Qaddafi Brutality Grows as he Clings to Tripoli (roundup of the news & mention of Baghdad Bob)

Qaddafi Brutality Grows as he Clings to Tripoli

International pressure continues to mount against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. A day after President Obama announced unilateral sanctions against the brutal regime, the UN Security Council is scheduled to meet to consider an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze. Countries will also consider a proposal to refer Qaddafi to the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity but that is seen as a longshot. Diplomats say around 2,000 people have been killed in the uprising, notes Reuters.

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One of Qaddafi's sons, Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, seems to have become the Baghdad Bob of Libya telling a group of "reporters flown into Libya under close supervision" on Friday that "by tomorrow, we will solve this."

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