A resident of the north-central Libyan city of Benghazi stands atop a burning heap of books authored by Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at a local park of the city on March 02, 2011. Kadhafi warned the West against intervening to support the rebellion against him, saying that would unleash a “very bloody war” in which “thousands of Libyans would die.” AFP PHOTO/ROBERTO SCHMIDT