Tripoli
It would probably be stretching the truth a little to say that the British prime minister runs Allah a close second when it comes to expressions of gratitude at checkpoints on the way into Tripoli from the Tunisian border, but there’s no doubting his popularity.
“David Cameron, veery, veeeery good!” is a typical reaction to the discovery that a vehicle is carrying a British journalist. “The Brits are number one among all the expat Libyans who’ve come back to join the revolution,” says Ahmed, recently returned from San Antonio.
Although a Guards officer might raise an eyebrow at the ragtag lack of uniforms – hastily printed V for victory T-shirts are a favourite among the volunteers, often sported in combination with a back-to-front baseball hat in the pre- and post-Gaddafi tricolour – the discipline is good and the welcome a joy to behold.
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