Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s inner circle is debating whether the man in charge of Libya since 1969 should remain in power or relinquish his role, as his government invited rebels and tribal leaders to negotiate a political solution and Western nations took steps to prepare for a possible military intervention.
The rebel-led governing council, based in Benghazi, in eastern Libya, rejected the invitation and said it wasn’t sincere.
As forces loyal to Col. Gadhafi launched airstrikes to check the opposition’s advance west toward his hometown of Sirte, his second stronghold outside the capital, President Barack Obama said the U.S. was discussing military options with allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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