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Will Qaddafi seek safer ground?

In this May 11, 2011 file photo taken from Libyan TV, Muammar Qaddafi holds a meeting in Tripoli with tribal leaders from eastern Libya. AP Photo / Libyan TV via APTN

Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is "seriously considering" fleeing Tripoli for safer ground outside his capital, U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal.

The latest U.S. intelligence about Qaddafi suggests he may relocate beyond Tripoli, which has continued to fall under attack by NATO airstrikes, but does not intend to leave Libya.

The Journal's Adam Entous and Julian Barnes write today that this latest intelligence shows Qaddafi "doesn't feel safe anymore" after three months of NATO attacks on Tripoli and the inability of his armed forces to squelch the rebellion.

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But the paper says any move by Qaddafi does not appear imminent.

The report comes just days before the International Criminal Court at the Hague will decide on whether to issue arrest warrants against Qaddafi and two others.

CBS News foreign affairs analyst Pamela Falk reports the ICI will announce on Monday, June 27, whether to agree to a prosecution request for arrest warrants against the Libyan leader; his son, Saif Al Islam Gaddafi; and Qaddafi's brother-in-law, Abdullah Al-Senussi, who headed the country's spy agency.

Prosecutors seek to try the three on charges of crimes against humanity for plotting the deaths of anti-government demonstrators.

At the same time, the House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a resolution to cut off funding of U.S. military operations against Libya.

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