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From: andersa@kuling.UUCP (Anders Andersson)
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.politics
Subject: Re: Air raid on Libya
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Date: Mon, 5-May-86 23:02:50 EDT
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[Save net.general/followup - this is clearly politics]

In article <508@bu-cs.UUCP> dml@bucsd.UUCP (David Matthew Lyle) writes:
>How about causing the European Allies to finally begin to take
>diplomatic and economic action against Libya??  Until the raid,
>there were no significant limits on Libyan diplomats(or whatever
>they are), except in England.  

Governments have to defend their actions in some way or another.
Sending foreign diplomats back home is usually preceeded by accusing them
for something. Recently, the Swedish government sent five Czechs back home
because of their espionage activity here - it was an immediate response
when that was discovered. In much the same way, if we didn't find enough
reason to send home Khadaffi's "nephews" before the air raid - how would
we be able to do it *afterwards*? Should the air raid be viewed as some
kind of reason? Never mind what WE know is the reason, I'm worrying about
how such an action would be described (and used) by HIS allies.

He might very well be counting on this, which would explain part of his
relative silence since the raid. As portraited in a satire song in TV the
other day: "I'm an Outstanding Martyre! I'm an Outstanding Martyre! I'm..."

I'm afraid I haven't had enough time myself to study the proofs showing
Khadaffi's involvement in specific terrorist actions. Could someone give
a summary? They would be great to use as arguments. Unfortunately, the
air raid has dominated the whole thing.
-- 
Anders Andersson, Dept. of Computer Systems, Uppsala University, Sweden
Phone: +46 18 183170
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