REAGAN'S military prepared l of misinfo sory study claim of 's First indications of the build-up came on 9 April. when threatened new military action against Libya . DICOS ference. This was allegedly for Libyan terrorism'.
No specific act was cited and, as usual in the propaganda • azalusi Libya, none of the alleged considerable evidence' was supplied. Instead, launched into racist tirade against Qaddafi as the 'mad dog of the Middle East.
US officials have also revealed that Washington shas relected at least seven attempts by Libya discuss a peaceful resolutien of the conflict with the US.
The threats followed the 27. March announcement that the largest naval assembled the mediterranean since WorId War 11 was pulling back waters near Libya. The fleet launched the first attacks on Libya 24 and 25 March that people.
To prepare the ground for the Libya was the Reagan adthe again evidence • Qaddafi in which two died, the order further Lion tidya Inproposals to the joint of Libya.
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CIA TOr what assassinate terwas ever presented The campaign aims to sultans) subhuman the by the US the evidence, the New York Post carried perialism. Qaddafi must racist, sexist headlines portraying her as terror gal' to Secretary of State and 'woman of murder.' George Shultz, because he On 5 April she held a "Is doing things that news conference in Beirut. against our interests. Insisting that she woulc never strike at innocent The US rulers are bitwomen and children, terly opposed the the TWA bombing had democratic rights of nadone, she said she would tions to govern themselves sue the US goverment for and determine their own laying false charges against policies. They her. escalating wars against he real reasor for Libya, Nicaragua, Angola Washington's continued and other: countries that assault onLibya is not "ter- dare exercise these rorism, ' but the fact that rights. That is the reason Libya follows policies that TOT the US attack many Libya.
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