21 May 1998 - ABL: covert action

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“Any suggestion of U.S. military involvement is preposterous. The Airborne Laser aircraft could not conceivably have caused this senseless tragedy. That weapon only shoots upward.”
— a government spin doctor after Muammar Qaddafi’s house is mysteriously destroyed

clue:

Not to worry. Lordling Qaddafi has all the houses he wants, and I’m sure he’s paranoid enough not to use the same one every night.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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