TRIPOLI, Libya – A senior Libyan official on Thursday accused NATO of intensifying its bombing of the country to lay the groundwork for an advance by rebels trying to topple Moammar Gadhafi’s regime. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim told The Associated Press in an early morning interview that the increased bombings represent the “final phase” of the alliance’s air campaign. But he said the push will fail and that civilians will be the ones to pay the price. Kaim said NATO targeted police checkpoints in the Nafusa mountains southwest of Tripoli ahead of a rebel…
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