And it is important to remember, those who have weapons today in Libya as well as those who support NTC, are people, who have Jihadist past and who, until recently, maintained close links with groups and Jihadists against whom the American military is now battling in Afghanistan. The commander of the Tripoli Military Council, Adbul Hakim Belhadj, is the former head of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, an al-Qaeda affiliate. The commander of the Benghazi Military Council, Ismail Al Salabi, is a former high level member of the same group. Some members of the provisional government, the National Transitional Council [NTC], also belong to the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. The President of the NTC, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, was Minister of Justice under Gaddafi until the war began. He was President of the Tripoli appeals court when the Bulgarian nurses were sentenced to death, and he twice upheld the death sentences. He was a zealous servant of the regime until the last minute. When he was dispatched by Gaddafi to negotiate with the rebels at the beginning of war, he defected. [Read More]

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