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...important piece of evidence pointing to the participation of West German firms was obtained last August when U.S. intelligence intercepted telephone conversations between Libyan plant operators and officials of Imhausen-Chemie, which has its headquarters in the Black Forest town of Lahr. The calls reportedly took place after a toxic spill resulted from a bungled attempt by the Libyans to manufacture a test quantity of chemical-weapons material at the still uncompleted plant. In a frantic effort to get advice on cleaning up and repairing the plant, Libyan officials spoke at length with Imhausen-Chemie personnel. Those conversations left...
...this reckless attack, then, really intended to fail? "We suspect -- mostly on the basis of the two Libyan pilots parachuting from their MiGs -- that they intentionally provoked the incident," said an Italian government official. Besides being concerned about the chemical plant, added a West German diplomat, Gaddafi "has been outraged by the P.L.O.'s concessions to the U.S. for direct contacts, and he could have seen a chance here to try to sabotage...
...unpredictable nature of the Libyan attack and the trouble it has caused for the U.S. indicate that even after eight years of American pressure, Muammar Gaddafi retains his power to bedevil Washington. As Ronald Reagan departs from the White House, he leaves behind his Libyan nemesis as one more problem for George Bush to grapple with...
Former fighter pilot Steve Corris, now a California lawyer, considers the Libyan pilots "idiots" for repeatedly facing the Tomcats head-on, since "that is an indication of hostile intention." Equally unfriendly was the Libyan pursuit of the U.S. jets at varying altitudes. Modern combat, Corris notes, "isn't like old-fashioned dogfighting." The distances are much greater, and the targets may be seen only on radar. "Everything happens very fast." Pilots called the Mediterranean incident a "knife fight" because the jets clashed at unusually close quarters...
NATION: U. S. fighter jets shoot two Libyan MiGs...