A Selection of Notable Quotes from Past Republican Conventions Sep 2, 2008
With the 2008 Republican National Convention beginning September 1, HUMAN EVENTS thought subscribers would enjoy reading a selection of quotes from previous GOP conventions, some of which they might find particularly relevant to today s political situation. Barry Goldwater, 1960, Chicago: "Let's grow up, conservatives ; we can take this party back.". (Human Events Online)
10 nights in Libya Aug 23, 2008
This port town on the Gulf of Sidra is a major commercial center for Libya. After a night at the Tibesti Hotel, continue on to Cyrene, home to ancient temples, tombs, an agora (a traditional Grecian city square), a theater, and the sanctuary of Apollo, with Roman baths. (MSNBC -- Travel)
When travel is experience Mar 29, 2008
For example, I was in a suite in the Century Plaza Hotel when my father gave Attorney General Ed Meese the authority to order our military to shoot down Moammar Gadhafi's aircraft in the Gulf of Sidra. Following Hillary's reasoning, that experience qualifies me as an expert of military matters relating to foreign affairs and as someone capable of knowing what to do in a moment of crisis. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Hotheads of Hormuz Jan 11, 2008
If that is what the theocrats running Tehran believe, then it's time for the U.S. Navy to remind them what happened in the Gulf of Sidra in August 1981 -- when Moammar Gadhafi sent up Libyan fighters to challenge the 6th Fleet in international waters. Go ahead, Mahmoud, look it up on Google. (Townhall.com)
21 comments Jan 10, 2008
Remember when Libyan jets drew a line in the Gulf of Sidra and threatened to attack an American carrier group. A pair of F-14s were sent and the Libyan MIGs were blown out of the sky. (Human Events Online)
A new assignment Nov 27, 2007
Its jets shot down a pair of Libyan MiG-23s near the Gulf of Sidra in 1988, for example, answers. com says. (Florida Times-Union)
International Law: Cut Adrift In Water World Nov 3, 2007
Certainly Reagan didn't need the U.N. in 1986, when Libya laid claim to the entire Gulf of Sidra. To demonstrate what the State Department termed "U.S. resolve to continue to operate in international waters and airspace." All that Reagan needed was the Sixth Fleet and a few F-14 Tomcats. (Investors Business Daily)
International Law: Sea Sickness In The Senate Sep 26, 2007
In the 1980s, Libya declared the entire Gulf of Sidra to be under Libyan authority, and ships entering the Gulf needed Libya's permission first. Reagan's response was to dispatch a carrier task force that blew two Libyan patrol boats out of the water. (Investors Business Daily)
The education of Robert Gates Sep 20, 2007
Reagan used forceful rhetoric, but also small displays of force - shooting down Libyan jets over the Gulf of Sidra - to demonstrate American resolve. "I don't think you invade Iraq to bring liberty. You do it to eliminate an unstable regime and because sanctions are breaking down and you get liberty as a byproduct," he continued. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
People: Second Chance for Miss Teen South Carolina Aug 31, 2007
Her backbone is now Gulf of Sidra. Her heart is in Libya, Her left leg, Somalia. (Express from The Washington Post)
