South Africa's Zuma Heads To Libya To Set The Terms By Which The USA & Its 3 Colonist Partners Will Stop Bombing Libya

South African leader to visit Gadhafi, push for cease-fire and talks

Dafniya, Libya (CNN) -- South African President Jacob Zuma is set to meet embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Monday, his second visit to Tripoli since unrest started roiling the North African country.
Unlike many other world leaders and alliances, Zuma, his African National Congress party and the African Union -- which he will represent on his trip, and which Gadhafi himself once led -- have not called for the longtime Libyan leader to step down. In fact, it has criticized the NATO airstrikes targeting government forces.
Noureddine Mezni, an African Union spokesman, said the mission is to call for the cessation of all hostilities, followed by peace talks between the warring parties. The continental organization has helped mediate such talks before, including ones in Kenya and Zimbabwe that left the ruling powers still in control.
Zuma's first visit to Tripoli in April was launched with similar intentions, but did not achieve its desired results. On Saturday, rebel leaders marked the 100th day of an uprising they say was launched over concerns about lack of freedom, democracy and other concerns related to Gadhafi's 42-year rule.
Its leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, told CNN on Saturday that his opposition movement is running out of money -- at the same time it has achieved key victories militarily and diplomatically, including Russia joining others in calling for Gadhafi's exit.
The chairman of the Benghazi-based National Transitional Council did not suggest in an exclusive interview that the rebels would pull back in their fight against Gadhafi's government. But he pleaded for more resources so that the effort -- which is being backed by many Western nations -- could be successful.
"We are in desperate need of money," said Jalil, a former justice minister under Gadhafi. "We really need money. This is clear. We are going through a financial crisis."
The opposition movement's stature has been bolstered by the sale of a shipment of oil to China for $160 million, Jalil said. Still, he said the financial situation remains precarious for now -- especially with rebels' limited access to more oil.