The World Has

Forgotten
that United States planned to
invade Libya to plunder oil
and
Arab lands.
Libya is still one of Africa’s largest oil
producers.

In 2003, Libya gave up its WMD program ..

Gadhafi made the worst mistake.

Now, year 2011, Zionist elites perpetrated

waves of revolt across Arab countries via
internet and mobile communication starting
with Tunisia. Weeks before Tunisia crisis,
there were warnings of hackers inciting revolt
on forums and social networks.

Another sinister deception by United States ..

this time as humanitarian aid.
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Dec. 20, 2003

By Joel Roberts
(CBS/AP) After winning concessions from Libya,
President Bush urged other nations to recognize
that the pursuit of nuclear, chemical and biological
weapons brings not influence or prestige, but
"isolation and otherwise unwelcome
consequences."

Mr. Bush's remarks alluded to the Iraq war that

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WMDs
British P.M. Tony Blair said, Libya's
leader confirmed his country tried to
develop weapons of mass destruction,
but now intends to dismantle its
program, Mark Phillips reports.
toppled Saddam Hussein over his alleged
possession of weapons of mass destruction, and
were apparently aimed at North Korea and Iran,
still suspected of seeking and developing banned
weapons.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Mr. Bush, in

back-to-back appearances late Friday in Britain and
at the White House, announced that Libyan leader
Moammar Gadhafi had agreed, after nine months
of secret talks, to halt his nation's drive for such
weapons and the long-range missiles to deliver
them.

The series of negotiations and on-site inspections

Gadhafi during news conference in by U.S. and British experts were initiated by the
Tripoli in Feb., 2001 file photo (AP) long-reviled Gadhafi in March, shortly after he
agreed to a settlement in the 1988 bombing of a
Pan Am jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland.

The result, Mr. Bush and Blair said, was that Libya agreed to disclose all its weapons of
mass destruction and related programs and to open the North African country to
international weapons inspectors to oversee their elimination.

Libya's most significant acknowledgment was that it had a program intended to enrich
uranium for use in nuclear weapons, a senior Bush administration official said.
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Libya's nuclear effort was more advanced than previously thought, said the official, who
briefed reporters at the White House on condition of anonymity. U.S. and British experts
inspected components of a centrifuge program to enrich the uranium, but did not see a
fully operational system, the official said.

Teams of American and British experts went to Libya in October and December, the
official said. The Libyan news agency Jana Tripoli quoted Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman
Shalqam as saying Libyan experts had shown their U.S. and British counterparts "the
substances, equipment and programs that could lead to production of internationally
banned weapons."

The experts visited 10 sites related to Libya's nuclear program, the official said.

In London, CBS News Correspondent Mark Phillips reports a high-ranking

government official said Gaddafi was close to developing such weapons.

The American and British team also was shown a significant amount of mustard agent, a
World War I-era chemical weapon. Libya made the material more than a decade ago, and
had bombs that could be filled with the substance for use in combat, the U.S. official said.

Libya also acknowledged having chemicals that could be used to make nerve agent. The
official said there was little evidence of a biological warfare program.

Libyan officials further acknowledged contacts with North Korea, a supplier of long-range
ballistic missiles, and provided the U.S.-British team access to missile research and
development facilities.

However, the official said several "remaining uncertainties" about Libya's programs exist
even after all the disclosures.

"The announcement by Lybia to allow international weapons inspectors and to abandon

its weapons of mass destruction programs clearly reflects the chilling impact of the arrest
of Saddam Hussein, the invasion of Iraq and Libya's longstanding interest in having U.S.
and U.N. sanctions removed," said CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk.

"The payment of compensation to the U.S. victims of the Pan Am Lockerbie was just a
part of the overall negotiations of Col. Gadhafi to rejoin the West," Falk continued.

Mr. Bush said the United States and Britain, wary of Libyan promises, would watch closely
to make sure Gadhafi keeps his word. And he said Libya's promises on weapons aren't
enough; it must "fully engage in the war against terror" as well.
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If Libya "takes these essential steps and demonstrates its seriousness," Mr. Bush held out
the promise of helping it build "a more free and prosperous country." Neither he nor aides
provided specifics.

Gadhafi's moves were "statesmanlike and courageous," British Foreign Secretary Jack
Straw told British Broadcasting Corp. radio on Saturday.

Britain restored diplomatic relations with Libya in 1999 after a 15-year hiatus and has
been involved in negotiations to end the country's international isolation. The United
States, which retained its 17-year embargo, has Libya on its list of nations that sponsor
terrorism.

