Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Is Libya's Gaddafi Looking For A Way Out?



Opposition: Gadhafi Working On Deal To Step Down -- CNN

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Moammar Gadhafi is trying to strike a deal with opposition leaders, saying he will step down as Libya's leader if they can guarantee him safe passage out of the country and promise that neither he nor his family will face prosecution, an official with the opposition said Tuesday.

Musa Ibrahim, a government spokesman, vehemently disputed the claim saying reports of negotiations with the opposition are "lies."

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More News On Talk That Libya's Gaddafi Wants To Step Down

Gaddafi hints he is ready to leave Libya (but 'only if rebel council gives him a pile of cash and promises not to prosecute') -- The Daily Mail
Libyan official denies talk of Gadhafi exit deal -- Toronto Star
Gadhafi's Circle Debates Regime's End -- Wall Street Journal
Gaddafi forces attack rebels anew, even as regime appears to seek talks -- Washington Post
Libya: fresh air strikes as rebels 'reject government talks' -- The Telegraph

My Comment: These hints of 'talks' and 'stepping down' are three weeks too late, and with so much blood already spilled .... the rebels are in no mood for talks or negotiations. I suspect that this civil war will be to the finish, and if Gaddafi wants to talk .... this tells me that his inner circle is telling him that time is not on his side.

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