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What've they done so far? Anyone know? Or is this a Mubarak/Musharaff style "reformation" (ie. pretending to pander to the West while maintaining policies that are in many cases against it)?
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After the invasion of Iraq, Ghaddafi hurredly signed an agreement with Britain (and the US?) to allow their oil companies to operate in Libya. The US and Britain stopped calling him a terrorist and everything is now peace and harmony. -
Unfortunately it doesn't change the fact that Ghaddafi is terrorist supporting dictator. Even if he didn't do the plane thing, he still has supported terrorism and one doesn't white wash away that kind of thing, it's like if Osama stopped his ways, and in 2020 we'd say that's OK because you're now acting like a normal person, you know that's crap. But it shows how the world really works, and that's why the whole terrorism thing is a joke because we're not going after these guys... these guys that are very known and connected.. we don't go on about to Saudi Arabia, we don't do that. Thus it's not really 100% effort, there are other interests there too.In da butt.
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But he's promised to stop blowing us up!!! And let us have oil!!! He's obviously seen the light!!!
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Ah yes, it's all clear to me now.The US and Britain stopped calling him a terrorist and everything is now peace and harmony."You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."--General Sir Charles James NapierComment
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Fixed.Originally posted by techumseh
After the invasion of Iraq, Ghaddafi hurredly signed an agreement with Britain (and the US?) toallow their oil companies to operate in Libya.scrap its WMD program.
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Originally posted by techumseh
After the invasion of Iraq, Ghaddafi hurredly signed an agreement with Britain (and the US?) to allow their oil companies to operate in Libya. The US and Britain stopped calling him a terrorist and everything is now peace and harmony.
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Yeah, but the oil too. http://business.guardian.co.uk/story...ticle_continueOriginally posted by DinoDoc
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I think Libya got boycotted due to their refusal to cooperate in the investigation in the Lockerbie bombing, and the boycot got lifted after they began cooperating, paid damages and apologied. They also revealed their WMD program to create additional goodwill. The boycot was never about their domestic policies so the lack of reform wasn't a prerequiste for lifting it. Right?DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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That's correct. It was solely about the Lockerbie bombings. Domestically, Libya was no worse than, say, Syria, so why boycott them for that?“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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