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From: lazarus@athena.mit.edu (Michael Friedman)
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Subject: Re: Historical and Geographic inaccuracies.
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Date: 28 Feb 88 04:54:06 GMT
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In article <8802261821.AA01476@jiff> jiff!lazarus (Andrew J Lazarus) writes:
>In article <3097@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> lazarus@athena.mit.edu (Michael Friedman) writes:
>>In article <2642@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:

>And furthermore, there was no way to enter the embassy to
>compel his surrender [anti-Soviet refugees in our embassy, Mike?],
>or the forcibly interrogate witnesses inside the embassy.
>(Look it up, Mike....)
>The British granted diplomatic immunity to the officials in the
>Libyan Embassy even though Ghaddafi labelled it a 'People's Bureau',
>not an embassy. After this incident the embassy was closed.
>andy

Hey. I never suggested that the British should have stormed the
Embassy or that they should have arrested that guy. What they should
have done is they should have told Quadaffi "There are two possible
explanations for what happened. The first is that this was a lone
madman acting without your permission. In that case you will obviously
waive diplomatic immunity and let us prosecute him. The alternative is
that he was carrying out the policy of the Libyan government. We will
assume that that is the case if you do not let us prosecute him. If it
is the Libyan government's policy to kill British policemen then it
will become the British govenment's policy to destroy some important
Libyan assets in Libya. You have been warned."

Considering what the British did to Argentina I think Quadaffi would
have played ball if Thatcher had given him a face-saving out.



These are the official opinions			Mike Friedman
of my organization. So, TOUGH!!