THE rebel in the back seat had long hair, a wild beard, and sang "The Unforgiven", his favourite tune by Metallica, a rock band from Los Angeles. His lips formed the words "Never free, never me," as music blasted from the car stereo. Ayman, who did not give his full name for fear of reprisals against his relatives still in areas under Colonel Qaddafi's control, joined the revolution soon after it began in eastern Libya. An accountant from the small rebel-held town of Nalut, some 235km (146 miles) south-west of Tripoli, the capital, he promised not to cut his hair until the dictator is gone.
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