Inside Gaddafi's mountain lair

[FLPanhandle]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361311/Libya-protests-Gaddafis-mountain-lair-trashed-defiant-Libyans.html

It is exactly what you would expect of Colonel Gaddafi's lair – sumptuous, expensive and utterly tasteless.

And a week after the dictator's guards fled his opulent hilltop palace, the Libyan people have given it their verdict by joyfully trashing the place.

However enough remains of its former splendour to offer a fascinating glimpse inside the summer retreat of the hated despot.








Making a splash: Abdul Karim, 22, a university student, said: 'Imagine if he had spent the same amount of money on the people, on homes and schools

[DCKit]

1. Tacky, tacky, tacky.

He and OxyRush must use the same interior decorator.

Gotta love that door to the panic room, though. I'll bet Dick Cheney pops wood when he sees that "20-man sized safe". Hopefully, he'll then go into cardiac arrest.

[Canuckistanian]

2. So, all this "living in a tent on the Presidential Palace grounds" is BS

This place reminds me of Rush Limbaugh's apartment. Expensive furnishings chosen for the sake of how much it costs.

[NoPasaran]

3. Makes me think of Molly Ivins' description of Michael Dell's house

"As big as a shopping mall but not as tasteful."