Wave of Al-Qaeda Fighters Heading to Libya From Afghanistan

Libyan rebels celebrate in the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, March 26, 2011.
(AP)

Al-Qaeda fighters can’t believe their luck that Americans are helping them bomb the Gaddafi regime back to the Stone Age.
The Daily Beast reported:

As the battle for the future of Libya continues, the excitement is almost palpable among Libyan-born al Qaeda fighters and other Arabs hunkered down in Pakistan’s remote and lawless tribal area. According to Afghan Taliban sources close to Osama bin Laden’s terrorist group, some of the 200 or so Libyans operating near the Afghan border may be on their way home to steer the anti-Gaddafi revolution in a more Islamist direction.

“We have heard a number of fighters have already departed from the tribal area,” says an Afghan commander who is linked to the powerful Haqqani network, a North Waziristan-based organization that shelters many al Qaeda fighters. Others may be on their way. “Libyans and Arabs seem to be getting ready for departure and are eager to go home and fight,” says the Afghan source. “I’ve heard that some fighters are saying goodbye and giving thanks with kind words to their (Pakistani) tribal friends who have been sheltering them.”  

Since the anti-Gaddafi revolution began last month, al Qaeda—especially Libyan-born affiliates—have viewed the fighting as an opportunity to spread their radical Islamist ideology. Indeed, as one Afghan Taliban operative who helps facilitate the movement of al Qaeda militants between the tribal area and Pakistani cities told The Daily Beast earlier this month: “This rebellion is the fresh breeze they’ve been waiting years for. They realize that if they don’t use this opportunity, it could be the end of their chances to turn Libya toward a real Islamic state, as Afghanistan once was.”

Now, as the White House and NATO continue to debate the possible ramifications of arming the Libyan opposition, the Haqqani network-linked Afghan commander says Libyan al Qaeda affiliates seem to be more “enthusiastic” about the war against Gaddafi every day. And from what the Afghan Taliban commander has seen, there appears to be more than “flickers” of al Qaeda’s presence in Libya, the description given by NATO commander Admiral James Stavridis. According to the Afghan commander, al Qaeda fighters can’t believe their good luck that U.S. and NATO aircraft—the same forces that have dropped bombs on their heads in Afghanistan and Pakistan—are now raining down ordnance against Gaddafi.

Barack Obama, the gift that keeps on giving… to Al-Qaeda.

#1 March 30, 2011 at 5:29 pm
bg commented:

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oh dang, i’m losing track, what are we up to now, enter stage
right, scene 9, act 4, exist stage left, or is it reverse?? gah!!

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#2 March 30, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Ella commented:

This is just what Zippy intended to have happen. The brothers are coming to help establish the caliphate. And we are supporting this fuster cluck.
#3 March 30, 2011 at 5:32 pm
bg commented:

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how many AQ fighters GP??

thanks..

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#4 March 30, 2011 at 5:34 pm
bg commented:

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i suck at math, could someone please let me know
how much a “trace” and/or a “flicker” add up to??

thanks in advance..

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#5 March 30, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Neil Sorsky commented:

Yes, indeed. al-Bama is the gift that keeps on giving to al-Qaida. Smart Power! WINNING!

Pretty soon we’re going to see just what a reformer Bashar al-Assad. Broom Hillary said it was so and we know just how smart she is! Smart Power! WINNING!
#6 March 30, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Trialdog commented:

Some intrepid congressman should ask Ms. Power what her plan was and is for addressing al Qaeda infiltration into the “rebel” ranks. This war is her plan; she wrote the book and Obama hired her because of the book. She claimed Monday that Obama’s speeches caused the rebellion and she undoubtedly drafted the foreign policies articulated in Obama’s speeches. These are Obama’s “rebels.” In an interview with CBS just 2 days ago, Obama said these rebels were “doctors and lawyers.” Obama alone decided to commit American troops and resources to assist his rebels. Now we are to trust him. So, I for one want to know what Ms. Power’s contingency plan is for this development.
(Sorry for this trick question – lol – neither Power nor Obama, our geniuses, thought of this. Power didn’t because she is a naive anti-American leftist and Obama because he is a low level street agitator that can read great teleprompter but knows nothing about international relations or war strategy)
#7 March 30, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Redlite commented:

Barry is our first MUSLIM President. He is setting the battle field for a great big clusterfark. Lets see howSec Clinton and the Nato Gen spin this one

If we arm the rebel AQ fighters and American ground troops are drawn into the fight all hell will break out and destroy Barry. The Marines already have troops of shore ready to join the fight if ordered by Obamma.

