US fears changes in Arab world
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has voiced Washington’s concern about the challenges resulted by political transitions in the Arab world.
Addressing a UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, Clinton warned on Monday that these changes can be chaotic and that the process of transition should be protected, Reuters reported.
She also called for further international steps to hold the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi accountable.
Gaddafi “has lost the confidence of his people and he should go without further bloodshed and violence,” she said in a statement, adding the Libyan people deserve a government that "protects their universally recognized human rights."
The US has always said that the future of Libya should be decided by its people, she said, and “they (Libyans) have made themselves clear.”
Meanwhile, the White House has announced exile as an option that would satisfy its demands for Gaddafi to go.
It, however, fell short of saying whether the US is prepared to facilitate any departure from Libya for Gaddafi.
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