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Muammar Gaddafi Pledges ‘We Will Be Victorious’

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Rallies “all Islamic armies” to join him.

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Though Hillary Clinton begs to differ, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi insisted Tuesday that he will overcome allied airstrikes against his regime, vowing in a brief speech that his forces “will be victorious in the end.” He also called on “all Islamic armies” to join him in his fight. As a dramatic background for his speech, Gaddafi spoke from Tripoli in front of the ruined façade of a site damaged by the U.S. airstrikes. Clinton, in an earlier interview, said she had heard that members of Gaddafi's inner circle had been calling allies and exploring possible exit strategies.

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