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.