"The United States is looking forward to an entirely new approach and relationship with
Libya," Straw said. On sanctions, he said: "I would expect them to be lifted. I can't say
exactly when."

The U.N. Security Council ended sanctions against Libya on Sept. 12 after Gadhafi's
government took responsibility for the Pan Am bombing and agreed to pay $2.7 billion to
the victims' families.

But the United States has kept its own 17-year embargo in place and has kept Libya on
the list of nations that sponsor terrorism.

"As we have found with other nations, old hostilities do not need to go on forever," Mr.
Bush said. "Libya can regain a secure and respected place among the nations and, over
time, achieve far better relations with the United States."

In a statement carried by the Libyan news agency, Gadhafi called his move a "wise
decision and a brave step that merit support from the Libyan people."

Senior U.S. officials said the Pan Am 103 families were briefed before Mr. Bush's
announcement. But Susan Cohen of Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, whose daughter
was among the 270 people killed in the bombing said Gadhafi cannot be counted on to
keep his promise.

"How can we trust somebody who has blown up a plane?" she said.

It was the second foreign policy victory for Mr. Bush in a week, after last weekend's
capture of Saddam. He said his action against the Iraqi leader, as well as U.S. efforts to
rein in weapons pursuits by North Korea and Iran, "have sent an unmistakable message
to regimes that seek or possess weapons of mass destruction" and played a role in
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Gadhafi's decision.

The president sought to nudge other regimes with both the threat of "unwelcome
consequences," if weapons pursuits are not abandoned, and the offer - if they are - of "an
open path to better relations with the United States and other free nations."

"I hope that other leaders will find an example in Libya's announcement today," Mr. Bush
said. "When leaders make the wise and responsible choice ... they serve the interest of
their own people and they add to the security of all nations."

The move represents a shift for a nation long regarded as an outlaw.

While Libya is credited with moderating its behavior in recent years, Gadhafi has been
depicted as an erratic, untrustworthy ruler. In 1986, President Reagan sent American
warplanes to bomb the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi in retaliation for the bombing
of a Berlin disco where a U.S. serviceman was killed.

The bombs struck Gadhafi's barracks and killed his young, adopted daughter and
wounded two of his sons. Gadhafi, sleeping in a tent outside the compound, escaped
injury.

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Bush: Libya agrees to dismantle WMD program

( 2003-12-20 10:29) (Agencies)

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, after secret negotiations with the United States and
Britain, agreed to halt his nation's drive to develop nuclear and chemical weapons and
the long-range missiles to deliver them, US President Bush and British Prime Minister
Tony Blair said Friday. Bush said pointedly, "I hope other leaders will find an example"
in the action.

Libya's most significant acknowledgment was that it had a program intended to enrich
uranium for use in nuclear weapons, a senior Bush administration official said.

Libya's nuclear effort was more advanced than previously thought, the official said. U.S.
and British experts inspected components of a centrifuge program to enrich the
uranium, though the system was not operational, the official said, briefing reporters at
the White House on condition of anonymity.

Blair, speaking from Durham, Britain, and Bush, addressing reporters in the White
House briefing room, described a process of nine months of secret talks and onsite
inspections, initiated by the long reviled Libyan leader shortly after he agreed to a
settlement in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland.

In the decision announced Friday by all sides, Libya agreed to disclose all its weapons of
mass destruction and related programs and to open the country to international
weapons inspectors to oversee their elimination

"Colonel Gadhafi's commitment, once it is fulfilled, will make our country more safe and
the world more peaceful," said Bush.

Recalling the war in Iraq, Bush said other nations should recognize that weapons of
mass destruction "do not bring influence or prestige. They bring isolation and otherwise
unwelcome consequences."

Bush said the United States and Britain, wary of Libyan promises, would watch closely to
make sure Gadhafi keeps his word. And he said Libya's promises on weapons aren't
enough; it must "fully engage in the war against terror" as well.

If Libya "takes these essential steps and demonstrates its seriousness," Bush held out
the promise of helping Libya build "a more free and prosperous country."

The U.N. Security Council ended sanctions against Libya on Sept. 12 after Gadhafi's
government took responsibility for the Pan Am bombing and agreed to pay $2.7 billion
to the victims' families.

But the United States has kept its own 17-year embargo in place and has kept Libya on
the list of nations that sponsor terrorism.

"As we have found with other nations, old hostilities do not need to go on forever," Bush
said. "Libya can regain a secure and respected place among the nations and, over time,
achieve far better relations with the United States."

The move represents a shift for a nation long regarded as an outlaw.

