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Libya: Envoy apologises for Gaddafi "slur"
[IndependentOnline: 2010-03-09]
Washington - The US State Department apologised on Tuesday for dismissive comments its spokesperson made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi"s call for "jihad", often translated as "armed struggle", against Switzerland. "I understand that my personal comments were perceived as a personal attack," State Department spokesperson PJ Crowley told reporters. "These comments do not reflect US policy and were not intended to offend. I apologise if they were taken that way." In apologising, he appeared to be trying to end a dispute that pr. . .
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