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Trafield
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I know the following prophecy has yet to be fulfilled, but it is interesting to see Libya beginning to align itself with the 'international community.' This is justy more evidence of the accuracy of God's Word and how close we are to the time of the end.
Daniel 11:40-43
40“At the end time the king of the South will collide with him, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, with horsemen and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overflow them and pass through.
41“He will also enter the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, Moab and the foremost of the sons of Ammon.
42“Then he will stretch out his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape.
43“But he will gain control over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians will follow at his heels.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,106263,00.html
Saturday, December 20, 2003
WASHINGTON — Libya has agreed to end its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and allow international inspectors to enter the country and search for such weapons, President Bush (search) announced Friday.
Bush said Libya's decision would be "of great importance" in stopping weapons of mass destruction in the global fight against terrorism.
A senior State Department official told Fox News that Libya's announcement on Friday was a "pretty big deal and an important step." But, the official said, it would be crucial to watch whether Libya would follow through on its promise.
The country landed on the State Department's sponsors of terrorism list not because of weapons of mass destruction but because of its role as a haven for terrorists.
But Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (search) has admitted trying to develop weapons of mass destruction and now plans to halt all such programs, Bush said.
Libya's most significant acknowledgment was that it had a program intended to enrich uranium for use in nuclear weapons, a senior Bush administration official said.
Libya's nuclear effort was more advanced than previously thought, the official said. U.S. and British experts inspected components of a centrifuge program to enrich the uranium, though the system was not operational, the official said, briefing reporters at the White House on condition of anonymity.
Fox News also confirmed reports Friday by a U.S. official that Libya admitted cooperating with North Korea to develop scud missiles.
"What they want is an improved relationship with the U.S. and you can have that even while you're on the terrorist list," the senior State Department official told Fox News.
But, he added: "They didn't place any conditions (on dropping weapons of mass destruction), and we didn't make any promises."
Bush said the United States and Britain, wary of Libyan promises, would watch closely to make sure Gadhafi keeps his word. And he said Libya's promises on weapons aren't enough; it must "fully engage in the war against terror" as well.
If Libya "takes these essential steps and demonstrates its seriousness," Bush held out the promise of helping Libya build "a more free and prosperous country."
The Libyan news agency Jana Tripoli quoted Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Shalqam as saying Libyan experts had shown their U.S. and British counterparts "the substances, equipment and programs that could lead to production of internationally banned weapons." These included a "centrifuging machine and equipment to carry chemical substances."
"Libya has decided, with its own free will, to get rid of these substances, equipment and programs and would be free from all internationally banned weapons," the news agency quoted the foreign minister as saying in a statement monitored by the BBC.
In Durham, Britain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair (search) also spoke about Libya's surprising decision.
Britain says that Libya acknowledged trying to develop a nuclear bomb, and also revealed "significant quantities of chemical agent," according to Reuters news service.
"Libya came to us in March following successful negotiations on Lockerbie (search) to see if it could resolve its weapons of mass destruction issue in a similarly cooperative manner," Blair said in England.
Blair said Britain and the United States had been talking with Libya for nine months after negotiating a settlement in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people. Libya made the overture, hoping to resolve its weapons program "in a similarly cooperative manner," Blair said in Durham, Britain.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, his deputy Richard Armitage and Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Bill Burns were all heavily involved in the negotiation process, Fox News learned.
The U.N. Security Council ended sanctions against Libya on Sept. 12 after Gadhafi's government took responsibility for the Pan Am bombing and agreed to pay $2.7 billion to the victims' families.
But the United States has kept its own 17-year embargo in place. Washington has said Libya was actively developing biological and chemical weapons, upgrading its nuclear capabilities and seeking ballistic missiles to deliver weapons of mass destruction, working with the help of countries that sponsor terrorism.
According to a recent unclassified report to Congress, Libya's longest-range missiles were thought to be Scud-B ballistic missiles (search). These have a range of 186 miles. U.S. intelligence reports suggest Libya has been seeking missiles with longer ranges.
Libya had relied heavily on foreign assistance for its weapons programs. It had already made overtures suggesting it would slow or halt its programs to improve its international standing.
The U.S. intelligence statements on Libya's alleged weapons programs suggest efforts in that country were not as advanced as Iraq's were before the U.S.-led invasion. At the White House, Bush said the war in Iraq and efforts to stop North Korea's nuclear program had sent a clear message to countries such as Libya that they must abandon weapons programs.
"In word and in action, we have clarified the choices left to potential adversaries," Bush said. That was an apparent reference to Iran and North Korea, two other countries that the United States contends are trying to develop weapons of mass destruction.
Without naming them, Bush added: "I hope other leaders will find an example" in Libya's action.
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