political scientist at Nigeria's University of Ife.
Qaddafi's ideological principles, outlined in his Green Book, justify Libya's adventurism in the name of Arab-Islamic unity. He rejects capi- talism as exploitative and communism as godless, and he regards to- day's individual Arab nations as relics of Western colonialism. Many of Qaddafi's aggressive moves since coming to power in 1969-backing coup attempts and rebellions in Niger, Upper Volta, Gambia, Ghana, and, most recently, Chad-can be...