"Yes it's true that his absence is strange," one man in an inner-city coffee shop told the Guardian. He was not at his son's funeral and I thought he would be."Fierce NATO air strikes as up to as many 1,000 Libyan refugees have drowned trying to escape:
Gadhafi was absent from the funerals of Saif al-Arab and three grandchildren who were also reportedly killed in the attack, the Guardian said. Officials blamed security fears as government officials claimed the strike on his son's home had been an assassination attempt on Gadhafi.
"It's obvious that they tried to kill him and I imagine his security people have told him to keep a low profile," one senior Libyan official told the Guardian. "But it is strange that he has stayed silent since."
NATO claims it is not targeting Gadhafi. msnbc
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Gadhafi Missing in Action
Some are speculating that he could be dead. U.S. officials believe he's still alive.
