I am ready to die as a "Martyr": Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi pledged victory saying he was ready to die as a martyr in Libya.

Making his first public appearance since the launch of coalition air strikes on his forces, a defiant Muammar Gaddafi pledged victory and said he was ready to die as a "martyr" in Libya. "In the short term, we'll beat them, in the long term, we'll beat them," thundered Gaddafi, who slammed the West, calling the attack an "unjust aggression". As Libya's capital Tripoli came under attack by coalition forces for a fourth night, Gaddafi(68), who has ruled the oil-rich north African nation for 41 years, said his fight will be an "historic battle" against them. Libyan TV broadcast broadcast a live address by the Gaddafi shown standing on a balcony before supporters at his residential compound near Tripoli. It was Gaddafi's first public appearance in a week.