While Libya is credited with moderating its behavior in recent years, Gadhafi has been
depicted as an erratic, untrustworthy ruler. In 1986, President Reagan sent American
warplanes to bomb the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benzghazi in retaliation for the
bombing of a Berlin disco where a U.S. serviceman was killed.
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The bombs struck Gadhafi's barracks and killed his young, adopted daughter and
wounded two of his sons but Gadhafi, sleeping in a tent outside the compound, escaped
injury.

Susan Cohen, a Cape May Courthouse, N.J., woman whose daughter was among the 270
people killed on Pan Am 103, said Friday night that Gadhafi cannot be counted on to
keep his promise.

"How can we trust somebody who has blown up a plane?" she asked.

The Libyan news agency Jana Tripoli quoted Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Shalqam as
saying Libyan experts had shown their U.S. and British counterparts "the substances,
equipment and programs that could lead to production of internationally banned
weapons."

Libya's decision is a "wise decision and a brave step that merit support from the Libyan
people," Gadhafi said in a statement carried by the official news agency.

Teams of American and British experts went to Libya in October and December, the
Bush administration official said.

They visited 10 sites related to Libya's nuclear program, the official said.

Libyan officials also showed the American and British team a significant amount of
mustard agent, a World War I-era chemical weapon. Libya made the material more than
a decade ago, and also had bombs that could be filled with the substance for use in
combat, the official said.

Libya also acknowledged having chemicals that could be used to make nerve agent, the
official said.

The U.S. official described little evidence of a Libyan biological program.

Libyan officials further acknowledged contacts with North Korea, a supplier of

long-range ballistic missiles, and provided the U.S.-British team access to missile
research and development facilities.

According to a recent, unclassified report to the US Congress, Libya's longest-range

missiles were thought to be Scud-B ballistic missiles. These have a range of 186 miles.
Libya agreed to destroy missiles with longer ranges, but it was unclear if the country
had any.

The White House suggested that Libya's dramatic decision was influenced by the war in
Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein, as well as U.S. efforts to rein in weapons of mass
destruction capabilities in North Korean and Iran.

Bush also used the announcement to try to nudge unnamed "regimes that seek or
possess weapons of mass destruction" into similar cooperation.

"Those weapons do not bring influence or prestige; they bring isolation and otherwise
unwelcome consequences," he said. "Leaders who abandon the pursuit of chemical,
biological and nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them, will find an open path to
better relations with the United States and other free nations."

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Bush Seeks To Pressure Iran, Syria On Weapons – Forward.com http://www.forward.com/articles/6023/

Libyan Decision Sends a Shock

By Ori Nir
Published January 02, 2004, issue of January 02, 2004.

WASHINGTON — Encouraged by Libya’s surprise decision to abandon its pursuit of weapons of mass
destruction, the Bush administration has instructed its Middle East experts to seek ways of pressing for similar
changes in Syria and Iran.

Staffers at the State and Defense departments have been told to step up efforts to elicit change in the policies of
the two countries and to induce them to curtail their pursuit of nonconventional weapons and support of terrorism,
administration officials said. Washington has also tapped its European allies to join the effort.

Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi announced in late December, following nine months of secret negotiations with
Britain and the United States, that he intends to sign a so-called additional protocol to the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty. The protocol allows inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to make
intrusive checks into Libyan nuclear facilities to ensure Tripoli fulfills its promise to scrap its weapons program.
U.N. inspectors made their first site visits this week and reported that Libya was in the “early stages” of a nuclear
program and “years” from building a weapon.

The Libyan move has sent shock waves through Middle East diplomatic circles and appeared likely to increase
pressure on Syria and Iran to moderate their policies.

Nowhere was the shock greater than in Israel, where officials admitted they had been caught completely
off-guard and grumbled privately over Washington’s failure to alert Israel to the talks. Senior officials in the
Sharon government were largely dismissive in their reactions to the Libyan move, noting that Israel was still
surrounded by hostile states seeking advanced weaponry, including Syria and Iran.

However, Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Moshe Ya’alon, in what some observers called an
implied rebuke of the government, told the daily Yediot Aharonot in an interview last weekend that the Libyan
move was “serious. It’s serious.” Asked why Washington had not kept Israel informed, he said that “some of the
things they have disclosed to us in the past, we leaked.”

Ya’alon said the Libyan move was part of a “domino effect” following the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and that combined
with Iran’s agreement last month to submit to nuclear inspections, it had created the beginnings of a changed
regional landscape and lowered the strategic threats facing Israel.

