As a Libyan, Gaddafi and his clowns should not be offered an exit or exile. They are the ruthless criminals of our times and should be brought to justice for all the atrocities they are still committing against Libyans and those they committed against other nations. The Libyan blood spilled by him, his sons and his goons is not cheap and is not going to go in vain. We owe that to those who paid their life so we can have freedom and join the civil world.

I say again, the Libyan people have been sold cheap.

Some countries allow them into the Prime Minister’s office.

That begs the question why Tunisia lets them in, and lets them fly.

Dialogue and negotiation about an exit and exile – how else will this be achieved if nobody is going to talk?

What is the alternative – other than assassination of Muammar and his happy family?

[Daphne – I imagine that’s what everybody hopes somebody else will do.]

[Daphne – Keep up, Darren. They drive across the border to Tunisia and take a plane out. Then they fly back to Tunisia and drive to Tripoli. The closest airport is Djerba.]

[Daphne – Keep up, fanny. He drove across to Tunisia and took a plane there.]

The only way to get rid of the bastard is if he is killed by accident or design. The same applied to the rest of his family.

Unless, of course, an exit is negotiated.

I realise that justice needs to be seen to be done and all that and that he must face trial for the genocide – but which is the lesser of two evils – a negotiated exit or a protracted genocide. Unfair as it may be I know what my personal preference would be.

Now the only way an exit is going to be negotiated is if his envoys are engaged in dialogue. From where I am sitting – turning our backs completely on his messengers will send a strong signal to him but it will be unlikely to resolve the dire situation we now have.

I hear what you are saying but how can this end if not by dialogue or assassination?

[Daphne – Dialogue and negotiation about what, exactly? The opposite party begins from the standpoint that Gaddafi’s continued presence is not negotiable. So there is no point in meeting, full stop.]