[Emirates 24/7] Libya's rebel government envoy to the Cairo-based Arab League...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
said Monday that his country will not allow NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
bases in Libya after Moamer Qadaffy's
...a proud Arab institution for 42 years...
ouster, official MENA news agency said.
"Thanks a lot for your help. Now get the hell out."
"Libya is an Arab and Islamic nation before NATO and after NATO," he said, adding, "the Libyans revolted from the 1970s against Western bases and there will be no non-Libyan bases."
The head of Libya's rebel national council urged rebels on Monday to respect the law and promised fair trials for members of Muammar Kaddafi's government.
"I call on all Libyans to exercise self-restraint and to respect the property and lives of others and not to resort to taking the law into their own hands," Mustafa Abdel Jalil told a news conference in the eastern city of Benghazi aired by Al Jizz television.
He said the national council would favour foreign countries that had supported the rebellion.
Except for military bases...
"We assure the international community that we are seeking to build solid ties based on mutual respect," he said, adding that countries would benefit from "special privileges" in relations with the oil-rich north African country.