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| Libyan rebel leader spent much of past 20 years in suburban Virginia |
| 2011-03-31 |
| The new leader of Libya's opposition military spent the past two decades in suburban Virginia but felt compelled -- even in his late-60s -- to return to the battlefield in his homeland, according to people who know him. Khalifa Hifter was once a top military officer for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, but after a disastrous military adventure in Chad in the late 1980s, Hifter switched to the anti-Gadhafi opposition. In the early 1990s, he moved to suburban Virginia, McLean, VA by any chance? where he established a life but maintained ties to anti-Gadhafi groups. Late last week, Hifter was appointed to lead the rebel army, which has been in chaos for weeks. He is the third such leader in less than a month, and rebels interviewed in Libya openly voiced distrust for the most recent leader, Abdel Fatah Younes, who had been at Gadhafi's side until just a month ago. Cheez, just because a guy spends three decades at the elbow of a bloodthirsty tyrant doesn't mean he can't be trusted to lead a rebel army... |
| Posted by:Zebulon Thranter9685 |
| #3 He's doomed already. Are Libyan rebels being led by a CIA plant? |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-03-31 15:13 |
| #2 Cheez, just because a guy spends three decades at the elbow of a bloodthirsty tyrant doesn't mean he can't be trusted to lead a rebel army... Leaders surface from strange backgrounds. Some have even served as.... community organizers. Who can we possibly thank for making these bold decisions? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-03-31 13:30 |
| #1 Late last week, Hifter was appointed to lead the rebel army That footlocker full of Iridium 9555 Satellite Phones, Docking Stations, GPS's and $5,000,000. in USD sort of answers the question as to what Mr. Hifter brings to the party. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-03-31 13:15 |