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Gogh (OP) User ID: 1265537 Italy 03/22/2011 01:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Who are the rebels we are fighting to protect? libyan rebels Key names have emerged, but it is still unclear what Libya’s rebels really stand for By Venetia Rainey LAST UPDATED 4:23 PM, MARCH 21, 2011 Share The nameless hordes of rebels fighting to topple Muammar Gaddafi from his iron perch have so far remained a largely unknown entity. As the allied powers continue to bomb Gaddafi’s positions, however, the question has become more pressing: who exactly are we supporting? Much attention has been focused on the Benghazi-based Interim Transitional National Council, which has so far been officially recognised only by France, Portugal and the Arab fallen League. Chaired by the well-spoken former justice minister for Libya, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, it consists of 31 members, ostensibly representatives from across Libya, of whom many cannot be named for "security reasons". The council says that it is "representing the people of Libya" with the sole aim of establishing a democracy. Jalil himself insisted in an interview with The Daily Beast that "members of the council were chosen with no regard to their political views or leaning". But this is not wholly true. The key players on the council, at least those who we know about, all hail from the north-eastern Harabi confederation of tribes. These tribes have strong affiliations with Benghazi that date back to before the 1969 revolution which brought Gaddafi to power. Although the tribes' influence has waned since then, it is worth remembering that Libya's tribal divides linger on. Consequently, their stance is not necessarily representative of the wider Libyan attitude to Gaddafi. Much has also been made of the public defections of government officials, most notably interior minister Abdul Fattah Younis, who announced a change of heart as early as February 22. The major-general's long history with Gaddafi, whom he fought alongside in the 1969 coup, and his military background have made him a pin-up candidate for the opposition movement. He, too, is from the Harabi tribes. As French and British planes continue to fly into north Africa, the fact remains: we have no real idea who we have got into bed with. Read more: [link to www.thefirstpost.co.uk] ............ The rebels are probably led and financed by Turkey and France, which is trying to gain control of the renewed Ottoman Empire under leadership of ErDOGan... And as I understood things today there is war coming between France and Turkey against Germany... What will O Bomb A do? which side will he choose? "They took what they wanted ... and they wanted the world!" "The thunder of their plundering shook the earth, the seas, the sky!" Blackbeard The Pirate |