Now, another fellow.....discussing Afghanistan. Impact on the foreign policy debate. and Ryan/Biden.
Item 2: The new name of AQ: Claire Lopez and Retired General Boykin.
AQ in Libya: a Profile
http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=9195
Mike Smith:
“According to a January 4, 2012 report by Fox News Channel correspondent Catherine Herridge, Smith authored a report titled “A View to Extremist Currents in Libya” for policymakers on Capitol Hill. Herridge reported: “‘Despite early indications that the Libyan revolution might be a largely secular undertaking … the very extremist currents that shaped the philosophies of Libya Salafists and jihadis like (Abd al-Hakim) Belhadj appear to be coalescing to define the future of Libya,’ wrote Michael S. Smith II … The report, which includes lengthy translations from LIFG so law and policymakers may directly assess the group’s stated intentions, also includes a series of questions for consideration. Among them: whether the transitional government in Libya is showing a willingness to cooperate with U.S. counterterrorism operations and whether the number of al Qaeda affiliated militants has grown in Libya since the death of Qaddafi.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S._Smith_II
Ismail Al-Salabi
Bill Goertz—Egypt as the Command and Control Center in the ME, HQ @ Al Azhar. Mohammad Al-Zawahiri in charge.