Diplomacy

Clinton to Africa: Ditch Gaddafi

And increase support of rebel council.

Gaddafi may soon find himself with no one to talk to. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a trip to Africa on Monday, urged the continent’s leaders to kick out diplomats representing Gaddafi’s government, while increasing their “contact and support” with the rebels. "Your words and actions could make the difference in bringing the situation finally to a close and allowing the people of Libya, on an inclusive basis, in a unified Libya, to get to work writing a constitution and rebuilding their country," she said. France and Italy have recognized the Transitional National Council as the legitimate government of Libya, while Clinton has called them “the legitimate interlocutor for the Libyan people during this interim period.”