LONDON -- A U.S. diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks reveals that a man previously detained by Americans at Guantanamo is now a senior figure among the Libyan rebels.
LONDON -- A U.S. diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks reveals that a man previously detained by Americans at Guantanamo is now a senior figure among the Libyan rebels.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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According to the report, Qumu left the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group in 1998 to join the Taliban.
Qumu, who is now fighting against the Libyan government forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, was described by Americans as a “medium to high risk, likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies”.
The Telegraph adds that Qumu was also jailed in Libya for ten years "for murder, physical assault, armed assault and distributing narcotics”.
According to the report, he escaped in 1993 and fled to Afghanistan, where he fought against the Russians, and then moved to Sudan to work for a company belonging to Osama Bin Laden.
He was captured in 2001 and sent back to Libya in 2007, "under an amnesty".
The report quotes the cables that said that "the Libyan government considered the detainee a dangerous man with no qualms about committing terrorist acts".
This is what is most feared by the US. Osama’s people are now entrenched with the Libyan rebels and the US is now helping that group overthrow the Colonel.
Here is living proof of US military blundering of a magnitude that is hard to believe, but here it is.
(sj, 27 April 2011 00:49)
If needs be, the british government could always give him asylum. They like thieves & murderers who have money, but more importantly call themselves 'democrats'.
(Aleks, 26 April 2011 19:20)
The Telegraph adds that Qumu was also jailed in Libya for ten years "for murder, physical assault, armed assault and distributing narcotics”.
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Sounds like the typical type of person the US likes to support. What do you think my KiM Albanian friends? I suppose organ trafficking is missing from the list so he may not be up to everyone's level.
(Zoran, 26 April 2011 18:02)
The Telegraph adds that Qumu was also jailed in Libya for ten years "for murder, physical assault, armed assault and distributing narcotics”.
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Sounds like the typical type of person the US likes to support. What do you think my KiM Albanian friends? I suppose organ trafficking is missing from the list so he may not be up to everyone's level.
(Zoran, 26 April 2011 18:02)
If needs be, the british government could always give him asylum. They like thieves & murderers who have money, but more importantly call themselves 'democrats'.
(Aleks, 26 April 2011 19:20)
This is what is most feared by the US. Osama’s people are now entrenched with the Libyan rebels and the US is now helping that group overthrow the Colonel.
Here is living proof of US military blundering of a magnitude that is hard to believe, but here it is.
(sj, 27 April 2011 00:49)
The Telegraph adds that Qumu was also jailed in Libya for ten years "for murder, physical assault, armed assault and distributing narcotics”.
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Sounds like the typical type of person the US likes to support. What do you think my KiM Albanian friends? I suppose organ trafficking is missing from the list so he may not be up to everyone's level.
(Zoran, 26 April 2011 18:02)
If needs be, the british government could always give him asylum. They like thieves & murderers who have money, but more importantly call themselves 'democrats'.
(Aleks, 26 April 2011 19:20)
This is what is most feared by the US. Osama’s people are now entrenched with the Libyan rebels and the US is now helping that group overthrow the Colonel.
Here is living proof of US military blundering of a magnitude that is hard to believe, but here it is.
(sj, 27 April 2011 00:49)