Secretary of State Colin Powell last week called on Iran, Syria and North Korea to “get smart” and follow Libya’s
example. Powell said Syria has improved its cooperation with the United States on controlling its border with Iraq,
but needs to do more in other areas. “Syria still doesn’t get it that they have to abandon support of terrorist
activity,” Powell said. “They’ve got to return any Iraqi monies that they might have in their bank, and they’ve
started to take some minor actions in that regard.”

Powell told the Washington Post this week that America “should keep open the possibility of dialogue with Iran.
Speculation was rife, particularly in Europe, that the U.S. humanitarian response to the earthquake in Iran might
lead to a thaw, though Iran appeared to rule that out.

Administration officials and independent scholars warned in interviews that Syria and Iran pose a tougher
challenge than did Libya.

“In many regards, Libya has always been the easiest case,” said David Mack, a former deputy chief of the State
Department’s Near Eastern bureau, now vice-president of the Middle East Institute, a think tank. “It is both
because Libya’s WMD program is very rudimentary and because it has never posed a direct, immediate strategic
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threat” to the United States and its allies.

The administration is attempting to use Libya’s case as a “paradigm” for Syria and Iran, Mack said. “They tried to
get the absolute maximum cooperation from the Libyans in all regards, so they can say to the Syrians and
Iranians: ‘Look, that’s what you’ve got to do. You’ve got to undress before the U.N. nuclear inspectors, you have
to completely get out of the terrorist business, and if you don’t we still have the Damocles sword hanging over
your heads in regard to what we did in Iraq and Afghanistan.’”

Most experts said the chances of a “grand deal” with either Syria or Iran are unlikely, and incremental progress
seems the best hope.

Unlike Libya, “Iran is not the kind of country where a leader wakes up in the morning and says ‘Let’s make a
policy U-turn,’ ” said Ray Takeyh, an Iran expert at Washington’s National Defense University. Policy-making in
Iran requires consensus, he said, but current politics ensure gridlock rather than transformation.

Iran has been trying to open back-channel negotiations with Washington and, according to some reports, may
recently have established a dialogue, said Iran expert Gary Sick, who directs the Middle East Institute at
Columbia University. It is evident, he said, that there have been U.S.-Iran discussions, beginning with U.S. policy
in Iraq but possibly ranging more broadly.

Iran signed the additional protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on December 18, following months of
intense international pressure. Many observers question Iran’s sincerity, and point out that this action has not
been accompanied by significant gestures in other fields, particularly in sponsorship of terrorism.

Some sources in Washington say Iran has already reached out to America with feelers about reducing its support
for terrorists. According to one source, Iranian government representatives recently met informally with “U.S.
nationals” and told them that Tehran would suspend ties with the Palestinian organizations Hamas and Islamic
Jihad in return for official negotiations with Washington. The administration rejected the proposal, U.S. sources
said.

Matthew Levitt, a terrorism expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former FBI analyst, said
he would be surprised if such an Iranian proposal had been authorized at the top. “The Palestinian Islamic Jihad is
their baby; they won’t give it up so easily,” he said.

Ya’alon told Yediot that Iran’s agreement to U.N. inspections was “very serious” and that while the Iranians might
still “try to hide” weapons programs, the inspections would at least “delay” Iran’s development of nuclear
weapons by several years, which he called “positive” from Israel’s standpoint.

As for the Syrians, Mack said they “have a huge card they can play” to resist giving up their chemical and
biological weapons programs. “This card is that they are ready to resume dialogue with Israel. It is the Israeli
government that is not ready.” If Syria can blame Israel for the deadlock, he said, it can claim it needs its arsenal
for defense.

Syrian President Bashar Assad recently renewed his call for restarting peace negotiations with Israel, telling the
New York Times that talks should resume from the point his father’s regime reached with the government of Ehud
Barak in January 2000 in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

But Israel’s prime minister dismissed Assad’s quasi-overture as pandering to the Americans. Sharon told his
Cabinet Sunday that “in the event of talks between Israel and Syria, they will start from scratch,” not from the
point they left off in 2000. That appeared to rule out any restart of earlier talks.

Increasing pressure on Israel, Syria reacted to the Libyan weapons shift by calling for a nuclear weapons-free
Middle East. Syria introduced it as a resolution to the U.N. Security Council this week.

U.S. officials assured Israel that the administration does not accept the equation between Israel on one hand and
Iran, Libya and Syria on the other. But Sharon’s dismissive reaction to Assad also left Washington with limited
leverage to end what one Washington observer called Israel’s state of “convenient belligerence” with Syria.