Muammar Qaddafi

[AGBF]

I don't have a horse in this race, but I found an article in Tuesday's "Washington Post" fascinating. Has anyone else here been following this story?

According to a piece by David Ignatius, Abdurahman Alamoudi, pled guilty on July 30 to violating US sanctions against Libya and, as part of his plea bargain, provided an account of how he was hired by Qaddafi to assasinate Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a plot set in motion between the spring of 2003 and September 2003.

Libyan intelligence opeartives have backed the story of Mr. Alamoudi and Saudi Arabia is holding 15 alleged conspirators in the plot.

The story is of interest because it shows that while President Bush was congratulating himself on having subdued Libya through his "toughness", Qaddafi was actually engaged in plotting terrorism. Bush was, in fact, sending mixed signals to Qaddafi and allowing Qaddafi to think that he could now get away with more now as a Bush ally.

As I said, I don't have a horse in this race. I am glad that secrets kept by President Bush, whose policies I abhor, come to light. On the other hand, I am not a great fan of the Saudi ruling family. Nonetheless, I found this interesting.

 

[Todd07]

Hi AGBF,


I think it's a good trade to start engaging with Libya in exchange for stopping their nuclear development.


The other options are:


-Ivade like Iraq and install a democratic govt?


-Keep them isolated?




These extreme options don't improve stability in the world or reduce terrorism. After Libya engages with with world again, our leverage over them increases. I don't want to send troops to punish them for their planned attack on Saudi.

 

[Momoftwo]

If you knew anything at all about National Security and the intelligence field, you''d know that secrets are necessary to protect us all. Everyone participates in deception and in public denial. It''s what gives us the upper hand in dealing with these mad men.

 

[AGBF]

Date: 10/28/2004 10:49:45 PM
Author: Momoftwo
If you knew anything at all about National Security and the intelligence field, you''d know that secrets are necessary to protect us all. Everyone participates in deception and in public denial. It''s what gives us the upper hand in dealing with these mad men.

The point that interested me is that Qaddafi was engaged in a secret plot to kill a Saudi official. That wasn''t a secret kept by the United States; it was a secret UNEARTHED by the United States.

Deb