Gaddafi says could join al-Qaeda

Milan, Italy – Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with anti-government rebels, whom he described as ‘terrorists linked to Osama bin Laden,’ but warned that if the West were to attack his country, he would ally his forces with al-Qaeda in a ‘holy war’.

Gaddafi made the remarks in an interview with Milan-based daily Il Giornale from his his headquarters in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

Asked whether he feared ending up like former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who was toppled by a US-led invasion and then hanged for war crimes, Gaddafi said: ‘No, our war is against al-Qaeda.’