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Gulf of Sidra
SIDRA, GULF OF A body of water on the coast of Libya. The Gulf of Sidra is located on the Mediterranean cost of Libya. Its coastline, 310 miles (500 km) of barren desert, forms an important geographical boundary between Libya's two major populated areas: Tripolitania, the western coastal... Read more |
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starvation
starvation condition in which deprivation of food has forced the body to feed on itself. Causes are famine, fasting, malnutrition, or abnormalities of the mucosal lining of the digestive system. Famines are often compounded by political strifes that restrict the distribution of aid and imports, as... Read more |
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western hemisphere
western hemisphere. In July 1940 Roosevelt declared at the Havana conference that the USA would be responsible for the defence of the western hemisphere. This area was then defined by Admiral King by drawing a line between the two hemispheres so that the western one extended from about 26°... Read more |
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Georgia Gulf Corp
Georgia Gulf Corporation 400 Perimeter Center Terrace Suite 595 Atlanta, Georgia 30346-1232 U.S.A. Telephone: (770) 395-4500 Fax: (770) 395-4529 Web site: http://www.ggc.com Public Company Incorporated: 1985 Employees: 1,216 Sales: $1.23 billion (2002) Stock Exchanges: New... Read more |
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Willemstad
Willemstad , city (1992 pop. 24,235), Curaçao , capital of the Netherlands Antilles . The city is the commercial and industrial center of the Netherlands Antilles as well as a free port and tourist center. It is important as a transshipment point and refining center for petroleum sent... Read more |
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U.S. SHIPS LEAVE GULF, ENDING LIBYA CONFLICT*REAGAN AWARE OF TERRORIST...
...forces engaged Libyan forces by crossing his "line of death" across the mouth of the Gulf of Sidra, which Khadafy claims as Libyan territory...U.S. naval operations and combat in the Gulf of Sidra "would encourage (Khadafy) ... |
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BRITAIN ASSUMES SYMBOLIC ROLE IN GULF
...States is trailing its coat in the gulf looking for a Revolutionary Guard...American task force crossed his "line of death" in the Gulf of Sidra and shot down attacking Libyan...isn't any fire in the Persian Gulf, ships will ... |
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U.S. PREPARING TO END LIBYAN GULF EXERCISE.(Main)
...action for entering the contested gulf - adopted at a secret March...across Khadafy's so-called "line of death" across the mouth of the Gulf of Sidra at 32 degrees 30 minutes north...deepest penetration into the gulf, while ... |
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LIBYANS COULD STRIKE U.S. FLEET IN GULF SEVERAL WAYS, ANALYSTS SAY.(Main)
...remains in the Gulf of Sidra, it could confront retaliation...shallow waters of the Gulf of Sidra. Shallow water often...claimed airspace below the "Line of Death" that he has vowed to...operating close to or over the ... |
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U.S. Delays Next Escort Of Tankers; Pentagon Wants To Strengthen Naval Forces...
...military personnel in and around the gulf, the largest deployment since...task force challenged Libya's "line of death" in the Gulf of Sidra early last year. Meanwhile...the U.S. flag. The Persian Gulf has served as a major ... |
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U.S. jets cross `line of death'
...of Col. Moammar Khadafy's "line of death" yesterday by flying deep into airspace over the Gulf of Sidra, administration officials said...marks the northern edge of the Gulf of Sidra, which is claimed by Libya. The... |
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Khadafy pushed U.S. over `Line of Death'
...sent the Navy into the Gulf of Sidra in hope of provoking a Libyan...dramatically declared the mouth of the Gulf of Sidra to be a "line of death" for foreign forces that crossed...S. navigation rights in the ... |
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REPS. STRATTON, SOLOMON APPLAUD ATTACK ON "TINHORN DICTATOR'.(Main)
...in the vicinity of Khadafy's proclaimed "line of death" across the mouth of the Gulf of Sidra. "We did not provoke the incident at all...We're going to be operating in there (Gulf of Sidra) until the first of April to make ... |
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CHRONOLOGY OF U.S.-LIBYAN RELATIONS.(Main)
...anti-aircraft missiles at U.S. jets near the Gulf of Sidra "line of death." U.S. Navy warplanes blast a missile launch...after twice bombing a missile guidance base in the Gulf of Sidra and firing on five Libyan ships, ... |
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U.S. JETS HIT LIBYAN TARGETS2 BOATS, SAM SITE BLASTED.(Main)
...international waters in the U-shaped Gulf of Sidra that Libya claims as its own...that crossed his imaginary "line of death" at the top of the gulf would be subject to attack...12-mile limit, the Gulf of ... |
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