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Qaddafi: Arab League is finished By REUTERS Published: Mar 16, 2011 03:47 Updated: Mar 16, 2011 03:47 TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi lashed out on Tuesday at backers of a no-fly zone over his country and urged Libyans to take up arms and prepare to confront a possible invasion by Western powers. In a gathering of supporters at his Bab Al-Azizia fortified compound in central Tripoli, Qaddafi hit out at the Arab League, which has backed a no-fly zone, saying it was "finished," and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which he said had lost its legitimacy. "The Arab League is finished. There is no such thing as the Arab league," he said in a short, emotional speech. "The Gulf Cooperation Council is finished. It's actually the 'Gulf Uncooperative Council' ... The Arab people (however) remain." Aqddaif also taunted France and Britain for pushing for a no-fly zone in Libya. "France now raises its head and says that it will strike Libya," he said. "Strike Libya?" he asked. "We'll be the one who strikes you! We struck you in Algeria, in Vietnam. You want to strike us? Come and give it a try." The speech was carried as world powers wrangled over a draft resolution on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent Qaddafi's advancing forces from using their air superiority to take the rebel capital Benghazi in the east. Qaddafi lashed out at Britain, one of the main proponents of a no-fly zone. "What right do you have? Do we share borders? Are you our tutor?" he asked. Libyans would fight to the death to defend their country, he said [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
