U.S. Moves Military Near Libya, Says Qaddafi Delusional
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Pentagon is positioning military units near Libya to support humanitarian relief efforts, while the U.S. Treasury announced the freeze of $30 billion in assets of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, his family and the Libyan government.
In the strongest rhetoric so far against Qaddafi from the Obama administration, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the Libyan leader “delusional.” Qaddafi insisted in a television interview yesterday that “my people love me” and pledged to stay in power, while suggesting the U.S. wants to occupy Libya.