[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE TYRANT OF TRIPOLI

  Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, on December 21, 1995, I rose on the 
Senate floor to note the seventh anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 
flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland--an outrageous act of international 
terrorism which claimed the lives of 270 innocent people. Seven long 
years have passed, but still the victims' families have no solace that 
the alleged masterminds of this evil act will ever be brought to 
justice because the Libyan Government refuses to extradite them.
  Yesterday, in an interview with Gayle Young of the Cable News 
Network, Libyan dictator Muhammar Qadafi attempted to justify his 
position: ``We are ready [for] these suspects * * * to go there for a 
trial. But the Governments of America and the British, [sic] they don't 
want to solve this problem * * * . They have no proof [so] they avoid 
the trial.'' Three assertions. Three untruths. Three additions to the 
endless stream of lies and falsehoods issuing from the tyrant of 
Tripoli.
  A state which harbors outlaws must, of necessity, remain an outlaw 
state. The United States and the community of civilized nations must 
keep steadfast to our commitment to the rule of law and our demand for 
justice for the victims of Pan Am 103 and their families.
  I thank the Chair and I yield the floor.

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