By Simon Santow
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Libya's leader Moamar Gaddafi
Mr Gaddafi says he'll never ever surrender. (Reuters : Ahmed Jadallah )
Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi has appeared on state television declaring he'll never ever surrender, even with NATO launching its heaviest bombing around the money because the allied air strikes started in March.
A lot more than 30 men and women died while in the most recent NATO attacks on Tripoli, but Mr Gaddafi stated martyrdom could be a million instances far better than giving in to stress through the West.
"You cowards, you shall not intimidate the great Libyan individuals; you shall not intimidate resilient Tripoli," Mr Gaddafi explained as he allow fly at his enemies on his 69th birthday.
"Glory shall be for Tripoli, glory shall be for Libya that is facing the most aggressive, barbaric, savage campaign to force it into submission."
Some citizens are managing to flee the funds. They've got advised news agencies the scenario is deteriorating.
"What can I let you know in regards to the situation in Tripoli? It can be a disaster, several issues," 1 guy mentioned.
"We have to line up in queues to get bread, petrol and foods. The roads are Ok, but filled with Gaddafi's forces almost everywhere and there are inspections all over the place.
"Whenever you go you discover a military checkpoint run by Gaddafi's forces. It really is getting hard to move in Tripoli."
The government's official spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, says the worldwide community's intervention in Libya will only wreak hatred in the direction of Britain.
"How is this any way from the Libyan crisis? By bombarding a town; by sending rockets and bombs on best in the heads of Libyan folks?
"How do you consider the children of Libyan mother and father will increase as much as really feel? All of them will have this memory of hatred in opposition to Britain."
He says dialogue with the West continues to be feasible, however the toll inflicted by NATO is crippling his nation.
"The forces of evil attacked with complete electrical power the centre and the outskirts of our lovely city of Tripoli," he said.
"Today we have been hit by greater than sixty rockets. Today we've got lost 31 martyrs in the centre in the town in Bab al-Aziziyah, the outskirts of Tajura.
"Some of these 31 ended up guards guarding the buildings that were hit, a few of them have been passers-by, several of them ended up totally innocent civilians. The hurt are within the dozens."
Stability
The government then appealed for the West to abandon the rebels because only it could carry peace, democracy and balance towards the Mediterranean.
But that message didn't deter Russia; its envoy, Mikhail Margelov, held talks inside the rebel controlled city of Benghazi.
"Russia is all set to help you now; Russia is prepared to assist politically, economically and in other achievable techniques," he said.
"We are like a long lasting member with the security council, we're as being a member of G8, are ready to carry our part of duty for your foreseeable future of this very crucial Arab and African nation."
Germany has hardened its place also in current days, promising to assist rebuild Libya once Mr Gaddafi goes.
While in the United states of america, president Barack Obama once once more warned Mr Gaddafi he ought to go now since his days had been numbered.
"What you are seeing across the nation is really a inexorable trend in the regime forces currently being pushed back, getting incapacitated," he mentioned.
"You're seeing defections, usually occasions of some really high-profile members in the Gaddafi government too because the military, and I think it really is just make a difference of time prior to Gaddafi goes."
Libya's labour minister al-Amin Manfur will be the newest defection towards the West. He switched sides on a check out to Geneva.