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As Gaddafi finds himself increasingly isolated internationally, he still has at least a few friends far away.
The Associate Press reports that Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Cuba's Fidel Castro and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega have been foremost in opposing US and NATO military involvement.They have suggested that reports of atrocities by Gaddafi's troops are overblown or unproven.
Chavez praised the African Union for appointing a commission of leaders to travel to Libya for talks - an effort in line with his own peace proposals.
But the left-leaning governments of Argentina and Brazil have condemned Gaddafi's crackdown on opposition.Libyan 'rebel capital' threatened - check our latest news story on the situation in Libya
British newspaper Guardian reports that the Libyan rebels are urging west to assassinate Gaddafi as his forces near Benghazi.
Two young Libyans whose rap music is being broadcast to the front line by rebel Benghazi radio hope they are helping to maintain the morale of fighters outgunned by Gaddafi forces.
"Rap does not physically change things, but it invigorates the soul of people fighting and sends a message to all Libyans," 16-year-old Imad Abbar, sitting perched on a paint can in the patio of his home in Benghazi, told AFP news agency.
Hamza Sisi agreed, and the lyrics - in Arabic - he wrote for their rap song "Shamat Al-Medina", or "Candles of the City", say all:
The candles of the city shine to tell the world what we want,
The candles of the city won't rest and won't give up,
The blood of the fighters is our own,
We won't surrender until the regime falls.In Libya, Colonel Gaddafi's forces in the east are continuing to push the rebels back.
That's as the UN's security council has again discussed imposing a no-fly zone in the country - but with no firm outcome.
But as Nick Clark reports from Libya, time is running out for a population that has a proud legacy dating back thousands of years.- 1:24am
Ali Errishi, a former Libyan minister, spoke to Al Jazeera about the situation in Libya.
We are frustrated, the UN should live up to its moral and legal obligations, and do what is right, we are disappointed with the US for not exercising leadership.
People went out to demonstrate peacefully, they were then faced with bullets and with air bombardment. We had to defend ourselves. This fight has been imposed upon us.
The Libyan people made up their mind, it is either victory or death, the rest of the world should know, that there is no room for negations because the other side left no room for negotiations.
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