[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 25, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        U.S. POLICY TOWARD LIBYA

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I rise today to speak on behalf of Senate 
Resolution 287, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding U.S. 
policy toward Libya. It is of grave concern to me that the United 
States is currently considering a change in its ``Travel Ban'' policy 
with Libya, prior to the resolution of the Pan-Am 103 Bombing trial.
  Libya is a state sponsor of terrorism and a global agent of 
instability. Two Libyan intelligence operatives, with prior terrorist 
activity convictions, are now on trial for the explosion of Pan Am 
flight 103 in 1988 and the loss of 270 lives, 180 of them Americans. 
Libya is engaged in one the most advanced Bio-Chemical efforts in the 
third world, including the acquisition of delivery vehicles. It has 
repeatedly engaged U.S. military forces, including an attempted missile 
attack on U.S. military installations in Italy in 1986.
  Taking into account its past behavior, we all agree that Libya has a 
long way to go to become a member of the family of law-abiding nations. 
Libya must take concrete actions to provide its sincerity. It must show 
complete adherence to the Pan Am 103 Judicial Authorities in Hague. If 
a conviction is reached, Libya must accept responsibility for any court 
judgement and make full payment to all judgement creditors. It is my 
sense that Libya must prove its vigilant and sincere cooperation in 
anti-terrorism efforts.
  U.S. policy towards Libya must remain balanced. The ``Travel Ban'' is 
an important tool and should not be abandoned without clear 
justification. A verdict is not yet at hand; I urge you to await the 
conclusion of the Pan Am 103 trial, and calculate our steps from there.

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