WEBVTT 00:00:06.502 --> 00:00:12.000 ANCHOR: First, thank God you are safe, brother Saddam, what can you tell us about what you have seen since Feb 15th? 00:00:15.532 --> 00:00:19.064 Or between then and when you left Libya? 00:00:19.064 --> 00:00:23.940 SADAM: Yes, peace be with you. 00:00:23.940 --> 00:00:27.144 I am a resident of the city of Al Bayda in Libya, as you know. 00:00:27.144 --> 00:00:31.766 We came out on the 16th, in Al Bayda. 00:00:31.766 --> 00:00:38.986 We weren't drunk or on pills like he (Gadafi) said, or copying the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions 00:00:38.986 --> 00:00:42.237 ANCHOR: You mean what Gaddafi has said? 00:00:42.237 --> 00:00:46.231 SADAM: Yes, yes. 00:00:46.231 --> 00:00:51.594 It was a peacefull demonstration, by God, we were asking for a proper health system, education... 00:00:51.594 --> 00:00:53.633 ...and a solid foundation 00:00:53.633 --> 00:00:57.980 that was enough for him to massacre us and unleash mercenaries on us 00:00:57.980 --> 00:01:02.196 from the first day our bodies were strewn on the street 00:01:02.196 --> 00:01:03.466 17 men perished 00:01:03.466 --> 00:01:07.678 because we demanded our basic rights 00:01:07.678 --> 00:01:10.918 and he (Gadafi) tells you that the people govern and arm themsleves 00:01:10.933 --> 00:01:12.625 what self governance? 00:01:12.625 --> 00:01:24.179 the moment he gained power the only thing we had was oppression, weakness, subjugation 00:01:24.179 --> 00:01:28.475 only threats, threats! 00:01:28.475 --> 00:01:33.828 ANCHOR: Yes, yes...what was or were the toughest moments for you in the past days? 00:01:35.397 --> 00:01:40.984 SADAM: Feb 18th, in Shahat. After we surrounded the mercenaries 00:01:43.338 --> 00:01:51.154 after we freed Al Baydah the 17th, we went to the hospital to donate blood to the injured 00:01:51.154 --> 00:01:58.073 someone came to us from Shahat, he put down his brothers body 00:01:58.073 --> 00:02:01.745 and asked the youth of Al Baydah to come support him 00:02:01.745 --> 00:02:05.461 and stand up to the tyrants, after they left, 40 of them died as martyrs 00:02:05.461 --> 00:02:08.904 there were police from Al Baydah who were trapped inside 00:02:08.904 --> 00:02:12.331 they wanted to surrender, and as soon as they got out they began shooting at their heads 00:02:12.331 --> 00:02:22.083 I remember one gruesome moment when steam was rising from a man's head after being shot 00:02:22.083 --> 00:02:25.256 this is blasphemy, what religion does he belong to? And he says we are rats! 00:02:25.256 --> 00:02:28.584 We are soldiers and we want to free Libya from this oppression 00:02:28.584 --> 00:02:32.108 enough corruption, Muammar (Gadafi), enough killing! 00:02:32.108 --> 00:02:34.993 all this, you haven't had enough? You only want our blood! 00:02:34.993 --> 00:02:38.030 you're a thug, a killer! 00:02:38.030 --> 00:02:44.347 ANCHOR: Have you left Libya on your own or did you accompany any family? 00:02:44.347 --> 00:02:50.551 I ask you this question because Gadafi has said that some of you were separated from each other 00:02:50.551 --> 00:02:57.423 and that you were given hallucinogenic pills and drugs , etc.. 00:02:57.423 --> 00:03:05.178 so that you lose control of your minds and thinking 00:03:05.178 --> 00:03:14.342 how do you respond to that? 00:03:14.342 --> 00:03:20.319 SADAM: I say.... 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:27.685 we are dying! At 21, our dreams are being crushed 00:03:27.685 --> 00:03:32.585 no goals, no education, we have some of the highest suicide rates 00:03:32.785 --> 00:03:36.810 due to his oppression, for 42 years he speaks from his Green Book 00:03:36.810 --> 00:03:39.523 this failed book of his, this joke of his 00:03:39.523 --> 00:03:46.041 it's all for his self interest 00:03:46.041 --> 00:03:48.415 and he constantly threatens us...what more can I say? 00:03:48.415 --> 00:03:50.888 we just want to be free, nothing more 00:03:50.888 --> 00:03:53.769 there are no drugs, we just want to be free. 00:03:53.769 --> 00:03:56.588 we want to learn, and be proud to be Libyan, 00:03:56.588 --> 00:03:59.328 but he destroyed our dreams and hopes 00:03:59.328 --> 00:04:01.858 he would round up people after friday prayers in large numbers 00:04:01.858 --> 00:04:04.599 40 at a time, and no one would hear from them again for 35 years. 