Obituary: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

This episode of Proletarian Radio delivers a mournful yet defiant obituary for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi, assassinated on February 3, 2026, in his home by four gunmen who disabled security systems. The episode frames Saif not as a tyrant, but as a visionary and loyalist who sought to preserve Libya’s sovereignty and prosperity through diplomatic engagement with the West, including negotiations on weapons of mass destruction and compensation for the Lockerbie bombing—actions that ultimately left Libya vulnerable to NATO intervention in 2011. Despite being vilified by imperialist media as a bloodthirsty dictator, the episode highlights his prophetic 2011 speech warning of civil war, economic collapse, and national disintegration if Libya fell to foreign-backed insurgents. It critiques the international legal system, the ICC, and the GNA for targeting Gaddafi loyalists while ignoring imperialist aggression. The episode suggests that Saif’s assassination was likely orchestrated by Khalifa Haftar, with tacit imperialist approval, to eliminate a unifying political figure ahead of a potential 2026 election. Yet it ends on a hopeful note: the Libyan people’s enduring desire for justice, unity, and socialist self-determination can only be realized through a Marxist-Leninist party that unites the working masses and resists global capital.