Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits – rebel chief

Muammar Gaddafi

BENGHAZI, Libya,  (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi is  welcome to live out his retirement inside Libya as long as he  gives up all power, Libya’s rebel chief said in the clearest  concession the rebels have so far offered.

Gaddafi has resisted all international calls for him to go  and said he will fight to the end, but members of his inner  circle have given indications they are ready to negotiate with  the rebels, including on the Libyan leader’s future.

Gaddafi is still holding on to power, five months into a  rebellion against his 41-year rule and despite a NATO bombing  campaign and an