Obama: Time for Gadhafi to Relinquish Power
时间：2011-08-22 06:47:34
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U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to "relinquish1 power once and for all," saying the momentum2 against him has reached a tipping point.
In a statement late Sunday after Libyan rebels pushed into the capital, Tripoli, Mr. Obama said Mr. Gadhafi needs to acknowledge that he no longer controls the country.
Mr. Obama also said the United States will continue to work with the international community to support a peaceful transition to democracy in Libya, and urged the
opposition3 Transitional National Council to include the interests of all the Libyan people.
Earlier Sunday, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the sooner Mr. Gadhafi realizes he "cannot win the battle ... the better."
The International Criminal Court at The Hague confirmed that the rebels had detained Mr. Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam. The world court was quick to remind the rebels that they had "an obligation to surrender Seif to the ICC."
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Gadhafi, his son, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, charged with crimes against humanity.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on Sunday was one of the rare voices to criticize the events in Libya, and he
condemned4 NATO's airstrikes in the country.
Mr. Chavez has long been a staunch
defender5 Mr. Gadhafi and has denounced the popular uprising, claiming it is an oil grab by Western powers.
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