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June 8, 2011

Defiant Gaddafi Vows Prolonged Fight 
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The NATO bombings on the Libyan capital of Tripoli came as leader Col.
Muammar Gaddafi delivered a televised address vowing "to stay in our
land dead or alive." At the White House, President Obama said the NATO
operation in Libya is weakening Gaddafi's regime.

President Obama: "Gaddafi needs to step down for the sake of his own
people. And with respect to the pace of operations and participation, I
think if you look at where we were three months ago and where we are
now—or two months ago and where we are now—the progress that has
been made in Libya in significant. Our goal there was to protect the
Libyan people from a potential slaughter. We have done so."



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