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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1986

Page

3

Libya's Khadafy Targets United States in Angry Diplomacy

Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy, rising from a 1969 coup, denounces the United States as a favorite target amid U.S. sanctions on Libya. He vows to unleash death squads in American streets while Reagan calls him barbaric. Western analysts note Libya's powerful war machine and anti-U.S. rhetoric aimed at uniting the Arab world against Israel.

Muammar Khadafy United States Rome Vienna America Reagan Khadafy Libya U.S Facno Col Idris Israel Mediterranean Sandhurst Military Academy Britain Gamel Abdel Nasser Egypt Tunisia Chad Niger Mali Sudan Algeria Syria Nasser United Arab Republic of Goukouni Oueddi Africa Organization of African Unity Soviet Union Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Iran Europe Madrid Paris London

Reagan freezes Libyan assets in U.S. amid sanctions push

President Reagan orders a national emergency assets freeze on Libya in the United States to cut off hundreds of millions in property and bank holdings. The move targets Libyan access as retaliation for airport attacks tied to Khadafy’s regime and aims to force Americans and operations to withdraw from Libya.

Washington Reagan Muammar Khadafy United States Libya U.S Khadafy TWA Rome Vienna Friedhelm Ost Italy

United States and Allies Split Over Sanctions Policy

An AP report outlines broad gaps between Washington and NATO allies on terrorism and sanctions. It notes U S unilateral actions against Libya and past measures against the Soviet Union, Poland, Grenada, and Nicaragua faced European and Latin American hesitation or rejection, with few allies backing sanctions.

Washington Reagan Libya NATO United States Soviet Union Afghanistan Poland U.S Grenada Beirut

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