World | Benghazi Calling UN Action 'Invalid,' Gadhafi Hits Rebels Says 'Libya is for Libyans By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Mar 19, 2011 5:52 AM CDT Copied A warplane of Gadhafi's forces is seen being shot down over the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) Moammar Gadhafi says the UN resolution authorizing international military intervention in Libya is "invalid." The Libyan leader says he sent a message to President Barack Obama defending his decision to attack rebel cities: "If you found them taking over American cities by the force of arms, tell me what you would do." The statement came from the government spokesman at a news conference in Tripoli. Gadhafi also sent a letter to the French and British leaders, and the UN secretary-general, saying the resolution violates the UN charter and saying they would "regret" any intervention. "Libya is not for you, Libya is for the Libyans," he said. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. Musk says his new party is in business. A Texas man's disappearance is fodder for true-crime mania. Kerr County considered a flood warning system years ago. Report an error