Rice: Qaddafi "Delusional"
The BBC reports:
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is "delusional" and "unfit to lead", the US ambassador to the UN has said.
Susan Rice was speaking after the embattled Colonel Gaddafi was interviewed by the BBC and others.
Ms Rice said the fact he was laughing at questions while "slaughtering his own people" showed that he was disconnected from reality.
In the interview, Col Gaddafi said he was loved by all his people and denied there had been any protests in Tripoli.
World foreign ministers earlier condemned attacks on Libyan civilians and the European Union imposed sanctions including an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban on Col Gaddafi and his close entourage.
Col Gaddafi is facing a massive challenge to his 41-year rule, with protesters in control of towns in the east.
He was answering questions in the capital Tripoli from BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen, US TV network ABC, and the UK's Sunday Times newspaper.
He accused Western countries of abandoning Libya and said that they had no morals and wanted to colonise the country.
When asked whether he would resign, he said he could not step down as he did not have an official position - and insisted that the power in the country was with the people.
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