European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pay 1r the Staps and stripes sunday. October 13, 1985 libyan Leader Moom mor khad Afy. By Jennifer Parmelee associated press it s a bustling Friday night at Tripoli s Only video game parlor teen age boy huddle Over arabic language versions of pc Man seemingly oblivious to libyan loader Moa mar Ken Day swarning1, against mindless  on la Othet tide of the libyan capital s main Green Square where this Spring Western musical instruments wore Buri i d As part of Ken Day s relentless drive to rid hi1, nation of foreign influence youngster ring about the a vile of America and Israel. They Are accompanied by traditional libyan instruments. There Are Many shades of Gray in what is portrayed As a Black and White clash of values in Libya though stridently opposed in principle to Western values. Khadely s country still bears Many Marks of Western influence. The United slates is officially an enemy. But about �.000 americans do business and live in Libya even though Washington Cut direct diplomatic links with Libya in 1981. New York time the weather map on television is highly political North Africa and the Middle East Are shown in islamic Green. Symbol lining Ken Day s longtime dream of uniting the Arab world Libya s main foes the United Stales Egypt and Israel Are coloured in Black. But to entertainment includes the american shows dynasty ant do although an announcement at the end dolls viewers the shown illustrate the ways of the american Rich a nighttime performance at Libya s equivalent of a scout Camp features youngsters singing about the evils of what they Call the zionist and . Death  out the same children Cluster around a visiting american eager to Exchange names. While Swift to condemn Western policies. Libyans Are equally Quick to reminisce about their Days in Western universities and the girlfriends they left behind. It is not the american people we Are against they Are Apt to Tell american visitors it is your government another contrast now in Libya is Between the Iree r pending ways of the Pac and current official austerity. Oil revenues plummeted from a High of $22 billion five years ago to an estimated $8 billion this year forcing Libya to dip heavily into once plentiful reserves to cover its massive arms purchases and the ambitious development projects that i feed this North african nation from poverty. Khad Afy has slashed imports. He has also dismissed tens of thousands of foreign labourers brought in to do the work he once fell libyans should not do. The result is that Many Tripoli residents wait in line for bread once baked by tunisians and egyptians and pick through the sparingly stocked shelves of the huge italian built supermarkets or super souks that on a recent Day carried vast quantities of edible oils canned vegetables Tea and insect repellent but were Short on meat eggs and sugar. Like the bakeries Many car repair shops were run by tunisians and the result now is broken Down automobiles foreign businessmen report they Are often asked to bring Back spare parts even car engines irom trips abroad. Libyans Are now beginning to do the jobs left vacant by the departed egyptian Sand tunisians. But libyans still live Well by african standards according to 1984 statistics. Libyans have Africa s highest annual per capita income g 000 to 7 000 dollars As Well As cars decent Homes and food As for khad Afy sown position foreign diplomats and libyans interviewed said it appears firm the of Lucial tenets of libyan society reject Cults of personality but the landscape is studded i with huge k in � t a e Der who nT9 969 a Taffy is sen in the portraits atop a government called stray  members ouse poster in Green squirt in Tripoli refer to 1981 incident when . Novy eff downed two libyan plane considered or. Only  threat