Libya 'to give up WMD'

BBC ^ | 19/12/2003 | BBC

[Da_Shrimp]

Libya's leader Colonel Gaddafi has said his country sought to develop weapons of mass destruction capabilities but will dismantle this programme completely, Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced. "This decision is an historic one and a courageous one and I applaud it," Mr Blair said.

Colonel Gaddafi had told him the process of dismantling the programme would be "transparent and verifiable", the prime minister said in a statement from Durham Cathedral.

The range of all Libya's missiles would be restricted to "no more then 300km, he added.

Mr Blair said Britain had been engaged in talks with Libya for nine months.

"Libya came to us in March following successful negotiations on Lockerbie to see if it could resolve its weapons of mass destruction issue in a similarly cooperative manner," he said.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ROFL!!
Thanks!

I had never heard of the term before this thread.

[mylife]

Do not get too excited, there is alot more to this and it is ongoing story. Look back at the actions of Libya this year and see the pattern of actions. Including the payments to Lockiebie victims. A lot more going on and we need to watch Syria'a next move too.

Plus there is the little matter of reelection that needs to be delt with before any of this can truely be effective. We'll need 4 more years if we are to apply this effectively.

[AmericanInTokyo]

LIBYAN CAPITULATION BUMP!!!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Ok, then we know that it was a Clintigula fantasy that inspired him, not the hags from NAG.

[Callahan]

Watch. The War on Terror just ended for the Dems. They can't touch it.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Quick. Can somebody put a scraggly beard on Khaddify's face, taken/pasted via Photoshop from Saddam's recent ugly mug?

[Focault's Pendulum]

I wanted to rid the world of infidels...and all I got was this lousy lobotomy:

[Toidylop]

Excellent news. The Stealth President strikes again!!

Jim McDermott and the rest of the RATs never seem to understand what hit them, don't they? Hehehe. This is what a real plot is...

[Frank_Discussion]

"They can't touch it."

Hammer Time!

[jackbill]

Bush still can't pronounce "nulclear".

What's the big deal? Jimmy Carter couldn't either and he was a damned "nuclear" engineer. It's probably a southren thang.

[cajungirl]

What a fabulous {GW's word} Christmas we will have!! We are truly blessed with this President and the good news just keeps coming. Syria is next, or is it Iran?

[bc2]

Don't get me started, I can do this all day!

[AmericanInTokyo]

LOL!

[Callahan]

McDermott: This would have happened anyway? See, Saddam was just about to cave like nice Mr. Kaddafi when Bush went war mad. The two events are total un-related. My diaper is full blah blah blah blah blah....

[AmericanInTokyo]

[NYC GOP Chick]

Maybe we could sit back and take a breather while we let our friends in Israel take care of these 2 pests. :)

[OpusatFR]

It's ~nukula~ ( ;

[YaYa123]

what will be fun are the comments from the dem candidates, and yes, Bill Clinton. How many ways can they offer faint praise then slip in a zinger. They will become smaller and smaller in the eyes of American voters if they keep this up.

John Kerry has been moaning that we're no longer respected in the world. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Mo Mar respects us.

[Da_Shrimp]

ALL IT TOOK WAS US RESOLVE.

True enough, but as a proud Brit, I'd like to think we helped! The Libyans came to us, too, in connection with Lockerbie.

[mylife]

Maybe we could sit back and take a breather while we let our friends in Israel take care of these 2 pests. :)

Isreal is making noises that they will take care of Iran.