What Libyan rebel leaders want from U.S.
Libyan opposition leader Mahmoud Gibril talks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the future of Libya. Gibril meets with White House officials tomorrow. A highlight and an embeddable video link from the full interview are after the jump. Please visit CNN.com for a full transcript.
Please credit all usage of the interview to CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Highlight from Full Interview – What Gibril wants from the U.S.
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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: So you’ll ask the United States for formal recognition?
MAHMOUD GIBRIL, LIBYAN TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL COUNCIL: That’s true.
BLITZER: Will you ask for money?
GIBRIL: Well, to be honest with you, we want our money to be de-frozen. We have about $34 billion here frozen in the United States…
BLITZER: Is that what that idea was that came up. Have they — have they given you any of the — the Gadhafi frozen assets yet?
GIBRIL: No, they did not. But they are thinking of some ways, some legal ways to defreeze this money. Of course…
Highlight from Full Interview – Future of Leadership in Libya
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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: — the opposition leader. I want to — one final question before I let you go. Do you want to be the leader of Libya after Gadhafi?
MAHMOUD GIBRIL, LIBYAN TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL COUNCIL: No. No. All the people who are involved within the Council made a statement that everybody is committed not to run for office after this ordeal is over.
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