Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has warned to "burn all of Libya" if the citizens do not cease protests against him.
In a surprise televised appearance, Gaddafi warned he was ready to unleash further bloodshed and urged his followers: "Prepare to defend Libya," Sky News reports.
"We will defeat any outside attempt to overturn our country,” he told loyalists gathered in Tripoli's Green Square, and adding that "Libyan people love me."
In his fourth bizarre public tirade this week, Col Gaddafi told supporters to "keep dancing, keep chanting", adding: "Libyan people love me."
Later, his son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi claimed security forces were holding back in battles with rebels - who referred to as "terrorists" - in western Libya and that he hoped there would be a ceasefire in place by Saturday.
The warnings have come days after the massive anti-government protests in Tripoli, which have left hundreds of people dead. ...
via Gaddafi: Follow me or I will burn all of Libya.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Gaddafi: Follow me or I will burn all of Libya
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....Gaddafi has warned to “burn all of Libya”...
As Iraq did to Kuwait perhaps. That should bring some outside intervention. It's the way of the west.
Stuff the people, the culture, democracy et al. Save the oil!!
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