Like Locusts Against Europe
July 1, 2011 Friday - Libyan Leader Gadhafi called upon his allies while threatening many countries, claiming he will take the battle all across Europe, in audio message on state operated television.
"You are mistaken, you are involved in a battle that you don't know what you are going to face, so withdraw, and run away," Gadhafi told a pro-government gathering in Tripoli. "Our people is able in one day to move the battle to the Mediterranean, and able to move the battle to Europe."
Gadhafi referred to NATO, which began bombing military targets in Libya after the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution in March authorizing force by whatever means necessary, with the exception of a ground invasion, to protect civilians.
He vowed vengeance for the bombings, saying the Libyan military could be "like locusts, like bees" in Europe. Homes and offices could be potential targets, he said.
The U.S. State Department's Mark Toner says United States takes these threats from Gadhafi seriously. "Certainly this is an individual who is obviously capable of carrying out these kinds of threats" Toner said to reporters. "It's what makes him so dangerous."
Toner also stated U.S. will continue support of NATO mission to increase pressure on Gadhafi to step down.
Gadhafi's daughter has expressed her opinion, saying - 'My father is a symbol, a guide'
France's government is working with Libyan rebels regarding supplies, weapons and ammunition, according to a Libyan rebel spokesperson in Misrata, late Thursday night.
The French government, meanwhile, is in talks with Libyan rebels about supplying them with weapons and ammunition, a Libyan opposition military spokesman in Misrata said late Thursday.
French officials have not confirmed this claim from the opposition military, which came after a confirmation earlier in the week regarding French military having previously dropping weapons to rebels in other places.
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