Gaddafis, Muammar and his kids including heir apparent Saif would never have for a moment imagined that their subservient and terrified public would gun for their blood.
Living it up may not be such a good idea anymore if you come with a closet which has more skeletons than clothes waiting to tumble out. From all powerful dictators to corporate czars — the rich, powerful and arrogant — are having their wings ripped apart by either an angry public or the authorities who are in no mood to overlook even a speck of something shady in the bright trail of success. The Poor Saif, his pet cats (tigers) really do seem tame compared to the rebels who are out to finish him and his family! Gone are the New Year bashes in the Caribbean where Beyonce would perform. With their money, power and homes (the London home has been taken over by squatters) being taken away from them, the despots now are running scared for their very existence. Playboy Prince Jefri of Brunei is another one who is on his way to become a has-been ever since his oil rich brother, the Sultan of Brunei, started taking objection to his decadent lifestyle. Everything from the famous Dorcehster...