Libyan Rebels Are a Rogues' Gallery

As in Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood is poised to take control on September, Libya is about to be taken over by Salafists including the al-Qaida linked Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).

In short, the "Arab Spring" has been a golden opportunity for radical Salafist groups of all flavors to step into the political void created by the uprisings. Overall, the trend in the Middle East is for the ascension of the most radical Muslim sects rising to power.

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Diana West

Libyan Rebels Are a Rogues' Gallery
8/26/2011

Here are three things Americans need to know about the Libyan "rebels" that the U.S. government isn't telling us.

One: The inspiration of the Libyan war is as much anti-Western as it is anti-Gadhafi.

The "Day of Rage" that kick-started the Libyan war on Feb. 17 marked the fifth anniversary of violent protests in Benghazi, which included an assault on the Italian consulate during which at least 11 were killed. The 2006 mayhem, as John Rosenthal has reported, during which consulate staff was evacuated after 1,000 to several thousand men tried to storm and burn the building, may be linked to the Italian TV appearance two days earlier of Italian minister Roberto Calderoli. It was then that Calderoli, in defiance of worldwide Islamic rioting against cartoons of Muhammad in a tiny Danish newspaper, revealed he was wearing an undershirt decorated with such a cartoon. In remarks widely reported in Arab media, Calderoli explained that "the gesture was a matter of a 'battle for freedom.'" The minister said: "When they (the cartoon rioters) recognize our rights, I'll take off the shirt."

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Two: The anti-Gadhafi, anti-Western forces that NATO power has brought to apparent victory through an air war and not-so-secret deployment of special forces (so far costing U.S. taxpayers $1 billion) include jihadist forces the U.S. and NATO allies have been fighting for the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Three: The draft constitution of the anti-Gadhafi forces cites "Shariah" as the "principal source of legislation."

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