He said although there were generally good relations between Libyan Arabs and Berbers, their rejection of pan-Arabist ideology and insistence on a distinct Amazigh identity made them a continued target for criticism.
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He wants to be for the 1980s and 1990s what Gamal Abdel Nasser was for the 1950s and 1960s: the preeminent Pan-Arabist, the leader of an as-yet-unborn third force telling Soviets and Americans to stay off his turf.