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Libya 'to give up WMD'
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| 19/12/2003
| BBC
Posted on 12/19/2003 2:32:59 PM PST by 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.
TOPICS: Breaking News; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afterbash; blair; britain; collateralbenefits; gaddafi; libya; next; saddamfreude; wmd
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To: MeeknMing
LOL. Where did you find that pic?
341
posted on
12/19/2003 4:15:12 PM PST
by
BJClinton
("If Howard Dean had his way, Saddam Hussein would be in power today, not in prison.”)
To: Miss Marple
What is going on down in Venezuela, is the same old communist stuff that Castro has been pushing for 4 decades. Of course that is what endears him the left wing mediots and rats in congress.
342
posted on
12/19/2003 4:16:19 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(George $orea$$ has owned and controlled the Rats for decades!)
To: tapatio
A President who means what he says can have a lot of influence!BINGO! This type of action could well be the most important result of the BASH*.
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* = Battle Against Saddam Hussein
343
posted on
12/19/2003 4:16:48 PM PST
by
AFPhys
(((PRAYING for: President Bush & advisors, troops & families, Americans)))
To: rudypoot
"It didn't take one U.N. resolution to accomplsh this! All it took was U.S. resolve."
I like that.
344
posted on
12/19/2003 4:17:52 PM PST
by
Samwise
(There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
To: sarasmom
Its just that EU thingyWe can't really ignore such a large trading bloc lying only 23 miles from our southern coastline, much as we'd like to. Nice thing is, with the East European nations coming in, we've got some natural allies against the Franco-German axis eg we've just concluded a deal with the Poles (my wife's Polish, so I'm all in favour of that!)
To: TheConservator
You are probably correct and realistic, not pessimistic.
Hopefully, he will reveal a lot of stuff that we need to know to minimize what you are talking about.
346
posted on
12/19/2003 4:17:56 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(George $orea$$ has owned and controlled the Rats for decades!)
To: BushisTheMan
So if Kadafi admits he has WMD and "programs", then Blix or the U.N. wasn't aware of either, right? Iraq had promised to rid themselves of chem and bio weapons, and to provide proof they were doing so. Previously Libya had not - therefore Blix and the U.N. had nothing to do with inspecting.
347
posted on
12/19/2003 4:18:05 PM PST
by
lepton
To: Da_Shrimp
Libya???
Holy Smokes!!!!!,,, Who else is developing these things????????????
To: TomGuy
Bet that wake up call Pres Regan sent him was instrumental.
Moammar Gadhafi has never been the same tyrant since his near-death experience on the receiving end of some B-52's courtesy of President Ronald Reagan. We should also remember that France refused to give us fly-over rights on that otherwise magnificent occasion.
349
posted on
12/19/2003 4:20:47 PM PST
by
Wolfstar
(George W. Bush — the 1st truly great world leader of the 21st Century)
To: CIB-173RDABN
Am I the only one tired of hearing about how someone pronouces nuclear?No, you aren't. Moreover, I can't even hear this so-called mistake. I have tried to perk up and listen whenever Dubya says "nuclear" and I just don't hear anything extraordinary about how he says it. He has a slight southern accent. A lot of what he says sounds slightly different, I suppose, but I don't remark upon it.
But it's funny what will bother folks. I'm from Michigan, and I have a friend from Chicago who just goes nuts every time I say "often" because I pronounce the "t". My friend screeches, "It's pronounced 'offen'!" Whatever.
350
posted on
12/19/2003 4:20:49 PM PST
by
wizardoz
("Let's roll!" ........................................................ "We got him!")
To: Callahan
...are saying thta Nelson Mandela deserves all the credit here...
Yup, I noticed that. Before this story plays out every lefty in the world will have given credit to everyone but Bush and Blair.
351
posted on
12/19/2003 4:22:07 PM PST
by
BJClinton
(If Howard Dean had his way, Saddam Hussein would be in power today, not in prison)
To: NYC GOP Chick
Sec. Powell has been off the job this week. I wonder if that means/influenced anything?
352
posted on
12/19/2003 4:22:18 PM PST
by
chiller
(could be wrong, but doubt it)
To: Da_Shrimp
I used to think the folks at DUh were crazy but having just returned from the sewer I can report that they are simply dimbulbs.
Here is what one had to say about the deal we offered Ghaddafi: "The same deal could have and should have been allowed with Saddam"
NEWS FLASH!!! WE DID OFFER THAT, FOR OVER 10 YEARS!
353
posted on
12/19/2003 4:23:42 PM PST
by
mylife
To: wizardoz
and I have a friend from Chicago who just goes nuts every time I say "often" because I pronounce the "t".Blimey, I hope they don't come for a holiday over here in England!
To: chiller
I doubt it, although I was hoping that Israel would take the opportunity to wipe out arafart and send the so-called palis back to Jordan. ;)
355
posted on
12/19/2003 4:26:02 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
(The 9th Circuit Court needs to be sent to Gitmo, as the terrorists that they really are)
To: Callahan
"The DUers, via the BBC, are saying thta Nelson Mandela deserves all the credit here. I guess that's gonna be Dean's line. Too funny."
*groan*
Yep... it's just like the spectacle of the Canadian prime minister appearing on t.v. last night and saying that Saddam should be tried in an international court where there is no death penalty.
Paul Martin tries to have it two ways... he makes people think he's a friend of the Americans, but he doesn't have the guts to make a stand, and so here he'll wimp out and say what he thinks people want to hear.
I still have hope for Paul Martin.... but his mushiness does bother me. He never said a word one way or another last spring, when Chretien was deciding what to do and despite the presence of ten thousand people on Parliament Hill (including me and my two kids) begging the government to join with "our traditional allies, Great Britain and the United States," Jean Chretien instead chose to ally himself with that supporter of Quebec separatism, Jacques Chirac. After all, his son in law is a major stake holder in Total Final Elf.
Why is the "all about oil" thing used against the U.S. but never when the Left is actually interested in oil profits.
And why is "internationalism" (for the left) a "better" argument than "freedom and democracy"?
Oh I could go on. But I have already rambled... :)
Oh yeah, back to Nelson Mandela... all I know is, when I saw pictures of Oprah Winfrey chatting with him in the "O" (meaning Oprah, LOL) magazine that my sister sent to me... it truly made me sick. Mandela has milked his prison time for all its worth.
356
posted on
12/19/2003 4:26:09 PM PST
by
proud American in Canada
(Take back the First Amendment! Call today! U.S. Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121)
To: Wolfstar
The are aircraft were F-111
To: The Raven
Chemical is easy to develop, I believe Libya used them against Chad in the 80s. But let's face it, even nuclear will become more prolific as the technology becomes more widely available. And that dang internet doesn't help. :)
358
posted on
12/19/2003 4:26:51 PM PST
by
BJClinton
(If Howard Dean had his way, Saddam Hussein would be in power today, not in prison)
To: Callahan
The DUers, via the BBC, are saying thta Nelson Mandela deserves all the credit here.WHAT??!?!!
359
posted on
12/19/2003 4:27:16 PM PST
by
wizardoz
("Let's roll!" ........................................................ "We got him!")
To: fhayek
On the bright side, Dean will need a relatively small spider hole.
360
posted on
12/19/2003 4:27:20 PM PST
by
Samwise
(There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
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