Nach Blairs Blitzbesuch im Zelt bei Muammar al-Qadhafi, wollen sich die USA auch nicht lumpen lassen, resp. den Anschluss verpassen:
(Aljazeera) The United States is planning to gradually lift sanctions that prevented American oil firms and other companies from doing business in Libya. In appreciation of Libya's decision to abandon its weapons of mass destruction programme, the Bush administration is expected to facilitate the return of US oil companies to the North African country. Bush administration officials on Wednesday said an executive order first imposed by then President Ronald Reagan curtailing US business transactions in Libya would be lifted shortly. "Things are headed in that direction," one official said.