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Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil waves to supporters after his speech on the former Green Square renamed as Martyr's Square in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011
Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011

Open quoteWe are a Muslim people for a moderate Islam and will stay on this road.Close quote

  • MUSTAFA ABDEL-JALIL,
  • leader of the Transitional National Council, addressing Libyans in his first speech since the interim government ousted Muammar Gaddafi. He renounced Islamic extremism and called for a peaceful, democratic state
Photo: Francois Mori / AP | Source: NYT