Libyan Human Rights Still Not on US Agenda
Editorial, The Washington Post | September 8, 2008
When Condoleezza Rice had dinner with Libya's dictator Moammar Gaddafi on Friday, she became the first US secretary of state to visit Libya since 1953. ++ Recently, Libya has worked with the US to end its nuclear weapons program and helped fight al-Qaeda. ++ US oil interests were also on the agenda for Rice's visit; however, Gaddafi's domestic repression was ignored. ++ Sen. Joe Biden is a strong critic of the administration's failure to advocate Libyan human rights and, if elected, may change the US-Libyan agenda.
