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U.N. Security Council Praises Libya; U.S. Faces Political Hurdles in Lifting Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council yesterday praised Libya for renouncing its WMD programs, while U.S. plans to lift economic sanctions on Tripoli could face political opposition from families of U.S. soldiers killed and wounded in a 1986 Libyan-backed bombing of a Berlin nightclub (see GSN, April 22). The Bush administration is prepared to lift sanctions on Libya as early as today, but attorneys for families of the bombing victims said the move would reduce their leverage to bargain with the Libyan government for compensation, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Lifting the sanctions will have the effect of the Bush administration abandoning U.S. servicemen at what looks like the altar of the interests of U.S. oil companies,” said Mario Mirabelli, a lawyer for the families. Mirabelli and other lawyers earlier this month sent a letter to top administration officials seeking support from the White House. A White House official said the letter arrived earlier this week and is being reviewed (Robert Greenberger, Wall Street Journal, April 23). Meanwhile, the Security Council yesterday unanimously adopted a statement welcoming “the decision (by Libya) to abandon its programs for developing weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.” The statement encouraged Libya “to ensure the verified elimination” of the arms programs through inspections and hoped Libya’s decision would encourage international cooperation with Tripoli (Reuters/AlertNet, April 22).
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