Terror Trends Bulletin

More and more, we are seeing evidence that the rebel forces that NATO has intervened on behalf of are Islamist Jihadis, some with links to Al Qaeda with some of those being veterans of the war against US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan…We have collected a series of articles on this subject matter for our readers’ review:

Decoding Libya

by Andrew McCarthy

It has come to light in just the last few days that commanders of the “rebels” (you know, those secular freedom fighters who are supposedly better for us than Qaddafi) include one Abdul-Hakim al-Hasadi. And, I’ll be darned, it turns out that Hasadi is a jihadist who fought the United States in Afghanistan, and was detained for years until our forces turned him over to Libya.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/263138/decoding-libya-andrew-c-mccarthy?page=1

Egyptian Joins Jihad on Libyan Front

AFP

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20110326-270200.html

Libyan Rebel Commander Admits His Fighters Have Al Qaeda Links

By Praveen Swami

Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, the Libyan rebel leader, has said jihadists who fought against allied troops in Iraq are on the front lines of the battle against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8407047/Libyan-rebel-commander-admits-his-fighters-have-al-Qaeda-links.html

Jihadis who fought U.S. in Iraq, Afghanistan now enjoy American support in Libya

By Byron York

Evidence is emerging that United States forces are waging war in Libya on behalf of rebels whose ranks include jihadis who fought against the U.S. in Afghanistan and Iraq.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/03/jihadis-who-fought-us-iraq-afghanistan-now-enjoy-american-support

Why is Obama Helping Al-Qaeda Terrorists Overthrow Gaddafi?

By Jim Hoft

A 2007 West Point study showed that the Benghazi-Darnah-Tobruk region in Libya was a world leader in Al Qaeda suicide bomber recruitment.

The leader of the Libyan rebel forces fought against the US in Afghanistan until he was captured in 2002. He also admitted that his fighters have Al-Qaeda links.

http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2011/03/why-is-obama-helping-al-qaeda-terrorists-overthrow-gaddafi/

US Troops Join Al Qaeda, Rebels in Libya

By Pamela Geller

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2011/03/us-troops-join-al-qaeda-rebels-in-libya.html