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:06.270 without trial 00:04:06.270 --> 00:04:08.245 he's a tyrant 00:04:08.245 --> 00:04:10.755 we said at first he was an oppressor, 00:04:10.755 --> 00:04:13.724 then we said he was a dog holding on to power 00:04:13.724 --> 00:04:16.418 and third we said he was a thug and killer, 00:04:16.418 --> 00:04:20.644 no, I don't even have words to describe him anymore 00:04:20.644 --> 00:04:22.487 about what he's doing 00:04:22.487 --> 00:04:24.731 we haven't seen anything, 00:04:24.731 --> 00:04:31.325 ANCHOR: Now, Sadam, if we were to imagine that Colonel Gadafi could hear you now 00:04:31.325 --> 00:04:33.658 what would you say to him? 00:04:33.658 --> 00:04:36.248 SADAM: I would tell him I'm going to slaughter you 00:04:36.248 --> 00:04:39.081 and throw you away like dogs 00:04:39.081 --> 00:04:41.310 like stray dogs 00:04:41.310 --> 00:04:43.324 you will not find a cemetery to lay on within Libya 00:04:43.324 --> 00:04:45.396 so you won't pollute it anymore 00:04:45.396 --> 00:04:57.877 there is no revenge big enough to repay all of your murders 00:04:57.877 --> 00:05:02.811 we are not the stray dogs, he and his family are 00:05:02.811 --> 00:05:07.163 he is the scum of the earth, he is the one that forced us 00:05:07.163 --> 00:05:09.220 to confront him 00:05:09.220 --> 00:05:12.657 Libya has been lost for 42 years 00:05:12.657 --> 00:05:15.558 he has polluted our country 00:05:15.558 --> 00:05:18.257 Gadafi, I am not afraid of you, 00:05:18.257 --> 00:05:20.772 I came out to send you the message that we are not afraid of you! 00:05:20.772 --> 00:05:23.245 and we will find you in your last corners 00:05:23.245 --> 00:05:25.149 even if we are unarmed 00:05:25.149 --> 00:05:27.564 Allah is on our side and the Devil is on yours, Muammar 00:05:27.564 --> 00:05:29.747 your fall is near! 00:05:29.747 --> 00:05:31.743 And we will throw you away like a dog! 00:05:31.743 --> 00:05:33.973 We aren't cowards, we're soldiers 00:05:33.973 --> 00:05:36.155 the liberated sons of Libya! 00:05:36.155 --> 00:05:39.564 this is my message to him. 00:05:39.564 --> 00:05:41.976 he had better be afraid! 00:05:41.976 --> 00:05:49.576 ANCHOR: Sadam, as a youth, what is the Libya that you would like to see? 00:05:49.576 --> 00:05:52.734 SADAM: I wish for a liberated Libya, free of exploitation 00:05:52.734 --> 00:05:55.213 free of absolute power 00:05:55.213 --> 00:05:59.011 where there are no dogs who control us 00:05:59.011 --> 00:06:01.461 A Libya that is always free! 00:06:01.461 --> 00:06:03.517 A Libya to be proud of! 00:06:03.517 --> 00:06:05.307 An educated Libya, 00:06:05.307 --> 00:06:06.290 a cultural Libya, 00:06:06.290 --> 00:06:08.224 a civilized Libya, 00:06:08.224 --> 00:06:10.044 a forward looking and progressive Libya 00:06:10.044 --> 00:06:12.295 we don't need somone to degrade us 00:06:12.295 --> 00:06:15.414 and kill our culture and civilization 00:06:15.414 --> 00:06:18.054 we want a future, I have goals 00:06:18.054 --> 00:06:20.552 I left without my family's permission 00:06:20.552 --> 00:06:24.038 I want deliver the Libyans' message 00:06:24.038 --> 00:06:28.289 it's a massacre, you can't imagine! 00:06:28.289 --> 00:06:29.675 It's worse than what you see on TV 00:06:29.675 --> 00:06:31.859 ANCHOR: Go ahead, you finish 00:06:31.859 --> 00:06:35.645 SADAM: The TV coverage doesn't show it all 00:06:35.645 --> 00:06:39.520 we in Al Baydah, we are the ones filming, carrying our dead 00:06:39.520 --> 00:06:41.496 we are the ones fighting and protecting our homes 00:06:41.496 --> 00:06:47.487 this is a message I want to send to every Libyan 00:06:47.487 --> 00:06:50.422 Anyone who has a pharmacy, by Allah, please open it and help your brothers 00:06:50.422 --> 00:06:56.729 I swear, we have been ripping our clothes apart to bandage our wounded 00:06:56.729 --> 00:07:00.165 what else does Muammar want from us? 00:07:00.165 --> 00:07:05.537 You have dogs around you to protect you, you coward! 00:07:05.537 --> 00:07:14.328 Your destiny is hell. 00:07:14.328 --> 00:07:18.011 I apologize if i was out of line. 00:07:18.011 --> 00:07:20.651 ANCHORS: That's ok, we understand. 00:07:20.651 --> 00:07:27.069 Thank you, Sadam, speaking to us from Cairo. 00:07:27.069 --> 99:59:59.999 SADAM: Thank you, Al Jazeera...