Fri September 9, 2011 The Two-Way  Report: U.K. Police Protected
Gadhafi's Son From Assassination Plot In 2004   The Guardian
reports:  Officers from Scotland Yard's special branch spoke to
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and reassured him that steps were being
taken to ensure his safety. He was also put on the police's "at
risk" register.   At the time of the plot in early 2004, Saif
Gaddafi was living in London. Britain and the US were at pains
to ensure that nothing upset Libya's return into the
international community.  At the time Saif was studying at the
London School of Economics. In many ways, he was seen by the
West as the man who could bring Libya in line with the rest of
the world. New York Magazine has a very good profile of him,
which details disagreements with his father and his desire for a
more democratic Libya.  The Guardian posted pdfs of the files
they found at its website.