"All my people love me." said Gaddafi

 "Muammar Gaddafi was labelled 'delusional' by the US ambassador to the UN, after he laughed off suggestions that he should go into exile and insisted that he had the support of the Libyan people.

The dictator's defiance came as the prospects of western military power being used against him moved closer. The US deployed naval and air force units around the country and Britain's prime minister, David Cameron, ordered contingency plans for a no-fly zone.

The US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, also criticised Gaddafi as 'unfit to lead' and 'disconnected from reality' after the Libyan leader, speaking to news organisations including the BBC, mocked his opponents. 'All my people love me. They would die to protect me,' he said. Gaddafi laughed when asked if he would step down.

'As if anyone would leave their homeland,' he replied, accusing western leaders of betrayal and of having 'no morals'."
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