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#237309 - 12/10/2004 09:29 EU lifts weapons embargo on Libya
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 Loc: London	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3732514.stm Is this going to help stability in the Middle East?
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#237310 - 13/10/2004 01:44 Re: EU lifts weapons embargo on Libya [Re: tahir]
FireFox31 pooh-bah Registered: 19/09/2002 Posts: 2494 Loc: East Coast, USA	Wow, and that has been going on as long as I can remember. Back to the Future 1, anyone? _________________________ - FireFox31 110gig MKIIa (30+80), Eutronix lights, 32 meg stacked RAM, Filener orange gel lens, Greenlights Lit Buttons green set
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#237311 - 13/10/2004 02:06 Re: EU lifts weapons embargo on Libya [Re: FireFox31]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31604 Loc: Seattle, WA	Well, we don't need to worry, then, they'll just have a shiny bomb casing full of used pinball machine parts. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#237312 - 13/10/2004 02:50 Re: EU lifts weapons embargo on Libya [Re: tahir]
CommOri journeyman Registered: 30/12/2001 Posts: 83	Quote: Italy had argued for the lifting of the 18-year-old arms ban, so that it could supply Libya with hi-tech equipment intended to curb illegal migration. This conjures up two thoughts: (1) "Yeah, right." (2) An international border stretching across the desert, spotted every 50 meters or so with auto-turrets.
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#237313 - 13/10/2004 07:29 Re: EU lifts weapons embargo on Libya [Re: CommOri]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1919 Loc: London	I'd say (1) makes sense to me, although a little bit of (2) might be on the Colonel's mind.
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