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2011-04-27 Africa North

Another Libyan-American returns to join the rebels

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 He's been there a while; the LA Times did an article mentioning him a couple months back.

Posted by Pappy 2011-04-27 13:36|| 2011-04-27 13:36|| Front Page Top

#2 At that point he must have been planning the move, Pappy. According to NPR -- which may or may not have got that detail right -- he crossed the border from Egypt last month. But the key is that they've got another American citizen/resident involved in running things, which may have played into the White House's decision to support them, as opposed to other liberation movements -- like calls to like, especially when they literally speak the same language.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-27 14:49|| 2011-04-27 14:49|| Front Page Top

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