August 23, 2011

Some more telling images from inside Bab al-Aziziyah as the end nears for the despotic rule of Muammar Gaddafi. The statue seen in front of Gaddafi's home is the Fist Crushing a U.S. Fighter Plane monument, in memorial to the 1986 bombing of Libya. CBS News' Barry Pedersen and Sky News' intrepid Alex Crawford report.

Months ago Gaddafi spoke from the very same spot, calling the protesters pill-popping, drug-crazed youth. Famous parodies sprung up almost immediately.

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