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6 Years After the West Murdered His Father, Gaddafi's Son Moves to Take the Power Back
• http://thefreethoughtproject.comTripoli, Libya – After spending the last six years incarcerated by a militia in the wake of the systemic destruction of Libya by NATO-backed forces in 2011, the second son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, confirmed that he will run for president of Libya in 2018.
Through family spokesman Basem al-Hashimi al-Soul, Gaddafi confirmed to Egyptian television that he plans on running in what will likely be a tenuous election in the highly fragmented state.
According to his spokesman,
"Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan president, enjoys the support of major tribes in Libya so he can run for the upcoming presidential elections due in 2018.
Saif al-Islam plans to impose more security and stability in accordance with the Libyan geography and in coordination with all Libyan factions".
Since Gaddafi was freed in June, he has been touring Libya to build support among the nation's numerous tribal factions. Libya remains a failed state in the wake of the 2011 NATO regime change operation.