with victims of earthquake Haiti.
In business, it seems wiser than his brothers. Following a series of informal conversations with students and local businessmen, U.S. diplomats seem to think that Saif, "the son reasonable" is the best candidate to succeed his father and only if one day he finds himself at the head of the country, it will modernize and democratize.
In retrospect, when one observes the behavior of aggressive and irrational Saif since the start of the rebellion in February, one can doubt the correctness of this analysis. LSE suspect Saif Gaddafi of plagiarism in his thesis, and opened an investigation. And Howard Davies, director of the university resigned March 3, following revelations about the economic ties between the LSE and Libya, particularly the financing of Libya a program to train young Libyans.
More generally, in early 2010, U.S. diplomats believed that the regime was likely to continue, and that further rapprochement with Gaddafi clan, forgetting the past maximum. The time was propitious, since the coming to power of President Obama had improved the image of the United States in the region, including in the eyes of Colonel Gaddafi.
In addition, independent Senator Joseph Lieberman, the influential Washington, had an official visit to Tripoli, and had not hesitated to assert that Libya, a former "terrorist state", had become an "important ally in the war against terrorism. " The embassy wanted to thus facilitate the stay of Libyan students in American universities, and examined the Libyan claims of technical assistance in various technology sectors, ranging from traffic to seismology.
Moreover, public agencies and private Americans were ready to advise the Libyan government to speed up its privatization program in key sectors of the economy still controlled by the state, which could open new opportunities for U.S. investors. Following the publication in December 2010 and diplomatic relations by Wikileaks five newspapers partners (The World), the United States recalled its ambassador to Tripoli, which had signed a series of telegrams critical or sarcastic towards the Gaddafi clan.
But at the same time, Colonel, always unpredictable, congratulated Wikileaks several times for exposing to the world the international conspiracies hatched by the Americans and their allies against their hypocrisy. Yves Eudes Article published in the edition of 09.03.11 
It also said it was long naps, and that his schedule had been reduced. Through their network of informants, including doctors and Libyan businessmen in Europe, the Americans come to the conclusion that the persistent rumors of a prostate cancer or throat are unfounded. However, it seems clear that the colonel was hypertensive and "quasi-diabetic." It is especially hypochondriac: he filmed all his medical exams and then invite other physicians to view images to give their opinions on their colleagues.
The head of a hospital says it has lost one afternoon to see and review the video of an endoscopy, which had been practiced on the colonel. We also know that in all his movements, the Guide of the Revolution is accompanied by his personal nurse, a Ukrainian woman described by U.S. diplomats as "voluptuous blonde," who provides daily care.
Other informants told the diplomats that Colonel Gaddafi, rated "extremely vain man," has undergone Botox injections to reduce his wrinkles - which would explain the new rigidity of his face. He also graft hair transplant, but the operation went wrong: "He suffered from a rare form of autoimmune reaction, and we had to remove the buds." To describe the seizure of the family and entourage of Colonel Gaddafi on the most lucrative sectors of the economy, U.S.
diplomats based in Tripoli did not hesitate, in 2006, entitle their report secret "Gaddafi Incorporated ". To begin with, "the children's favorite and Qaddafi are supposed to receive a stream of income from the national oil company and its subsidiaries. Those living abroad are also entitled to such distribution, which may be in the millions of dollars annually.
Moreover, key members of the clan Gaddafi have gone into business without restraint, taking full advantage of their privileged position. Aisha, the daughter of a colonel, used his charity as a springboard to invest in the sectors of health, energy and construction. In addition, with her mother Safia, the second wife of Colonel Aisha opened fashion boutiques specializing in upscale clothing imported from Europe.
According to an informant for the U.S. embassy, Safia would personally intervened with the Customs for the goods of competing shops remain blocked in transit throughout the New Year period, they were not delivered until after the end of the season gifts. For his part, Saadi, one of the colonel's son, managed to combine his military career and his activities as a businessman in various sectors, including football and tourism.
That said, there have been some disappointments: he had booked a coastal island to do to build a hotel complex, but in two years, nothing happened, "perhaps because in front of the island The panorama is marred by a large oil facility. His brother Mohammed preferred to invest in telephony.
