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Article: U.S. WARNS LIBYA TO STOP MAKING MUSTARD GAS.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 8, 1990
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Byline: David Lauter Los Angeles Times
The Bush administration called Wednesday for vigorous efforts to stop Libya's production of poison gas at a desert factory, and pointedly refused to rule out military action against the regime of Col. Muammar Khadafy.
The plant "is dangerous and becoming more so," said a statement read to reporters Wednesday morning by White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. "The international community," he added, "should step up its efforts to deny Libya the ability to continue operating the plant."
Asked several times whether the United States had any plans for military action against Libya, Fitzwater refused to ...