[The Australian] Greg Sheridan - There can be few more odious ruling families in the world than the Gaddafis of Libya. Seif Gaddafi visited Sydney in 2003. I had the pleasure of interviewing him then and I must say it was about the weirdest interview I ever did. He was meant to be the new, moderate face of Libya, but he presented as the tyrant's son from central casting. Wearing a white suit and designer stubble, accompanied by overweight bodyguards with suspicious bulges in their suits, he came, I was told, bearing a message of peace. It was suggested I ask him about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. He was supposed to condemn them, demonstrating Libya's new opposition to terrorism, and at first he did. Except, of course, the attacks on the Pentagon. The Pentagon, I recall him saying, was the building of the devil, it was a military target, and he supported an attack on the Pentagon.
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