Washington, October 22: In a year that has already brought the death of America’s most-wanted terrorist, news of Moammer al-Gaddafi’s capture and death proves one can still shock Hillary Clinton.
Clinton was preparing for interviews in Kabul, Afghanistan, when top aide Huma Abedin handed her a BlackBerry with the first news of Moammer Gaddafi’s capture.
“Wow,” the US secretary of state exclaimed. “Unconfirmed reports about Gaddafi being captured.”
As others hovered around her, she reminded them the report is not yet confirmed, saying, “We’ve had a bunch of those before. We’ve had him captured a couple of times.”
In Washington, US President Barack Obama said the rule of an ‘iron fist’ in Libya has come to an end.
At a press conference yesterday Obama said, “The dictator is no more.”
He added, “This is a momentous day in the history of Libya as a dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted. Now the people of Libya have a great responsibility.”
-Agencies