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Al Qaeda's Libyan terrorist pipeline appears to be in operation By: James Jay Carafano <http://washingtonexaminer.com/people/james-carafano> 06/05/11 7:53 AM Examiner Columnist Congress is not happy with President Obama's Libyan adventure. House leadership pulled a resolution calling for withdrawal from the action in 15 days because they thought it actually might pass. Lawmakers have good reason to be displeased: There are few signs the administration's Libya strategy is accomplishing anything. The biggest concern remains that the inconclusive struggle gives Islamist terror groups linked to al Qaeda an opportunity to open up a new front in their global jihad. As first reported in Beltway Confidential, "Having set up a pipeline to bring fighters out of Libya, al Qaeda affiliates may well attempt to reverse the flow and bring fighters into the country. It would take time, of course. And such a maneuver may not become apparent for weeks or even months after it begins." Now, that concern may be becoming a reality. The first open source reporting that al Qaeda may be rising in the region came from Reuters. Two men suspected of being s of al-Qaeda. members were arrested in Tunisia, near the Libyan border, carrying an explosives belt and several bombs. Now, the Associated Press reports a car bomb explosion in Benghazi, the de facto capital for rebel forces. Initial reports blame the Gaddafi regime for the blast. That may be right. But, then again, maybe not. An inconclusive war coupled with the rise of al Qaeda could well turn Libya into the next Somalia. That's a problem the US government should start thinking about. Somalia is home to al Shabaab, the al Qaeda linked terrorist group that launched a suicide attack against African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu earlier this week. Read more at the Washington Examiner: <http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/06/al-qaedas- libyan-terrorist-pipeline-appears-be-operation#ixzz1ORJuchxw> http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/06/al-qaedas-l ibyan-terrorist-pipeline-appears-be-operation#ixzz1ORJuchxw [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor biso...@intellnet.org http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
