TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi vowed to “crush any enemy” yesterday, addressing supporters in central Tripoli as Libya’s popular uprising closed in around him and Western powers set about punishing him for attacks on his own people.
“We will fight if they want,” the 68-year-old leader declared after a day of clashes in parts of the capital between security forces and crowds of protesters, which Gaddafi’s opponents said had left some districts in their hands.
With eastern Libya firmly under opposition control after a week of unrest,
