'My People Love Me': Moammar Gadhafi Denies Demonstrations Against Him Anywhere in Libya

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK By CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR
TRIPOLI, Libya, Feb. 28, 2011

Gadhafi denied using his air force to attack protesters but said planes had bombed military sites and ammunition depots. He also denied there had been demonstrations and said young people were given drugs by al-Qaida and therefore took to the streets.

The uprising that began Feb. 15 has posed most serious challenge to Gadhafi in his more than four decades in power. His bloody crackdown has left hundreds, and perhaps thousands, dead.

"They love me. All my people with me, they love me," he said. "They will die to protect me, my people."