Gaddafi tried targeting U.S. Base in Italy with Missiles in 1986

[LAIEN]

Source: Sabq

U.S. intelligence documents linked between Libya’s Muammar al-Gaddafi and terrorist organizations in various regions around the world. The secret documents revealed that Gaddafi had spent billions of dollars on weapons program only to show off.


Algerian newspaper Al-Nahar quoted a CIA report, made in March 1999, indicating that the Gaddafi regime in Libya sought to develop a military program based on two techniques; the first was the rapid armament and possession of long-range missiles. The second technique was to try to develop non-conventional deterrence capabilities through a nuclear program

Read more: http://en.sabq.org/sabq/user/news.do?section=19&id=101

[tcaudilllg]

1. Gotta give Gadhafi's enemies credit for trying. Yes he tried -- did -- bomb us.

But he's not trying anymore so who cares?

[Arctic Dave]

2. And this means what exactly?

[Javaman]

3. was this before or after ray-gun launched his raid on Libya?

Libya bombs a dance club in Berlin. april 5th, 1986

ray-gun bombs libya. april 15th, 1986

libya wants to bomb US bases. (the include article on states 1986. No specific date)

While abore violence and it appears that libya commited a terroristic attack, it seems as if it were ray-gun who upped the anti.

Don't get me wrong. gaddafi is a piece of shit.

I just want to get the time line and the facts straight.