Even after rebels stormed into the capital and overwhelmed his residence, Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi has plenty of places to hide. Underground, for example. The man who ruled Libya for 42 years is known to have deep bunkers under his Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli, which rebel fighters seized on Tuesday. Some former officials say the compound is connected by long tunnels to far-flung parts of Tripoli in a hidden network that would provide a quick escape route. Few have seen the tunnels and it’s not certain they exist. But the reported “underground city” fits in with the aura that Gaddafi cultivated, a mix of subterfuge, rumor and myth that kept Libya’s people guessing and his…
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