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title: Tripoli radio on the Gulf of Sidra incident ('terrorist Ronald Reagan'), FBIS Daily Report, 21 August 1981
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/tripoli-radio-gulf-of-sidra-reagan-terrorist-1981/
description: Page Q 4 of the FBIS Daily Report for the Middle East and Africa, 21 August 1981, carrying three Libyan state-radio items on the Gulf of Sidra incident…
section: Collection
---

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**Content note:** State radio calling the U.S. President 'terrorist Ronald Reagan' and 'the leader of terrorism' after the Gulf of Sidra air battle, with reported crowds declaring readiness 'to respond to the call for death'. This object is shown as it was published. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was)

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# Tripoli radio on the Gulf of Sidra incident ('terrorist Ronald Reagan'), FBIS Daily Report, 21 August 1981

Page Q 4 of the FBIS Daily Report for the Middle East and Africa, 21 August 1981, carrying three Libyan state-radio items on the Gulf of Sidra incident of 19 August, when U.S. Navy fighters shot down two Libyan aircraft. One item reports Libyan 'people's bureaus' abroad urging 'the leader of terrorism, terrorist Ronald Reagan' be opposed, and the others report rallies by 'the popular masses' declaring readiness 'to respond to the call for death' in defence of the revolution.

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
V. 21 Aug 81 Q 4 NORTH AFRICA
The 2,500 Americans who live in Libya are the guests of the Libyan people and their safety is guaranteed, the secretary of the people's bureau said in conclusion.
Organizations Abroad
NC210840 Tripoli Domestic Service in Arabic 0500 GMT 21 Aug 81
[Text] The Libyan Arab People's and brotherhood bureaus in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Arab homeland have carried out intensive activity to place the clear facts, which condemn the United States and its flagrant aggression against the Libyan people, before world public opinion. International newsmen, news agency and newspaper correspondents, as well as radio and television stations, have been supplied with details of the U.S. plot against the Jamahiriyah. All the evidence and arguments that expose the dimensions of the U.S. aggression have been placed before them.
The people's and brotherhood bureaus issued press statements condemning the U.S. aggression and called on all the freedom-fighting forces to condemn this aggression and to move resolutely against the first enemy of the peoples and the leader of terrorism, terrorist Ronald Reagan.
The people's and brotherhood bureaus also held press conferences and meetings to brief the hundreds of newsmen on the reality and nature of the aggressive aims of the U.S. Government against the Great 1 September Revolution.
As part of the intensive activity dictated by the revolutionary duty, the student forces and revolutioanry committees in Europe, Africa and Asia launched campaigns to expose and condemn the U.S. position and to inform the popular circles, organizations and political parties and universities of the hostile escalation by the U.S. administration and to enlighten them with the facts exposing the aggressive U.S. intentions.
Masses' Rallies
LD210236 Tripoli Voice of Arab Homeland in Arabic 0115 GMT 21 Aug 81
[Text] The popular masses at Al-Shati', (Ghiryan), Zanzur and (Meallatah) the day before yesterday, came out in big demonstrations of anger and denunciation against two Libyan planes in Libyan Arab airspace and territorial waters. [sentence as heard] In their chants the masses affirmed their determination to challenge all those who are tempted to detract from the freedom and security of the Libyan Arab people and their achievements through the Great 1 September Revolution. They expressed their readiness to respond to the call for death in defense of the Great 1 September Revolution at any time and their readiness also to stand firmly in the face of plots and provocations hatched by American imperialism and its agents in Egypt and Sudan.
The masses participating in the demonstrations issued statements affirming the Libyan Arab people's determination to deter the aggressors and sacrifice their lives for the sake of their freedom and authority. They also denounced the American aggression by the U.S. 6th Fleet against the two Libyan planes in Libyan Arab airspace and territorial waters, affirming that this aggression exposes the true aggressive intentions of American imperialism and the truth about American terrorism.
Masses' Demonstrations
LD202014 Tripoli Voice of Arab Homeland in Arabic 1715 GMT 20 Aug 81
[Excerpt] Libyan masses as Sabhah this morning staged a demonstration of wrath and denunciation against America's aggression inside our territorial waters and its provocations.
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English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
The page is FBIS's English translation of Arabic-language broadcasts by Tripoli Domestic Service and the Voice of the Arab Homeland. Printed as translated by FBIS, including its misspelling ('revolutioanry') and the monitor's note '[sentence as heard]'.
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Transcribed from the page image. Page header, section headings and FBIS source lines are included; no wire-agency copy appears on this page. The page is typewritten, so no letters were read by inference.

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