According to U.S. diplomats, that choice is both commercial and political: "Given the role played by mobile phones during the riots in Benghazi in 2006, the family will insist on maintaining complete control of telecoms." Even the apparent opening of the scheme must be interpreted in light of the material interests of the family.
We understand better the plea Saif, another son of Colonel, in favor of freedom of the press in foreign countries when we know he wants to monopolize its distribution. Sometimes, sharing the spoils cause conflicts within the family circle. Two of the son of the head of state, Mohammed and Motassim, have bickered for years for control of a seemingly modest activity: the license to market Coca-Cola for Libya.
Motassim, co-owner of the original license, had been exiled to Egypt by his father because of domestic political affair. Now Mohammed had benefited from the absence of his brother to rob, by transferring the license to the Coca-Cola Libyan Olympic Committee, which he controlled. On his return to retrieve his property, Motassim did not hesitate to take the local plant of Coca-Cola by his private militia, which blocked the production for months.
Finally, after several violent episodes, including two kidnappings, a shaky compromise was found through the mediation of clan and strong pressure from the United States Embassy, which defended the interests of the American group. Diplomats noted however that until 2006, the Gaddafi family did not flaunt his lavish lifestyle before the Libyan people - less so than the emirs of the Gulf, some African dynasties or "clan Hariri in Lebanon.
Four years later, the situation has worsened to the point that Colonel Gaddafi and his wife seem to have completely lost control of their children. In early 2010, U.S. diplomats prepare a new report on the lifestyle of the clan, this time focusing on their escapades: "They have provided local observers enough scandals to produce a soap opera Libya." Motassim, a son, named by his father's special adviser for national security, spent the New Year celebrations in the Caribbean island of St.
Barts, where he spends millions of dollars to organize parties and concerts decadent private with American stars like Mariah Carey's song, Beyonce or Usher. Her brother Hannibal beating his wife and servants, which earned him in trouble with local authorities during visits to Europe. Faced with these disorders, the behavior of their brother Saif seems almost exemplary.
Instead of attending the luxury hotels and nightclubs, he goes hunting in the mountains of New Zealand and Algeria, away from paparazzi. A graduate of the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE), it has the reputation of being an educated man and attends a charity that, according to the Americans, doing good work with victims of earthquake Haiti.
In business, it seems wiser than his brothers. Following a series of informal conversations with students and local businessmen, U.S. diplomats seem to think that Saif, "the son reasonable" is the best candidate to succeed his father and only if one day he finds himself at the head of the country, it will modernize and democratize.
In retrospect, when one observes the behavior of aggressive and irrational Saif since the start of the rebellion in February, one can doubt the correctness of this analysis. LSE suspect Saif Gaddafi of plagiarism in his thesis, and opened an investigation. And Howard Davies, director of the university resigned March 3, following revelations about the economic ties between the LSE and Libya, particularly the financing of Libya a program to train young Libyans.
More generally, in early 2010, U.S. diplomats believed that the regime was likely to continue, and that further rapprochement with Gaddafi clan, forgetting the past maximum. The time was propitious, since the coming to power of President Obama had improved the image of the United States in the region, including in the eyes of Colonel Gaddafi.
In addition, independent Senator Joseph Lieberman, the influential Washington, had an official visit to Tripoli, and had not hesitated to assert that Libya, a former "terrorist state", had become an "important ally in the war against terrorism. " The embassy wanted to thus facilitate the stay of Libyan students in American universities, and examined the Libyan claims of technical assistance in various technology sectors, ranging from traffic to seismology.
Moreover, public agencies and private Americans were ready to advise the Libyan government to speed up its privatization program in key sectors of the economy still controlled by the state, which could open new opportunities for U.S. investors. Following the publication in December 2010 and diplomatic relations by Wikileaks five newspapers partners (The World), the United States recalled its ambassador to Tripoli, which had signed a series of telegrams critical or sarcastic towards the Gaddafi clan.
But at the same time, Colonel, always unpredictable, congratulated Wikileaks several times for exposing to the world the international conspiracies hatched by the Americans and their allies against their hypocrisy. Yves Eudes Article published in the edition of 09.03.11
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