Deposed Gaddafi makes defiant statement on TV

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Libya’s deposed leader Muammar  Gaddafi said the system of rule he set up was based on the  people’s will and could not be removed, speaking in a recorded  message broadcast today.   
In the audio message carried by Syrian-based Arrai  television, he also said NATO’s planes would not be able to  continue their operations in Libya.   
“The political system in Libya is a system based on the  power of the people … and it is impossible that this system be  removed,” he said. “The bombs of NATO planes will not last.”