Colonel Muammar Qadaffy... dictator of Libya since 1969. From 1972, when he relinquished the title of prime minister, he has been accorded the honorifics
Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyaor
Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution. With the death of Omar Bongo of Gabon on 8 June 2009, he became the longest serving of all current non-royal national leaders. He is also the longest-serving ruler of Libya since Tripoli became an Ottoman province in 1551. When Chairman Mao was all the rage and millions of people were flashing his Little Red Book, Qadaffy came out with his own Little Green Book, which didn't do as well. Qadaffy's instability has been an inspiration to the Arab world and to Africa, which he would like to rule...
is intent upon pursuing a scorched earth policy with regards to the protests, destroying the country, its people, and state infrastructure, rather than relinquish power.
In a statement issued by the political office of the Libyan Islamic Movement for Change, which is a newly established Libyan Islamic movement, the group says that it is monitoring Qadaffy's criminal acts and his utilization of the Samson Option [a deterrence strategy of massive retaliation], adding that this is due to the Libyan leader's extreme paranoia.
The statement also expressed the Libyan Islamic Movement for Change's fears for the lives of Libyan people, and their beloved country, and the group called on all Arabs and Mohammedans to urgently intervene and stop the massacre that is taking place in the country. The statement also called on the international community to put pressure on the Qadaffy regime to stop its criminal activities.
The Libyan Islamic Movement for Change statement also said "this regime has lost control of most Libyan cities with the exception of the main part of the capital Tripoli...which has forced this gang [the Qadaffy regime] to carry out
The Libyan Islamic Movement for Change also said that "Qadaffy is committed to destroying Libya and its people, and he wants to ensure that if his end is inevitable, he will not fall alone, but take all of Libya with him."
The Libyan Islamic Movement for Change statement also expressed surprise at "the international silence towards what is happening to the Libyan people." It added "we consider the position that some countries and [international] institutes have taken with regards to condemning and denouncing [what is happening in Libya] as being insufficient and unbefitting the extent of the destruction that this regime plans for Libya and the Libyan people. We call on these countries and institutes...to develop this position and protect our families in Libya; we call on foreign support to help the Libyan people who are defenseless in the face of the brutality of Qadaffy and his regime."
The Libyan Islamic Movement for Change statement said that it was calling for foreign intervention even though "we are aware of the sensitivity of this call and the desire of our people not to see any foreign interference on Libyan soil."
The statement said "we understand the restlessness of our people with regards to the silence of western governments and the lack of clarity with regards to their positions, particularly the position of the Italian government." It added that "everybody knows of the personal friendship between the Italian prime minister and Colonel Qadaffy, and we support the calls coming from some of the youth leading this revolution to stop exporting oil to Italy as a clear message to the Italian government which only understand the language of interests."