Libya: WikiLeaks cables detail Qaddafi family’s exploits

As the Qaddafi clan conducts a bloody struggle to hold onto power in Libya, cables obtained by WikiLeaks offer a vivid account of the lavish spending, rampant nepotism and bitter rivalries that have defined what a 2006 cable called 'Qadhafi Incorporated', using the State Department’s preference from the multiple spellings for Libya’s troubled first family. Though the Qaddafi children are described as jockeying for position as their father ages - three sons fought to profit from a new Coca-Cola franchise - they have been well taken care of, cables say. 'All of the Qaddafi children and favorites are supposed to have income streams from the National Oil Company and oil service subsidiaries,' one cable from 2006 says.