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Africa: North
Libyan Muslim Brotherhood criticizes decision to give up armament programs
2003-12-28
The banned Muslim Brotherhood group in Libya considered the announcement made by Tripoli government to give up armament programs of non traditional weapons as an attempt to solve its external problems at any price.
If they're banned, why should Muammar be expected to pay any attention to their opinions?
In a statement, the group considered the Libyan decision as an evidence on miscalculation in spending billions of dollars on armament, at the expense of the prosperity of the Libyan people, and that the decision is taken under the complete absence of the Libyan people participation in such decisions.
Muammar has pissed away billions on arms and ammunition, to the detriment of the Libyan people. How does cutting some of the frivolous expenditures hurt them?
The statement said that the issue of traditional weapons is of concern of the future of the Arab region as a whole, noting that it was better for Libya to have had coordinated with the Arab states to this effect.
Why? Are the Arab states involved in the development? Have they kicked in for the purchase?
Libya had announced surprisingly last Friday, after nine months of secret negotiations with the Americans and the British, that it will engage in programs to develop nuclear or chemical weapons.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#3  In the Zawara Declaration of April 1973 Qaddafi outlawed the Communists, Baathists and, most particularly, the Muslim Brotherhood. For thirty years Q has fought the Brotherhood's every effort to reorganize. Over the last ten years they have regained some strength (even in the military) and that has Q worried.
Posted by: Tancred   2003-12-28 10:32:03 AM  

#2  uh-oh...look out for seething and anger on the Arab Street™ over Mo's capitulation on WMDs
Posted by: Frank G   2003-12-28 8:57:32 AM  

#1  that it will engage in programs to develop nuclear or chemical weapons.

Use shouldn't confuse what you hope will happen with what is going to happen. Somebody should take a clue-bat to this writers head.
Posted by: Charles   2003-12-28 12:56:02 AM  

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