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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/374044.html
Ghadafi's About Face is a Victory for the Opposition
(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in September 2002 that Libya was working toward the development of nuclear capabilities and was likely to achieve such capabilities before Iran. The assumption in Washington was that it was impossible for the Libyans to make major moves in their country without the knowledge of the Egyptians, who see Libya as their backyard. The Americans also suspected that Egypt had sold Libya materials used in the production of chemical weapons.