Gaddafi Family Lashes Out At UN, Dismisses Security Council Resolution

Gaddafi Clan Lashes Out At UN

In an interview with Serbian television on Sunday, beleaguered Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi dismissed the unprecedented resolution against Libya passed by the U.N. Security Council on Saturday.

"The U.N. is not allowed to meddle in the internal affairs of other countries, unless a country is attacking another state," he said.

Gaddafi also called for a closer investigation of the situation in Libya and maintained the U.N. made their decisions "on the basis of news reports."

In the interview, Gaddafi continued to downplay the extent of unrest in his country.

"The people of Libya support me. Small groups of rebels are surrounded and will be dealt with," he said.

Two of Gaddafi's sons, Sayf and Saadi spoke to ABC's Christiane Amanpour on Sunday, and downplayed the violence sweeping their country.

"You're hearing rumors, false reports," Sayf Gaddafi told Amanpour.

Sayf and Saadi are subject to the travel ban implemented by the Security Council's resolution. Saadi told Amanpour he is looking to hire a lawyer to fight the ban.

"I'm going to hire a lawyer. I have some hobbies after I quit football. I have some hobbies like I do some hunting, I go to safari. So in Libya there is no safari, so I've got to safari, I have got to hire a lawyer," he said.

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