US official apologizes for insulting Gadhafi
A senior State Department official is apologizing for a joking remark he made about Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that prompted Libya to threaten diplomatic retaliation unless he apologized.
Chief department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday he regretted any offense caused by his response to a reporter's question about Gadhafi's recent call for a holy war against Switzerland. Libya said last week said it might take action against American interests there if a formal apology was not made. (AP)
