Who is Colonel Gaddafi?
When Egypt signed peace agreements with Israel in 1979, Libya sought to ally itself closer with the Soviet Union but rather bizarrely even relations between these two remained fairly cool. Desperate for friends, Gaddafi sought to spread Libyan influence in states with sizeable Islamic populations, called for the creation of a Saharan Islamic state and supported anti-government forces in sub-Saharan Africa. This latter policy rather bizarrely exploded to include almost anybody who requested Libya’s support, there appeared to be no rhyme or reason to Gaddafi’s foreign policy, as groups with ideologies at polar opposites to Libya received help. It was almost like Libya were hell-bent on complete anarchy, willing to prop up anyone that was willing to cause disruption, of course the result was that Libya became more and more isolated in world politics. In response to Libya’s support of international terrorism, the US State Department banned American citizens form travelling to Libya and pla
