Father is rallying against rebels: Aisha Gaddafi

Father is rallying against rebels: Aisha Gaddafi
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Summary Aisha Qaddafi called on the people to rise against the new rulers.

Aisha Qaddafi, daughter of the ousted Libyan leader, said Friday that her father was well and fighting on the ground, as she attacked the countrys new rulers and called them traitors.Remain reassured, your great leader is doing well. He carries weapons and is fighting on the fronts, she said in a telephone message aired by Syria-based Arrai television, which regularly broadcasts comments from Qaddafi or his family members.You can be proud of your leader, she said addressing the resistant people of Libya.Aisha Qaddafi, who fled to Algeria with her mother and two brothers late last month, called on the people to rise against the new rulers, saying members of the Transitional National Council (TNC) were traitors who have broken their oath of allegiance toward Qaddafi.She warned Libyans that those who have betrayed their allegiance could do the same with you.Qaddafis wife Safiya, two sons Mohammed and Hannibal and daughter Aisha escaped to Algeria on August 29. Algeria said it had allowed them in on humanitarian grounds.When rebel fighters stormed and captured Qaddafis Bab al Aziziya headquarters on August 23, they found no trace of the strongman, who has since made several broadcasts claiming he is still in Libya.Reports also emerged that he may be in the south.

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