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Libya 'to give up WMD'
BBC ^ | 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: Da_Shrimp
Let's see Rather, Jennings, and Al Katie try to spin this as a defeat for GWB.
41 posted on 12/19/2003 2:41:12 PM PST by Moonman62
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To: Da_Shrimp

"He counted on America being passive. He counted wrong."


42 posted on 12/19/2003 2:41:19 PM PST by KantianBurke (Don't Tread on Me)
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To: prairiebreeze
Tony Snow calling it a carrot and stick arguement that the President just gave.

The two tend to be more effective used together than separately, a concept the Clinton Administration never quite understood.

43 posted on 12/19/2003 2:41:43 PM PST by dirtboy (New Ben and Jerry's flavor - Howard Dean Swirl - no ice cream, just fruit at bottom)
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To: NautiNurse
Don't cha love it? President Bush said he and Tony Blair had been working on this for 9 months. hee hee The media didn't know nuthin bout it?????? Another mainstream media boo boo......but of course they will just whine because this administration keeps secrets.

And folks, let's count back...what was happening 9 months ago? could it be that Quaddaffi (sp) already bombed once by ....was it Ronald Reagan???? Quadaffi must have believed this president, so willing to go after Saddam, was a man of his word and would boldly attack Libya too.

Take that Howard Dean!!! take that Bill Clinton!!!

44 posted on 12/19/2003 2:41:53 PM PST by YaYa123 (@ Hally loo yaya.com)
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To: KantianBurke
I respectfully disagree......this is the Saddam effect.
45 posted on 12/19/2003 2:41:54 PM PST by Dog (First question to Saddam..........Where is Scott Speicher??)
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To: Da_Shrimp
President Bush spoils another Democrat weekend.....
46 posted on 12/19/2003 2:42:02 PM PST by Defendingliberty (www.defendingliberty.com)
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To: NYC GOP Chick
The guy is such a whack job that he never promoted himself past Colonel.

That's the funniest line I've read today. lol

47 posted on 12/19/2003 2:42:15 PM PST by witnesstothefall
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To: Moonman62
Let's see Rather, Jennings, and Al Katie try to spin this as a defeat for GWB.

They can't. So they'll just downplay it as much as possible instead.

48 posted on 12/19/2003 2:42:22 PM PST by dirtboy (New Ben and Jerry's flavor - Howard Dean Swirl - no ice cream, just fruit at bottom)
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To: RightWhale
Khadaffi was always a rational man, although he concealed this fact with unusual effectiveness esp. early in his political career.

I agree with you on that: he made a big thing of cocking a snook at the West early on, but once the chips were down, he's been desparate to get back in favour.

49 posted on 12/19/2003 2:42:32 PM PST by Da_Shrimp
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To: hobson
Shame they had to announce this on a Friday evening leading into a holiday week. It needs max exposure becasue it validates Bush's strategery and makes the Rats look like idiots.
50 posted on 12/19/2003 2:42:44 PM PST by Callahan
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To: Da_Shrimp
Howard Dean comments "the US is no more safer because of this".
51 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:03 PM PST by God luvs America
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To: Da_Shrimp
Gaddafi gets it! Good for him!
He has acquired wisdom in his old age.
52 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:21 PM PST by LayoutGuru2 (Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)
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To: Da_Shrimp
Probably Libya was running short of funds, and decided that it was more important to have a flashy wardrobe than WMD!
53 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:23 PM PST by aShepard
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To: Da_Shrimp
It is all about honor and respect. And letting them know beyond any doubt that we can pin them to the ground quicker than a hawk on a mouse.

For umpteen years, we had lost face it in their eyes....

We've got it back now.
54 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:23 PM PST by najida (Where is Snake Pliskin when you need him?)
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To: NYC GOP Chick
LOL!
55 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:24 PM PST by CougarGA7
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To: Frank_Discussion
Qadaffi has been in captivity for months. President Bush will announce his capture when it is most advantageous for his re-election.

Love,


Madeleine Not-so-Bright

56 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:31 PM PST by NautiNurse (Everyone is born right handed. Only the exceptionally gifted overcome it.)
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To: Dog
British reporter on CNN telling Wolf Blitzer that this is a huge feather in the cap for the British-American coalition.

"Hugely historic step", he says.

57 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:35 PM PST by YaYa123 (@ Hally loo yaya.com)
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To: hchutch
No. First, we told him to "do it for the Dubyafather." He told us to pound sand. So we left the head of his favorite camel on his pillow.
58 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:40 PM PST by Poohbah ("Beware the fury of a patient man" -- John Dryden)
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To: witnesstothefall
It happens to be the truth. Name one other psycho dictator who didn't make himself General -- or higher!
59 posted on 12/19/2003 2:43:42 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick (The 9th Circuit Court needs to be sent to Gitmo, as the terrorists that they really are)
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To: NYC GOP Chick
The guy is such a whack job that he never promoted himself past Colonel.

Not necessarily. The Arabic term for "Brigadier General" sounds a lot like the Arabic term for "South End of Northbound Camel."

60 posted on 12/19/2003 2:44:23 PM PST by dirtboy (New Ben and Jerry's flavor - Howard Dean Swirl - no ice cream, just fruit at bottom)
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