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...embassy, carefully refrained from speculating about who was responsible for the attack, but he did say that his attacker seemed to be a "Middle Eastern type." Later that day Secretary of State Alexander Haig strongly suggested that the man behind the attack was Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan strongman and exporter of terrorism. Said Haig: "We do have repeated reports coming to us from reliable sources that Mr. Gaddafi has been funding, sponsoring, training, harboring terrorist groups who conduct activities against the lives of American diplomats." Haig had "no other information" directly linking the attempt on Chapman's life...
...commander of Libya's occupation forces in the central African nation of Chad received an urgent phone call from his government in Tripoli last week. When he hung up, he told reporters that he had received "an order" from Libya's mercurial strongman, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, to withdraw his troops from Chad. Added the clearly shaken soldier: "We must leave immediately...
...David Aikman was lunching with some influential Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and could only watch in silence as they raised their glasses to toast Sadat's assailants. Diplomatic Correspondent Strobe Talbott experienced an ominous sense of déjà vu. He was with Libyan Strongman Muammar Gaddafi in 1979, when the signing of the Camp David accords was shown on television...
...shock and upheaval that followed the Sadat assassination, one prime initial suspect as the instigator of the crime was inevitable: Libyan Strongman Muammar Gaddafi. In a closed-door briefing for U.S. Congressmen, Secretary of State Alexander Haig last week noted that the exultant broadcasts of Radio Tripoli hailing the killing were so intense that, in his judgment, they must have been prepared ahead of time. In a rare public moment of harsh sorrow, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger declared on television that if Libya had been "taken care of," Egyptian President Anwar Sadat might still be alive...
...Torrijos started planning for national elections in 1984. But Royo, a former Education Minister, is regarded as too leftist by the general staff of the 10,000-member National Guard, which holds real power in the country. A month ago, some colonels asked Torrijos to depose Royo, but the strongman stuck by his protege. With Torrijos gone, the Guard may turn to Royo's Vice President, Ricardo de la Espriella, a prominent banker...