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    Report: Libyan FM says Gadhafi's reign is over

    LONDON (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi's foreign minister in Tripoli says the Libyan leader's grip on power is over, British broadcaster Channel 4 reported Wednesday.

    Speaking from a home in the Libyan capital, Foreign Minister Abdul Ati al-Obeidi said it now appears that Gadhafi has exhausted all his options and his rule "was over."

    Gadhafi's sprawling government compound in Tripoli was stormed by thousands of rebels on Tuesday.

    Although it was once considered possible that Gadhafi would have safe passage out of Libya, al-Obeidi said it was now unlikely.

    "Now I'm not in touch with anybody, so it looks like things have passed this kind of solution," he said.

    It was not clear exactly when the audio report from al-Obeidi was recorded, but Channel 4 said it came after Gadhafi's speech on Tuesday night. The 72-year-old foreign minister he had no fears for his safety.

    "I think (the rebels) have a good idea about me, they know me," he said. "I do not think they will harm me or my family."

    THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

    LONDON (AP) — A report from British broadcaster Channel 4 says Libya's foreign minister has declared that Moammar Gadhafi's grip on power is over.

    Speaking from a home in Tripoli, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi says he was not in contact with other members of Gadhafi's regime. He said Wednesday it now appears Gadhafi has exhausted all his options.

    Gadhafi's sprawling government compound was stormed by thousands of rebels a day earlier.

     

    20 comments

    • kamarudin m  •  9 mths ago
      Rubbish!! Pure propaganda!
    • Eric1  •  9 mths ago
      My guess is Khadaffi is in Sirte with his sons, and they are working out their exit strategy to get them to Venezuela.
    • ianbrown  •  9 mths ago
      The victorious rebels can now execute (beheading as in islamic style) the losers and take their wives, children and properties as war booties. After that the rebels are going to fight each other for the control of oil and the whole country.
      • LORD KABIGON 9 mths ago
        Seems they want give to the Hague. Me I would want to keep Jurisdiction over them, try them Libya and have a public execution. Works in China.
    • CRW  •  9 mths ago
      " I will be victorious or be a martyre" " I warn the rebels to leave the city of tripoli" I hope he hasen't rigged the city to blow up ,he is crazy enough and has the capabilities
      The rebels entered the city basicly unmolested
      How do you catch rats? Set a trap and poison them ,Mass extermination
      Beware !! MoMar has no regard for any opposition to his rule
    • Q. Rick  •  9 mths ago
      The trappings of power are hard to giveup. With 8 sons and a daughter can you really hide very long? They will blow their own cover very quickly.
      • LORD KABIGON 9 mths ago
        Seven sons and daughter. At least two are dead.
    • Q. Rick  •  9 mths ago
      Over...did you stay OVER? Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
    • JohnDon  •  9 mths ago
      helping islamists gain power .. good job nato .. tomorrow they will be attacking your cities
    • P  •  9 mths ago
      More National Debt, More Interest, More Enslaved Children, all for the Bankers to feed on. Winning!!! :)- Go ahead thumb down you still have to pay us via taxes or your governments that work for us [the banks] will arrest or kill you :)- Freedom is all about being our economic slaves :)- The police and military works for us not you, you are all loser slaves and we will feed on your kids because you can't pay us back. :)- You can't do anything about it either :)- We create money out of thin air via Fractional Reserve Banking and lend it back to you at interest, if you tried to do what we do you would be in prison for Fraud, but we run things so we can do it :)-
      • Eric1 9 mths ago
        Go change you diapers Peewee, as no-one is interested in your conspiracy theories..
    • IC  •  9 mths ago
      Sure its over.. it was over in 1972...1986...and still over :)
    • Ehsan  •  9 mths ago
      it angers me: Why did not he leave peacefully... why so many peopel had to die just to remove him...
    • Casey  •  9 mths ago
      Have you ever thought about what would happen if in a high school foot ball game one side (unable to win or even have a chance at winning) could buy ten pro players and all of their staff? The out come would be the guys would win and the pr would spin it that it was the right thing to do because it was not fair that the other side had the tools and talent for so long!
      Today one female talking head again stated that this was a peoples uprising against the evil leader. If it was such, then would any one tell me what percentage of the seven tribes in Libya took part and how many freedom fighters were involved? The truth is, the freedom fighters were UN able to make a dent against the government and bought the use of the UN, military.
      So, while Americans are on food stamps and looking for work we have the supply side of the battle, in modern terms the side that is needed to fight the war, paid for by Americans.
      I'm tired of the lies. In Libya it was an internal civil war, in Syria it is an internal civil war. They are killing more people in Syria then in Libya yet the UN has only issued hard notes about the internal battles while Libya with water and oil has at its disposal a billion dollars of war equipment and the people to operate it. Once again America has used it's military and supply as mercenary forces for big business.
    • Cabo San Dan  •  9 mths ago
      now the brother hood will step into libya, as they have egypt.
      islam has zero interest in democracy, they are solely focused on domination.
      now obama will commit the military over to syria, watch and see, and he will say its purely for humanitarian reasons
    • Jim  •  9 mths ago
      Gadhafi may be hiding somewhere in Sirte or a southern town in Libya. But he is also crazy and has a twisted criminal mind, and may be planning something very evil, like using his nerve gas against his people. I hope I am wrong. The Libyan people will not be safe until Gadhafi, his sons, and the rest of his family mafia are captured
    • Yahoo User  •  9 mths ago
      One more domino is down!

      Now, we need to rid the world of Saleh in Yemen.

      Next is Kuweit, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman,
    • Peace No War  •  9 mths ago
      NATO is a murderer. NATO destroyed Libya.NATO slaughter in Tripoli.
      Stop War. Stop War Stop War
      NATO support the Libya Rebels to killing their own people, to killing each other.
      This is just the beginning, not the end.
      Libyan people will live in pain and fight.
      I am sad for Libyan
      NATO is a murderer. NATO destroyed Libya. Stop War. Stop War Stop War
      This is just the beginning,not the end.
      Those people live to fight
      Libyan people will live in pain.
      stop war, stop war stop war.
      NATO support the Libya Rebels to killing their own people, to killing each other. Why? Nato as an excuse to protect Libya's civillians, in fact NATO aim's to seize Libya's oil interests. I am sad for Libyan, I am more sad for the people in the world. ( Have the power, no justice )
      NATO dropped more than a thousand bombs to killing the Libyan people and damaging civilian facilities. We need peace no war. No more Irag and Afghanistan Battle. Stop now, Please
      I am chinese.
    • Steve McCroskey  •  9 mths ago
      Mummar should sniff more glue...
    • Kantu  •  9 mths ago
      Hunt him from room to room ,search for him appropriately bcos whence reappears he might use his manipulative rhetorics incite his loyalties to fight.D dictator is very skillful for dat
    • Timothy H  •  9 mths ago
      send obummer over there as their new muslim prez
    • George Devino  •  9 mths ago
      just go to hell kadaffi your soul is burning in hell
    • Whetsel Allison  •  9 mths ago
      Is not over until you catch Qaddafi,please catch him to relinquish power, until then is still the Libyan Leader under proxy.
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