Death Rains Down from Above on both Sides in Libya

Shammam said:

Yes, contacts are under way by way of intermediaries but these negotiations are never direct. They sometimes take place in South Africa, sometimes in Paris, where Gaddafi recently sent an envoy to talk to us.

2 hours 36 min ago - Libya

A former Libyan foreign minister who has defected to the opposition said on Thursday he believed Muammar Gaddafi has realised he could no longer stay in Libya and may leave within a few weeks.

Abdurrahaman Shalgam, one of the highest-ranking Libyan defectors, told Corriere della Sera TV he believed Gaddafi was negotiating for asylum with either another African country or Belarus.

Shalgam, who still serves as Libya's ambassador to the United Nations, said:

He is manoeuvring for three things - to leave the country, to have money and to be shielded from the International Criminal Court.

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