US President Barack Obama (R) and Libyan Leader Moamer Kadhafi shake hands during the Group of Eight (G8) summit in L'Aquila, central Italy. Obama shook hands warmly on Thursday with Kadhafi, long reviled in Washington. (AFP)From Yahoo News/AFP:
L'AQUILA, Italy (AFP) – US President Barack Obama shook hands warmly on Thursday with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, long reviled in Washington.
The landmark handshake took place as leaders from major economic powers and emerging nations prepared to take a group photo at a summit in L'Aquila, central Italy.
Relations between Libya and the United States have repeatedly see-sawed over the past 30 years. Diplomatic relations were broken in 1981 and only restored in 2004 after Libya renounced its quest for weapons of mass destruction.
However, relations remain strained mainly over compensation for terrorism victims in the 1980s.
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My Comment: Yesterday's terrorist is today's (fill in the blank).
When we shake hands with people whose intelligence agencies targeted and killed American citizens .... you know that you are gong down a slippery slope where your moral standing and credibility in the world is at stake.
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