Libya, the good one

While Bush and Blair said Moammar Gadhafi had bowed to pressure to halt his nation's drive to develop chemical and nuclear weapons, Libya claimed it had acted of "its own free will" to serve as an inspiration for the rest of the world.  article

I imagine it was some of both. But, to add weight to the Libyan version, remember the very recent act of offering to adopt the families of the nine children Americans killed in a raid in Afghanistan and help them seek compensation. At the time, I suggested that was "nice little bit of PR for the evil-doers".

Gadhafi, who seized power in a 1969 military coup, said that ridding the world of such weapons would help promote "popular democracy" and "meet ecological challenges so that the color green will prevail all over the globe."Gadhafi, who seized power in a 1969 military coup, said that ridding the world of such weapons would help promote "popular democracy" and "meet ecological challenges so that the color green will prevail all over the globe."

Do you suppose he's talking about tree green or American dollar green?

When the Libyan leader was convinced the Americans were not plotting against him, "he decided to discuss all the American concerns and to be more transparent, and he told them 'now we can trust each other and we can open all the files, including the WMD file'," his son said.

American dollar green. Enough to buy the Brooklyn Bridge.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.