After Normalization

The case of Qaddafi’s Libya

IN the last days of March, things were perking in Libyan-American relations. And that phrase still seems strange: “Libyan-American relations.” An assistant secretary of state, David Welch, met in London with his Libyan counterparts. What were they discussing? They were discussing the compensation that Libya still owes to those affected by Libyan activities. You will remember Lockerbie, for example. (Two hundred and seventy people blown up in a plane over Scotland.)

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Jay Nordlinger

Jay Nordlinger was a senior editor of National Review and a book fellow at National Review Institute.

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The case of Qaddafi’s Libya

IN the last days of March, things were perking in Libyan-American relations. And that phrase still seems strange: “Libyan-American relations.” An assistant secretary of state, David Welch, met in London with his Libyan counterparts. What were they discussing? They were discussing the compensation that Libya still owes to those affected by Libyan activities. You will remember Lockerbie, for example. (Two hundred and seventy people blown up in a plane over Scotland.)