NEW : Gadhafi ` ` destroyed every institution in the country , '' a former British envoy says . NEW : The Libyan strongman was ` ` completely out of control '' when the Arab Spring erupted , an ex - adviser says . NE : He spent his final days ` ` hiding and running for his life , '' a former adviser tells CNN . The self - styled revolutionary sought rapprochement with the West before his people turned on him .
NEW : Gadhafi `` destroyed every institution in the country , '' a former British envoy says . NEW : The Libyan strongman was `` completely out of touch '' when the Arab Spring erupted , an ex-adviser says . NEW : He spent his final days `` hiding and running for his life , '' a former aide tells CNN . The self-styled revolutionary sought rapprochement with the West before his people turned on him .