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| Who are the Libyan rebels? U.S. tries to figure out |
| 2011-03-23 |
| One view has it that the Libyan rebels are basically peaceful protesters who found their demonstrations against Gadhafi met with bullets and had no choice but to resort to violence. Still, the rebels are largely unknown to the American government, despite initial tentative meetings such as Clinton's and some meetings held by U.S. Ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz with opposition representatives. (Cretz is now working out of the State Department, as the United States has withdrawn its diplomatic presence.) Last week, President Barack Obama appointed an American diplomat, Chris Stevens, to be the U.S. liaison to the Libyan opposition. "We don't have the comfort level with the rebels," said the National Security Network's Joel Rubin, a former State Department official. "We certainly know some things about them, had meetings. It's not as if there's complete blindness. But I don't think at this stage the comfort level is there for that kind of close coordination." |
| Posted by:Oscar Spineck3066 |
| #2 Ask WND AM > LOOK WHO'S IN LINE TO REPLACE GADHAFI!? ARTIC > [Radical]BRITISH CLERIC ANJEM CHOUDARY - claims that AL-QAIDA + MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD HAVE ASSETS IN PLACE = "ON THE GROUND" IN LIBYUH READY TO BUST-A-MOVE + ASSUME [Ruling = Govt]] POWER WHEN MUAMMAR IS REMOVED FROM SAME. Once they have formally replaced Muammar, AL-QAIDA + the MUSLIM BROTEHRHOOD will work to empower + entrench Islam + SHARIA in the region, + also work to stop the WEst from installing a friendly Govt. Also from ANJEM CHOUDARY: > CURRENT ANDOR ANY POST-GADHAFI "POWER VACUUM" is useful for anyone wid an agenda or an alternative system to emplace. > US-ALLIES have no idea on whom Personage can effec replace Gadhafi, nor had they made any provision or plan as per any end to Gadhafi + his Ruling Dynasty-Regime. > OTHER EXPERTS = argue that AL-QAEDA IS BENT ON CONTROLLING ME = ARAB-MUSLIM OIL RESOURCES, + SEE EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CONTROL OF LIBYUH'S OIL-GAS FIELDS, AS LIBYUH IS CURR WORLD'S #4 OIL PRODUCER-EXPORTER. and * FREEREPUBLIC > OBAMA: GADDAFI COULD STAY IN POWER IFF HE "CHANGES" [protects Human Rights espec as per Rebels, + implements MAJOR REFORMS]??? [Oh yeah, "WINDS OF CHANGE" = C-C-C-CHANGES... 1980's MTV VIDS here]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-03-23 22:05 |
| #1 This administration hasn't figured out who the people who live in fly-over country are. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-03-23 21:08 |