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April 7, 2011

U.S. Dismisses Gaddafi Letter to Obama 
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The White House has dismissed a new personal appeal from Libyan leader
Col. Muammar Gaddafi to President Obama for an end to the bombing. In a
letter, Gaddafi called on Obama to stop the NATO-led air attack while
also wishing him luck on the 2012 campaign. Appearing with Italy's
Foreign Minister, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissed
Gaddafi's letter.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "I think that Mr. Gaddafi knows what
he must do. There needs to be a cease-fire, his forces need to withdraw
from the cities that they have forcibly taken at great violence and
human cost. There needs to be a decision made about his departure from
power and as the Foreign Minister said his departure from Libya. So, I
don't think there is any mystery about what is expected from Mr. Gaddafi
at this time, that is an international assessment."



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