Sometimes when you play with fire you get burnt.
#8 March 30, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Larkin commented:

So, we’re buddies with al queda now?
#9 March 30, 2011 at 6:21 pm
tarpon commented:

Free guns and bullets … why not get us another State.
#10 March 30, 2011 at 6:22 pm
StrangernFiction commented:

The DOTUS is just trying to help Al Qaeda achieve its long-term goals.

“What you’ve seen in some of the statements that have been made by these terrorist organizations is that they do not regard African life as valuable in and of itself. They see it as a potential place where you can carry out ideological battles that kill innocents without regard to long-term consequences for their short-term tactical gains.”
#11 March 30, 2011 at 6:28 pm
commonman commented:

Iran leaders might be right we may all get chance to see the 12 iman……….
#12 March 30, 2011 at 6:42 pm
bg commented:

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Larkin #8

much better than that..

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#13 March 30, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Redlite commented:

#8 We are only going to arm the doctors and lawyers. Not to worry.
#14 March 30, 2011 at 6:50 pm
JoeyO commented:

Hey, why do Al-queda and the Mexico Cartels get guns from our government, but he’s trying to take our away!

I’m beginning to see a pattern here…
#15 March 30, 2011 at 6:51 pm
bg commented:

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uhm, this may sound off the wall, but wouldn’t it be easier
to bomb the hell out of AQ if they have ther own State??

/ironic sarc/

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#16 March 30, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Ariel commented:

Any pretence by the current administration that it was unaware of Al’ Qaeda members being interspersed with the Libyan Freedom Fighters is belied by the fact that they knew full well that Khaddafi had quite publicly released hundreds of AL’ Qaeda prisoners only a year ago, see: Libya’s Ghadafi lets 214 Al Qaida prisoners walk – http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/me_terror0252_03_29.asp

This prisoner release program put scores of hardened jihadists back onto the streets, if they would only “renounce violence” and support the regime. Bwahahahaha!!! Poor Khaddafi, now he’s having to fight the same people he sent to fight us! In the words of the immortal John McClane in Die Hard:

Welcome to the party, pal!
#17 March 30, 2011 at 7:05 pm
befuddled commented:

allowing al qaeda unlimited access to drug money in Afghanistan and now oil money from Libya doesn’t seem like a smart foreign policy. in addition, adding Libya on the list of countries al qaeda can run around in with impunity seems to also be not a bright idea. to me, this new found intrepid foreign policy in the middle east of propping up enemies and the Devil we don’t know seems a bit unsound. silly me, how dare i question this administration and his party. i must be a closet racist or tea party radical or ,even worse, a republican extremist. before i report myself to the thought police, i must self medicate by watching 4 hours of MSNBC and reading the Huffington Post.
#18 March 30, 2011 at 7:08 pm
Taqiyyotomist commented:

#14 JoeyO

Hey, why do Al-queda and the Mexico Cartels get guns from our government, but he’s trying to take ours away!

Bears repeating.
#22 March 31, 2011 at 5:51 am
oki2 commented:

That picture is just weird. They’re all wearing different clothing and all look like they’re posing for different pictures. YOU! Wield the rifle shooting into the air! YOU! Pretend you just swallowed a fly! YOU! Pretend you’re starting a race! YOU! Sit behind him and look like you’re doing a sexy swimsuit pose on that rock! …
#23 March 31, 2011 at 7:51 am
Andreas K. commented:

oki2, it’s how pallywood works. They shoot at off camera stuff, recon through rubble that is far away from Israel and try to sell burning tires as a burning city. It’s all lies and propaganda and the western media is just too happy to gobble it all up and sell it as fact.
#28 April 4, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Zilla of the Resistance commented:

Quoted from and linked to at my place:
Libyan Lunacy Linkaround
http://zillablog.marezilla.com/2011/04/libyan-lunacy-linkaround.html