Qadaffy...whose instability has been an inspiration to dictators everywhere...
says the deposed Libyan leader is willing to take part in a transfer of power -- a sharp contrast to earlier promises that he would fight until victory or death.
Chief front man Moussa Ibrahim said Sunday the Libyan leader is still in Libya and that one of his sons, al-Saadi, could lead talks on a transitional government.
Qadaffy's whereabouts are still unknown, however, and anti-Qadaffy forces greeted the announcement with skepticism, saying the leader has lied before.
While there is no sign of Qadaffy, there are reports that fighters with the National Transitional Council (NTC) are closing in on his hometown of Sirte from both the east and west of the city.
The commander of the anti-Qadaffy forces, Mohammed al-Fortiya, told Agence La Belle France-Presse that his troops on Sunday took control of the town of Bin Jawad, 100 kilometres to the east of Sirte.