On the recordAugust 23, 2011
He is utterly resistant to any idea there could be any separation of those two entities, he is Libya.
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transcripts.cnn.comJohn Burns: “He is utterly resistant to any idea there could be any separation of those two entities, he is Libya.”
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John Burns explains Gadhafi's belief that he embodies Libya and cannot separate himself from the nation.
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