ANCHOR: First, thank God you are safe, brother Saddam, what can you tell us about what you have seen since Feb 15th?
Or between then and when you left Libya?
SADAM: Yes, peace be with you.
I am a resident of the city of Al Bayda in Libya, as you know.
We came out on the 16th, in Al Bayda.
We weren't drunk or on pills like he (Gadafi) said, or copying the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions
ANCHOR: You mean what Gaddafi has said?
SADAM: Yes, yes.
It was a peacefull demonstration, by God, we were asking for a proper health system, education...
...and a solid foundation
that was enough for him to massacre us and unleash mercenaries on us
from the first day our bodies were strewn on the street
17 men perished
because we demanded our basic rights
and he (Gadafi) tells you that the people govern and arm themsleves
what self governance?
the moment he gained power the only thing we had was oppression, weakness, subjugation
only threats, threats!
ANCHOR: Yes, yes...what was or were the toughest moments for you in the past days?
SADAM: Feb 18th, in Shahat. After we surrounded the mercenaries
after we freed Al Baydah the 17th, we went to the hospital to donate blood to the injured
someone came to us from Shahat, he put down his brothers body
and asked the youth of Al Baydah to come support him
and stand up to the tyrants, after they left, 40 of them died as martyrs
there were police from Al Baydah who were trapped inside
they wanted to surrender, and as soon as they got out they began shooting at their heads
I remember one gruesome moment when steam was rising from a man's head after being shot
this is blasphemy, what religion does he belong to? And he says we are rats!
We are soldiers and we want to free Libya from this oppression
enough corruption, Muammar (Gadafi), enough killing!
all this, you haven't had enough? You only want our blood!
you're a thug, a killer!
ANCHOR: Have you left Libya on your own or did you accompany any family?
I ask you this question because Gadafi has said that some of you were separated from each other
and that you were given hallucinogenic pills and drugs , etc..
so that you lose control of your minds and thinking
how do you respond to that?
SADAM: I say....
we are dying! At 21, our dreams are being crushed
no goals, no education, we have some of the highest suicide rates
due to his oppression, for 42 years he speaks from his Green Book
this failed book of his, this joke of his
it's all for his self interest
and he constantly threatens us...what more can I say?
we just want to be free, nothing more
there are no drugs, we just want to be free.
we want to learn, and be proud to be Libyan,
but he destroyed our dreams and hopes
he would round up people after friday prayers in large numbers
40 at a time, and no one would hear from them again for 35 years.
without trial
he's a tyrant
we said at first he was an oppressor,
then we said he was a dog holding on to power
and third we said he was a thug and killer,
no, I don't even have words to describe him anymore
about what he's doing
we haven't seen anything,
ANCHOR: Now, Sadam, if we were to imagine that Colonel Gadafi could hear you now
what would you say to him?
SADAM: I would tell him I'm going to slaughter you
and throw you away like dogs
like stray dogs
you will not find a cemetery to lay on within Libya
so you won't pollute it anymore
there is no revenge big enough to repay all of your murders
we are not the stray dogs, he and his family are
he is the scum of the earth, he is the one that forced us
to confront him
Libya has been lost for 42 years
he has polluted our country
Gadafi, I am not afraid of you,
I came out to send you the message that we are not afraid of you!
and we will find you in your last corners
even if we are unarmed
Allah is on our side and the Devil is on yours, Muammar
your fall is near!
And we will throw you away like a dog!
We aren't cowards, we're soldiers
the liberated sons of Libya!
this is my message to him.
he had better be afraid!
ANCHOR: Sadam, as a youth, what is the Libya that you would like to see?
SADAM: I wish for a liberated Libya, free of exploitation
free of absolute power
where there are no dogs who control us
A Libya that is always free!
A Libya to be proud of!
An educated Libya,
a cultural Libya,
a civilized Libya,
a forward looking and progressive Libya
we don't need somone to degrade us
and kill our culture and civilization
we want a future, I have goals
I left without my family's permission
I want deliver the Libyans' message
it's a massacre, you can't imagine!
It's worse than what you see on TV
ANCHOR: Go ahead, you finish
SADAM: The TV coverage doesn't show it all
we in Al Baydah, we are the ones filming, carrying our dead
we are the ones fighting and protecting our homes
this is a message I want to send to every Libyan
Anyone who has a pharmacy, by Allah, please open it and help your brothers
I swear, we have been ripping our clothes apart to bandage our wounded
what else does Muammar want from us?
You have dogs around you to protect you, you coward!
Your destiny is hell.
I apologize if i was out of line.
ANCHORS: That's ok, we understand.
Thank you, Sadam, speaking to us from Cairo.
SADAM: Thank you, Al Jazeera...