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"Obviously our concerns right now are to provide whatever help we can with regards to providing medical relief and medical assistance for the large number of wounded in Libya and there are areas that we are now exploring to try and determine how to best address that issue," the U.S. defense secretary said.
NATO means the US military stationed in Europe and Asia as they make up a large part of NATO military forces. Panetta you are a joke, you were under the Clinton Administration and now under Obama. We do not need our troops in any way shape or form protecting greedy US oil companies who want to visit Libya , make contracts and financially rape this country more tha it already has been. The US does not need to be involved in this land, nor spend any more of our taxpayer dollars to NATO or Europe. This is simply not our problem Panetta! less
Lots of OIL.
Originally posted by GmoS719
reply to post by Agent_USA_Supporter
NATO will eventually have to leave.
Libya has already said it will be a Muslim Nation, not very conforming to the West if you ask me.
NATO will eventually have to leave.
Libya has already said it will be a Muslim Nation, not very conforming to the West if you ask me.
not very conforming to the West if you ask me
Originally posted by GmoS719
reply to post by Agent_USA_Supporter
NATO will eventually have to leave.
Libya has already said it will be a Muslim Nation, not very conforming to the West if you ask me.
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil’s vision has come as a shock to some of the millions of citizens still celebrating their liberty from decades of tyranny.
Under the new regime, men will even be permitted to take up to four wives, he suggested.
The sudden lurch by a country seen as very moderate towards Islamic extremism will alarm many in the West who supported the ousting of Colonel Gaddafi.
It could also prove deeply embarrassing to David Cameron as he ordered the £1billion mission to back the rebels despite advice from all sides urging caution.
Yesterday ordinary Libyans expressed their surprise at the turn of events.
Mohammed Bodima, said: ‘We have fought and spilled blood for democracy. What is this about sharia law?’ The father-of-two used to live in Catford, south-east London, but now resides in Benghazi, birthplace of the revolution.He added: ‘If we are to have sharia, it must be voted on by the population. That would be democracy.’
Tripoli resident Abdul Azzud said: ‘I am very worried. Nobody realised this is what we would get.
‘They are going in the wrong direction if they impose sharia. It is extremely concerning.’ After making his surprise announcement at a liberation ceremony in Benghazi, Mr Abdul-Jalil stepped from the podium to kneel and offer a prayer of thanks.
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Libyan Islamic Movement (al-Harakat al-Islamiya al-Libiya) formerly known as The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) also known as Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية المقاتلة بليبيا)is a group active in Libya which played a key role in deposing Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi's regime, allying itself with the National Transitional Council. However the organisation has a troubled history being under pressure from Muammar Gaddafi and shortly after the 9-11 attacks, LIFG was banned worldwide (as an affiliate of al-Qaeda) by the UN 1267 Committee.
Is al-Qaeda connected to other terrorist organizations?
Yes. Among them:
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Jama'at al-Tawhid wal Jihad (Iraq)
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad (Kashmir)
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Algeria) (formerly Salafist Group for Call and Combat)
Armed Islamic Group (Algeria)
Abu Sayyaf Group (Malaysia, Philippines)
Jemaah Islamiya (Southeast Asia)