Qaddafi 2001 interview: I'm "not a terrorist"
In 1969 Muammar Qaddafi, a 27-year-old captain, led a coup that overthrew a monarchy in Libya.
Since that time he has ruled the country, often standing out as an enemy of the United States. In 2011, Qaddafi's regime may be in its last days.
Monday, protesters claimed control of the country's second largest city, Benghazi, after bloody clashes.
Qaddafi's son, Seif el-Islam, warned of a "fierce civil war" and would fight "until the last bullet." Qaddafi's government has reportedly used fighter aircraft to fire on protesters in Tripoli.
Complete Coverage: Anger in the Arab World"We are not Tunisia and Egypt," he said. "Muammar Qaddafi, our leader, is leading the battle in Tripoli, and we are with him."
"The armed forces are with him. Tens of thousands are heading here to be with him. We will fight until the last man, the last woman, the last bullet," he said
On Monday, Libya's own U.N. ambassadors called for Qaddafi to step down, accusing Qaddafi of genocide on his own people in recent days.
In a 60 Minutes II interview with Charlie Rose that aired in 2001, Qaddafi discusses the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, acknowledging that Libyan oil funding funded the attack. He discusses his association with terrorists over a 30-year period and Libya's often contentious relationship with the U.S.