Libya: Al Qaeda flag flying high next to Libyan flag.

Originally posted by Swills
Al-Qaeda Flag Planted On Libyan Courthouse | Fox News

It was here at the courthouse in Benghazi where the first spark of the Libyan revolution ignited. It’s the symbolic seat of the revolution; post-Gaddafi Libya’s equivalent of Egypt’s Tahrir Square. And it was here, in the tumultuous months of civil war, that the ragtag rebel forces established their provisional government and primitive, yet effective, media center from which to tell foreign journalists about their “fight for freedom.”

But according to multiple eyewitnesses—myself included—one can now see both the Libyan rebel flag and the flag of al Qaeda fluttering atop Benghazi’s courthouse.

LIBYA: Al-Qaeda flag now flying alongside Libyan flag | BareNakedIslam.com

As well it should. After all, Al-Qaeda was there all along fighting right beside NATO/AMERICA-backed rebels. How much more of our tax dollars did Hillary say she will be now be sending Libya?

Al-Qaida plants its flag — literally — in Libya | DailyCaller.com

If there were questions about al-Qaida’s role in post-Gadhafi Libya, VICE reporter Sherif Elhelwa provides some answers in a new story with eyewitness descriptions.

Al-Qaida flags, Elhelwa reports, are popping up around Benghazi. At the city courthouse, which played a prominent role in the Libyan revolution, residents are flying the late terrorist’s Osama bin Laden’s colors.

Leading From Behind in Libya’s Aftermath: Sharia Law and Al-Qaeda’s Flag | DeathandTaxesmag.com

This has led to what is making “leading from behind” suddenly seem like a sticky strategy. Fundamental changes have occurred since Gaddafi’s death eight days ago. Sharīʿah law is now in place, which means discrimination against women, Islamic banking law, which prohibits banks from earning interest, and a host of other measures large and small.

“Any law that violates sharia is null and void legally,” said interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil on Sunday. He then cited an example of restrictions on polygamy, which, for his evil, Gaddafi’s regime is responsible for passing.

If this is the course the Libyan populace chooses, then more power to them. Our lead from behind approach translates to letting Libya decide this matter for itself, but don’t think the Obama administration isn’t anxious about this and other, more startling, developments.

A disturbing new report from Libya holds that Al-Qaeda’s flag is now flying next to the Libyan one at the courthouse in Benghazi where the revolution began. (There are multiple pictures that support this claim.) The flag’s message, “There is no God but Allah,” is definitively not copacetic with the American government.

There is no indication that Libya is okay with this flag, just that it was there and that the guard in front of the building was sympathetic to its message and placement.

Al Qaida Plants Its Flag In Libya | Gawker.com

Vice's man in Libya noticed that a flag flying above the courthouse in Bengahzi, the cradle of the now victorious Libyan revolution, belongs to Al Qaida.

That doesn't mean the Islamists have won or anything—Al Qaida flags actually pop up a lot in that part of the world. But it's not encouraging! When reporter Sherif Elhelwa started taking photographs, a courthouse guard approached him and said, "Whomever speaks ill of this flag, we will cut off his tongue. I recommend that you don't publish these. You will bring trouble to yourself."

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Congrats on a job well done NATO,

edit on 30-10-2011 by Swills because: (no reason given)

I'm calling 5th column there is no way the rebels are stupid enough to let a terrorist group that wants to restrict freedom into a free country. basic logic mind you .... ATS is full of retards

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reply to post by rationaluser

First of all, don't quote such long posts, use the reply button or only quote a small portion. Make sense? Nah? I must be retarded. Do you not know that the rebel leader admitted to having "25" Al Qaeda members among his ranks? Yes/no? I must be retarded. Have you heard of Sharia Law making its way into Libya? Do you know what Sharia Law is? Yes/no? I must be retarded.

By 5th column did you mean the 5th article? If so,

That doesn't mean the Islamists have won or anything—Al Qaida flags actually pop up a lot in that part of the world. But it's not encouraging! When reporter Sherif Elhelwa started taking photographs, a courthouse guard approached him and said, "Whomever speaks ill of this flag, we will cut off his tongue. I recommend that you don't publish these. You will bring trouble to yourself."

We must be retarded

Originally posted by Swills
reply to post by rationaluser

 

First of all, don't quote such long posts, use the reply button or only quote a small portion. Make sense? Nah? I must be retarded. Do you not know that the rebel leader admitted to having "25" Al Qaeda members among his ranks? Yes/no? I must be retarded. Have you heard of Sharia Law making its way into Libya? Do you know what Sharia Law is? Yes/no? I must be retarded.

edit on 30-10-2011 by Swills because: (no reason given)

First of all I quote because I think members want to know what I'm talking about you presume that i CARE sharia law is making it's way into libia and it ain't hard core sharia herpus mc DERPus and 25 alquieda members? oh you mean 25 members that were ordered to go to afghanistan in the 80's to fight against the americans in afghanistan or to fight against them in Iraq or Syria with hezbollah? please be more descriptive the devil is in the details.

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Hi, could you please fix your links? They're all pointing to "http:///" rather than any actual addresses. Thanks!

