Gaddafi dismisses protest reports, blames al Qaeda

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

TRIPOLI, March 2 (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday dismissed news accounts of protests in Libya, blamed unrest on al Qaeda, and said reports of deaths were exaggerated, suggesting only 150 people had died.
Foreign estimates suggest 2,000 may have died.

"There were no protests at all in the east," he said in a speech.

"Al Qaeda's cells attacked security forces and took over their weapons," he said, adding: "How did that all begin? Small, sleeper al Qaeda cells."



Read more: http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFWEB284220110302

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Gaddafi: Libya opens doors to international probe

02 March 2011, Wednesday / REUTERS, TRIPOLI

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Wednesday that Libya would open its doors to an international investigation and said the United Nations had taken decisions based on false reports.

"How can the United Nations take decisions based on 100 percent false news?" he said in a speech.

more: http://www.todayszaman.com/news-237087-gaddafi-libya-opens-doors-to-international-probe.html

[KurtNYC]

1. So he says it is Al Qaeda -- that sounds familiar.

With that in his playbook is there any doubt about which team Ghaddafi plays for ?

The US does nothing. Amd now Clinton is prepping us for "civil war" in Libya. This is starting to look a lot like Iraq.

[maddezmom]

2. Gaddafi says he holds no office to step down from

Gaddafi says he holds no office to step down from
Wed Mar 2 2011 12:21:00

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who is still clinging to power despite nationwide protests to have him removed, has spoken infront of an applauding audience shown on Libyan television.

Gaddafi explained that he was not a president and so could not resign from his position. He also added that there were no internal problems in Libya.

"Muammar Gaddafi is not a president to resign, he does not even have a parliament to dissolve," he said in a speech, adding that he held "no position from which to step down."

"The Libyan system is a system of the people and no one can go against the authority of the people. ..The people are free to chose the authority they see fit," he continued.

more: http://itn.co.uk/4a15134fe279b437d9ba6bc62360cde2.html

[joshcryer]

3. Also blames all media for imperialism.

[maddezmom]

4. U.S. faces bloody war if enters Libya: Gaddafi

TRIPOLI | Wed Mar 2, 2011 8:04am EST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi said on Wednesday that Libyans would die in thousands if the United States or other foreign powers enter Libya, and he was ready to discuss constitutional and legal changes without violence.

"Do they want us to become slaves once again like we were slaves to the Italians?" the Libyan leader said, referring to Libya's former colonial power. "We will never accept it. We will enter a bloody war and thousands and thousands of Libyans will die if the United States enters or NATO enters

more:http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/02/us-libya-gaddafi-blood-idUSTRE7212QS20110302