Word: libya
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Libya's leader predicts the treaty will hurt...
About halfway through the 90-minute interview in Tobruk, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was interrupted by a military aide who handed him a note. The revolutionary who heads Libya's government paused in his bitter denunciation of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty just long enough to read the message. Then he smiled wanly, shook his head and waved the aide away with the back of his hand. The note informed Gaddafi that live TV coverage of the White House signing ceremony was beginning in the next room. Gaddafi clearly preferred to talk about the treaty rather than join his staff...
...arms sales to Egypt. While making propaganda about peace, the U.S. is increasing the danger of war. [Gaddafi argued that the new Egyptian arms are likely to be used not against Israel but against Libya. In July 1977, Egypt launched sharp raids against Libya in a border dispute.] If the Americans seek to change the balance [of power in the region] in a way that is threatening to Libya, we will be forced to seek Soviet assistance to counter that threat. When reactionary regimes threaten us, we will resist...
...closing days of the regime, Libya was busy supplying Amin's troops with fuel and small arms. Libyan army instructors also tried frantically to improve both the skill and morale of units still loyal to Amin. The reasons for Libyan support are not clear, though it may be that Gaddafi wanted to support a fellow Muslim in order to preserve an Islamic "belt" running from Libya through Chad (where Libyan-supported guerrillas now control the government), Uganda and Somalia. Gaddafi's involvement, however, carries wider implications for Africa. Libyan planes in support of Amin used Nairobi International Airport...
...also refused to let Moscow establish an embassy. Mintoff has tried to pursue a course that he calls "positive neutrality." Aside from China, which is helping Malta build a drydock for supertankers, at a cost of $40 million, Mintoffs greatest friend of the moment is Libya. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi last week pledged "total support," but nobody knows exactly what that may mean. Many Maltese nevertheless resent the growing Libyan influence, which includes TV programs in Arabic. Unlike their Prime Minister, some of the islanders have mixed feelings about the departure of their former colonial masters. Their attitude may have been...