Imagery and Ideology in U.S. Policy Toward Libya 1969-1982How close to reality was the official U. S. image of Libya through the Nixon Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations? After recounting the actions of Libya and the United States in the Middle East since 1969, ElWahrfally concludes that it was very far from accurate. Using personal interviews as well as scholarly research, ElWarfally demonstrates that recent U. S. relations with Libya, regardless of rhetoric, have been primarily determined by whether