Originally posted by rationaluser

I'm calling 5th column there is no way the rebels are stupid enough to let a terrorist group that wants to restrict freedom into a free country. basic logic mind you .... ATS is full of retards

I don't think Swills was saying that the "rebels" were "letting" an anti-freedom terrorist group into a "free country." Rather, I think he was making the point that the "rebels" ARE the anti-freedom terrorist group, i.e. "Al-Ciada"...which is several magnitudes of order worse...and is essentially the point that the OP was making (i.e., it was what Quaddafi had been saying all along).

Do you see the point now?

Cui bono?

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While I empathize with the concerns of the OP's link, they unfortunately fall into the bigotry trap that drives people away from this message.

Enough so that I often wonder that it isn't intentional, to drive moderate voices away from looking at these issues because they can't cleave the bigotry from the valid concerns.

Pretty much seems like the standard model.

Originally posted by Viking9019
Now that we have helped Al Qaeda does that mean they are no longer a threat and that we are now ok with eachother? if so then we should pull out of the Middle East.

Yep. They have several years of consolidating and getting their infrastructure up until they can get to us.

reply to post by rationaluser


I'm not even gonna argue with you. The details are online, get your google on.

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Ahhh hell, they don't work. They look like they work but they fail.... I would fix them but the 4 hour edit (4 if we're lucky) is long up. Good news is you can just google the titles & sites listed.

seems that some one is hoping or wants to spread this message that al ciada are in libya so that the west can invade it and take over then steal all its resources , where the hell is my barf bag

I can't believe how many people in the USA literally just don't care enough to get mad about this.

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Yeah, i know.
Its the result of countless years of fear and ignorance to make robots out of a society. The era of the (robot or zombie) self.

ATS is a bad test subject but its a worldwide jaded feeling if you ask me. People couldn\'t care less about the libyans situation. Americans, aussies or swedish, nobody are interested in the situation in Egypt, Libya or Tunisia. Ask around you wich country underwent regime change in Africa last year (2011). I bet they already forgot about Tunisia, then Egypt, then Libya until MSM runs out of russian dolls, wich will never happen unless we change few, huh uh.. sorry, alot of things.

reply to post by daaskapital


So wait. We helped overthrow a socialist semi-dictator in order to impose rule by terrorists with a penchant for murdering anyone who advocates progressive reforms?

What is this, the 80's?

reply to post by eagleeye2


I explain the innocents killed, and the lives ruined, and then try to explain it's the USA doing it. That's when I lose most people, while most of the ones who know say "Yeah, what you gonna do about it?" and move on. It's tragic.

reply to post by rationaluser


The "rebels" didn't allow al-Qaeda in; they ARE al-Qaeda.

SE01EP04 of my show proves this beyond a doubt. My contribution is in the can now, and as soon as the graphics are finished it will be posted.

SMH, who put it up there would answer some questions..

reply to post by rationaluser

the rebels are stupid enough to let a terrorist group that wants to restrict freedom into a free country. basic logic mind you

Rebels,NTC are terrorists they share the same agenda if you have havent noicted that by now Gaddafi did warn of a terrorist threat in Libya i guess Gaddafi was right all along that the forces he was fighting against were terrorists.

Originally posted by Agent_USA_Supporter
reply to post by rationaluser

 

the rebels are stupid enough to let a terrorist group that wants to restrict freedom into a free country. basic logic mind you

Rebels,NTC are terrorists they share the same agenda if you have havent noicted that by now Gaddafi did warn of a terrorist threat in Libya i guess Gaddafi was right all along that the forces he was fighting against were terrorists.

The only terrorist in libya was gadeadi who restricted freedom of speech or who was ignorant to what his generals were doing either way it's a despicable way to run a country when the armed forces that were supposed to serve the people end up killing them.

Further more IF the TNC is full of terrorists and not just a few hundred that fought against america in the cold war... where are they? and don't tell me they are in the court house of benghazi that pic is to low res to verify anything so congratulations ATS another fail thread with another fail to be sure.

reply to post by rationaluser


the only thing fail is your trolling...

people like you just come into the threads and flame how everybody is wrong and then call anybody who says otherwise stupid without offering any real substance to the thread such as a link or fact of substance...good luck though buddy...

reply to post by rationaluser


I don't know what to believe anymore ... it turns out the rebels were stupid enough to be corrupted by alqaeda ir ciada or W/E the # you want to call it words cannot express my rage right now as i read this article from the telegraph HOW CAN YOU BE SO STUPID LIBYA THIS WILL BE YOUR UNDOING.

The only thing I can do now is withdraw my support for the rebels and hope their government get's their # together before america goes in.

SERIOSLY well #ing done on a fail revolution i shouldn't have placed my faith in a country of retards if they had any sense they would shoot/pull the flag down and hunt whoever did this down to be put on trial for treason.

To hell with it i'm sick of supporting the line the media puts out why was i not aware of this sooner? were the rebels really terrorists, no that i am almost certain of but they have become corrupt and in the end it is power that does this power no one man should have for an extended period of time.

If anyone is from libya PLEASE pm me or reply to this thread.

I have some serious thinking to do...It's official.