Word: houderi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...outcry in Tripoli. The Libyan news agency JANA called the raid a "combined Franco-American military action" and charged that Washington and Paris were "behind the aggression against Libya." In Paris, Libyan diplomats accused France of bearing "direct responsibility" for the escalation of the war. Libyan Ambassador Hamed el Houderi warned that "those who put oil on the fire risked getting burned...
...replied that at the time, the White House was desperately searching for help in any quarter to free the hostages. He felt that using Billy was worth a try since Arab societies tend to put blood ties above formal positions in government. In fact, after Brzezinski met with Ali Houderi, Libya's top diplomat in Washington, the Libyan government issued a statement condemning the Iranian action. That move, Brzezinski claimed, "certainly prevented the jelling of a radical front at the time." He felt that it may have saved American lives...
...President's National Security Adviser, committed one of the more ill considered acts in the whole affair. He asked Billy to use his friendship with the Libyans to get Gaddafi to lean harder on Khomeini to free the hostages. After talking to Brzezinski, Billy called on Ali Houderi, a recently acquired friend who happened to be Libya's chargé d'affaires in Washington. Billy set up a meeting on Nov. 27 between Houderi and Brzezinski and went along to the White House to make the introduction...
When the U.S. embassy in Tripoli was stormed by mobs on Dec. 2, it was obvious that none of the U.S. channels to Gaddafi, whether official or secret, were having much effect. Four days after the embassy attack, Brzezinski called Houderi directly to protest the lack of Libyan security for Americans. Jimmy Carter asked Brzezinski to bring Houderi to the Oval Office, where the President chewed out the Libyan for 10 minutes. Billy was not involved in these sessions...
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