Word: libya
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...self-proclaimed libertarian socialist cited last spring's bombing of Libya by the U.S. "The American bombing of Libya was totally unprovoked," he said. At the time, the Reagan Administration said that it was retaliating for Libya's alleged bombing of a West German discotheque frequented by American servicemen...
...gained a reputation for being one of the world's top troubleshooters. His first successful mediation effort came in 1981 when he traveled to Tehran and secured the release of four Britons being held by Iranian authorities. Three years later he again intervened for Brit ain, this time in Libya, where four British citizens had been jailed, unwitting pawns in an ugly political duel between the governments in London and Tripoli. Following a Christmas Day meeting with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan strongman's Bedouin tent, the Britons were freed. In September 1985 Waite played a still unspecified role...
Having served both the Roman Catholic and the Anglican churches, Waite has the advantage of appearing religious but not doctrinal. He also has an appreciation for the religious aspects of political confrontations, be they in Libya, Iran or Lebanon. When he met with Gaddafi in December 1984, the two men debated, among other things, the effect of Greek philosophy on Islam and Christianity. Sensibly, when Waite first arrived in Beirut last year, he quickly noted the sufferings of Lebanon's community of some 1 million Shi'ites...
With such friends, who needs enemies? That was the question that dogged left- lean- ing Irish Opposition Leader Charles Haughey last week after Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi told Irish television viewers that he hoped Haughey would win next year's general election. Gaddafi's remarks were seen as a boost for Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald's flagging coalition, which trails in the polls...
...odds of Central American aliens receiving asylum are extremely slim--Gordon says the government rejects 98 percent of the Guatemalans and 97 percent of the E1 Salvadorans. More than half of those applicants from the Soviet Union, Poland, and Libya are accepted, says Jean Butterfield, legal coordinator for Centro Presente...