Gadhafi: Western airstrikes unleash war between Christians and Muslims

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by crescentandcross

 

In text read on Libya state TV, beleaguered leader says allied forces wish to return Libya to the Middle Ages.

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi warned the Western powers mounting air strikes on his country they had unleashed a war between Christians and Muslims that could spiral out of control.
Western states intervened in Libya after the United Nations authorized them to protect civilians it said were under attack by pro-Gadhafi forces, but Tripoli says the military intervention in an act of unwarranted aggression.

Muammar Gadhafi March 17 2011 In this image taken from RTP Portugal TV, filmed in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday March 17, 2011, showing Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, during an interview.
Photo by: AP

“If they continue, the world will enter into a real crusader war. They have started something dangerous that cannot be controlled and it will become out of their control,” said a text from Gadhafi, read out on state television.
“The leaders who decided to launch a crusader war between Christians and Muslims across the Mediterranean and who … killed… huge numbers of civilians in Libya, they have been made crazy by power and they want to impose the law of strength on the strength of the law,” it said.
“They have also destroyed the shared interests of their people and the Libyan people and undermined peace and wiped out civilians and they want to return us to the Middle Ages,” Gadhafi was quoted as saying.
Gadhafi gave regular televised speeches in the first days of the conflict but he has not been seen in public for several days. Officials say he has been forced to change his routine after an air strike hit the heavily-guarded compound in Tripoli where he has his main residence.

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