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.

[texasflower]

**Too bad we don't have a shot of Judy Woodruff as this goes down. She'd probably look like she'd been sucking on lemons all afternoon.***

In honor of this post, I have just emailed my sympathy to CNN.

[ChicagoHebrew]

Achmed and Abdul were justa shootin' at some jews,

Actually, it's well-known among Sephardi Jews that, technically, Quadafi IS Jewish. It's a great shame to my Lybian Jewish friend-- apparently Quadafi's mother was a Jew from the same village as his mother who converted Islam.

[sharkhawk]

My first thought was that is a message to our "allies" the Saudis. We don't need your oil.

[Mr. K]

I stand corrected - I was only 12 at the time

[Bobby777]

ah! ... that's OK ... 8)

in January that year, I was working as a Senior Programmer for a large Midwestern bank when I overheard our change control person mention to someone about "that shuttle that blew up on the pad this morning" ... of course she didn't quite have it right, but it was a shocker that day ...

I hate it that we lost that F-111 crew ... there were reports it was hit by a missile and reports of AAA fire ... I had hopes for survival for the crew because the crew capsule can eject and float in the water after parachuting ...

of course, we don't use these aircraft anymore (nor the A-6) ... I once had a great picture of some Aussie F-111's ... here's an American one ... I think this one has the SAC symbol on it ... can't quite tell ...

[BOBTHENAILER]

I've also seen that. Let's hope the conversion=back may be coming.

Sometimes we can dream.

[Grampa Dave]

That sounds like a powerful drink!

What a week!

[Grampa Dave]

I'm sure that his ugliest camel is far better looking than Half Bright and much less annoying when it opens it mouth.

[cars for sale]

get the hell outta Dodge. Way the hell outta Dodge.
This was a nine month deal '
tween Blair- Bush and
more of the bad guys. No way to spin that. I personally
heard Suzanne Malveaoux yap she only knew five minutes prior what the announcement was ,or its depth. Wolfe
(thank God he can grow a beard or he would be serious
ugly) Blitzed was as agast. Oral and rectoral.

[Grampa Dave]

I'm sure that everytime Krazy Kaddaffy hears a low flying jet fighter, he has control problems.

He was the first Islamofascist despot to face some personal Shock and Awe. So when he saw what The $oddomite got and his capture, he probably internalized what he saw and took it personally.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

ROFL!!

I loved to watch that show!

[Grampa Dave]

This could be another reason why no one has heard nor seen the Chia Head Tyrant of N Korea.

The rollover of Krazy Kaddafi could be a bigger intel treasure than $oddomite's Briefcase.

One can just imagine that intel data being used by people like James Baker working for our stealth president.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

With Halfbright no longer stuffing her gullet and babbling nonsense at state dinners, the Goron no longer taking bribes, and The Impeached Bent One no longer masturbating into Whitehouse sinks, what else are they to think?

ROFLMAO!!!

[woodyinscc]

The rollover of Krazy Kaddafi could be a bigger intel treasure than $oddomite's Briefcase.

Yup, Khadafi's left arm reminds him daily of the accuracy of our bombs, and he knows that was in the 80's. This was going on for 9 mos., do you suppose Baker was holding all the cards with Chirac and his partner in crime. Their remarkable 180 was the greatest demonstration of a whirling dirvish on record.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Damn, where does the time go!!!!

I started reading this thread an hour ago and was laughing so hard I forgot to watch the clock and realize it was past my bedtime!

[Coffee_drinker]

Bush and Blair what a team, like Good Cop (blair) Bad Cop (bush)

not a bad plan to quel any bad guy nations.

[KantianBurke]

Am curious as to Israel's view of his announcement. If they relax, then that's a pretty good sign for us and Quaddafi's veracity.

[Liz]

New DNC slogan: BABIES: we kill 'em and grill 'em.

Man, that DNC slogan's gonna make the FemiNazis and their girl friends mighty happy.

And Planned Parenthood is gonna be delighted although they'll have to go get more tax
dollars from Congress to install high-tech grills in their nationwide chain of arbortoreums.

[fourhorsemen]

Bush just reeled in another potential WMD threat. Howard Dean should check his blood pressure. America is safer tonight.

two thoughts:
- Bush is crazy if he thinks he can trust Gaddafi
- Gaddafi is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans, he ought to be brought to justice, it is criminal for the United States to negotiate with him.

We're sending the wrong message by rewarding Gaddafi.

[fourhorsemen]

I'm sure that everytime Krazy Kaddaffy hears a low flying jet fighter, he has control problems.

He was the first Islamofascist despot to face some personal Shock and Awe. So when he saw what The $oddomite got and his capture, he probably internalized what he saw and took it personally.

He responded to Reagan's attack by ordering the destruction of Pan Am 107 over Lockerbie, killing over 200 people. Yes you are right, he took it personally.