War on Gaddafi is personal – and he is unlikely to retreat

Simon Tisdall
Capturing or killing the Libyan leader has now become an end in itself for the western allies. It's unlikely Muammar Gaddafi has watched the 1971 British film Get Carter, in which Michael Caine plays vengeful London gangster Jack Carter, who embarks on a violent rampage before being killed. But as the west's military might bears down on Libya, the Libyan leader might find the story line instructive.
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