Kadafi vows no mercy as chaos grows
[Gaddafi going mental:] "I am in Tripoli and not in Venezuela. Do not believe the channels belonging to stray dogs." Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi vowed to fight on and die a "martyr" this afternoon, as he called on his supporters to take back the streets from pro-democracy protesters. He declared himself "a warrior" and proclaimed, "Libya wants glory, Libya wants to be at the pinnacle, at the pinnacle of the world." (London Evening Standard)
The Libyan leader says protesters should be executed. As violence spreads and key advisors defect, he appears out of touch and out of control.
Reporting from Cairo and Salum, Egypt — Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi offered no concessions to protesters who have shaken his regime by capturing several major cities, denouncing them as drunkards, terrorists and "drug-fueled mice" who should be executed. But Kadafi's tough 75-minute nationwide speech on Tuesday may not save a regime that after four decades in power seemed to be quickly disintegrating. With violence flaring in city after city, and key defections from his inner circle, he appeared out of touch and increasingly out of control. In the speech, Kadafi praised one of his closest and most powerful aides, Interior Secretary and army Gen. Abdul Fatah Younis. Several hours later, however, Younis made clear in his own televised statement that he had joined the opposition, urging "all the armed forces to be at the service of the people … to help them achieve victory." [More photos HERE]
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