Moammar Gadhafi

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The U.N. Security Council meets on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, to consider new sanctions against Libya to halt a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, but members disagreed over a proposal to refer Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and top aides to an international war crimes tribunal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Rebels opposed to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi celebrate the freedom of the Libyan city of Benghazi on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. President Obama has called on Col. Gadhafi to relinquish power immediately, saying he has lost the legitimacy to rule with his violent crackdown on his own people. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A Libyan youths looks at a portrait of Libyan leader Moammar Ghadafi which he set alight in a destroyed conference room inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern of Libya, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. The embattled regime of Moammar Gadhafi is arming civilian supporters to set up checkpoints and roving patrols around the Libyan capital to control movement and quash dissent, residents said Saturday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Egyptian protesters gather to demand Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi step down during demonstrations in Tahrir Square in Cairo Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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Protesters shout slogans against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration at the court square, in Benghazi, Libya, on Friday Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A Libyan protester holds up a sign as she shouts slogans against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during the demonstration before Friday prayers, in Benghazi, Libya, on Friday Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Libyan gunmen flash the V signs as they stand on a military truck with an anti-aircraft machine gun at Al-Katiba military base after it fell to anti-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi protesters few days ago, in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A Libyan man who was injured during a demonstration last week against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi lies on a bed at a hospital, in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A Libyan mortuary assistant inspects an unidentified calcinated body of a person killed during last week's demonstrations against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, at a morgue, in Benghazi, Libya, Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Gunmen prepared to fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stand on a small military truck with weapons taken from a Libyan military base, in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. Army units and militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi struck back Thursday against rebellious Libyans who have risen up in cities close to the capital, attacking a mosque where many were holding an anti-government sit-in and battling others who seized control of an airport. Medical officials said 15 people were killed in the clashes. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Libyan protesters stand on the rooftop of a burned police station during a demonstration against Moammar Gadhafi in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Col. Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A protester Wednesday shouts slogans against dictator Moammar Gadhafi in Tobruk, Libya. Thousands in the coastal town celebrated their struggle against Col. Gadhafi by waving flags of the old monarchy and firing guns in the air. (Associated Press)

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Libyan protesters raise up the old Libyan flag during a demonstration against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Libyan protetsers protest against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Libyan protesters stand on the rooftop of a burned police station, during a demonstration against their Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Tobruk, Libya, Wednesday Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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An effigy representing Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, marked with a Star of David on its forehead, hangs from a flagpole in Benghazi, Libya Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi clamped down in Tripoli Wednesday, but cracks in his regime spread elsewhere across the nation, as the protest-fueled rebellion controlling much of eastern Libya claimed new gains closer to the capital. (AP Photo/Alaguri)

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Libyan army soldiers and other protesters stand over an army van shouting slogans against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration, in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader.The writting in Arabic read "Libya, youth revolution "(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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A Libyan protester holds up a sign against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration, in Tobruk, Libya, Wednesday Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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With a Libyan flag from the pre-Gadhafi era flying on the building, medical volunteers march in front of Benghazi court Tuesday. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continued to reject calls for his resignation, even as three more Libyan ambassadors resigned in protest. (Associated Press)

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BITTER END? Seen here in images taken Tuesday from Libyan state TV, Moammar Gadhafi, who has ruled the North African nation since 1969, vowed: "I will not leave Libya. I will die a martyr." (Libyan state television via Associated Press)