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2024-09-06 Africa North

Libyan Parliament Speaker Urges Removal of Armed Groups from Tripoli

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Posted by Fred 2024-09-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top
File under: Arab Spring

#1 I am amazed that the Libyan crazies, who have been relegated to Tripoli and the northwest, have managed to survive this long. Haftar, I do believe, has American citizenship (he lived in the USA for a number of years). Now why the CIA has maintained a relatively 'hands off' posture with regard to Libya indicates that they cannot control Haftar and are content to let things play out as they will (a la their posture in the Sudan).

Posted by S MAI 2024-09-06 16:59|| 2024-09-06 16:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Good recollection, S MAI. According to Fred’s little auto-translate about Field Marshal Haftar in the posted article:

…He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship…

Posted by trailing wife 2024-09-06 17:15|| 2024-09-06 17:15|| Front Page Top

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