Libyans repel government forces from rebel-held town as Col Gaddafi claims: 'West only wants our oil

[jakeXT]

In a three hour address earlier, the dictator accused the West of wanting to get their hands on the country's oil.

'There is a conspiracy to control the Libyan oil and to control the Libyan land, to colonise Libya once again,' he said in a televised speech before a loyal audience.

'This is impossible, impossible. We will fight until the last man and last woman to defend Libya from east to west, north to south,' Gaddafi told his supporters who punctuated the address with cheers of support and declarations of loyalty.

The Libyan leader said he was willing to discuss constitutional and legal change without arms or chaos and was ready to talk with Al Qaeda - who he blamed for the turmoil - if they had demands.

'You will remain great!' chanted the crowd to Gaddafi, who was full of confidence and vigour but apparently in denial about swathes of Libya occupied by rebels.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1362098/Libya-crisis-Colonel-Gaddafi-claims-West-wants-oil.html#ixzz1FZyhE17l



3 hours ??? Al Qaeda ?? He should know better and who is running that outfit...

[rpannier]

1. By "Last man and last woman" he means

the last man and woman NOT in his family

edited for spelling

[jakeXT]

4. I remember hearing that one of his sons tried to overthrow him when he was overseas

I couldn't find an article searching for it, but if true it would show a broken family. More something like the Mafia..

[old mark]

2. K&R- And here I thought we liked him because he is such a great guy!

And a brilliant speaker!


mark

[FLPanhandle]

3. It's a little too late to play the West/US bogeyman card

Things have gone too far for that old tactic.

[DCKit]

5. It'd be nice to see that money flow into the general fund instead of Gawdawful's pocket. nt