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April 12, 2011

Libyan Rebels Reject African Ceasefire Proposal, France Calls For More Air Strikes 
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Rebel groups in Libya have rejected an African proposal to end the
fighting unless leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi agreed to leave office
immediately. Ali Suleiman Aujali is the former Libyan ambassador to the
United States.

Ali Suleiman Aujali, former Libyan ambassador: “There is no way that
Libyans can accept Gaddafi’s families, or part of his family, as part
of the Libyan future. There is no way. He is a dangerous man. He will
never–he will never let Libyans enjoy anything, anything as far as he
is around, as far as he can act–then there is no way for him to
stay.”

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe is calling on NATO forces to
intensify its air strikes in Libya. Earlier today, he said NATO was not
doing enough to protect civilians in Libya and should target Gaddafi’s
heavy weapons in the besieged city of Misurata. Meanwhile, Amnesty
International says it has documented cases of captured Libyan rebels
being shot in the head with their hands tied behind their backs.



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