Posted on 12/28/2003 4:07:24 PM PST by Jacob Kell
Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi provided al-Qaida with chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction before changing heart and agreeing to destroy his arms program, Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin has learned.
Libyan intelligence chief Musa Kussa told U.S. and UK spy agencies that tens of thousands of weapons had been produced at 10 secret sites in the country. Kussa has named hundreds of what he termed "sleeper" al-Qaida agents in Britain and the U.S.
Gadhafi's dramatic turnaround has earned him a future meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Bush.
He was welcomed back on to the world stage with the understanding that his help to Osama bin Laden would never officially be mentioned.
Kussa escorted British officials to Libya's secret sites on what was described as "the best bus tour in intelligence history."
Not only has that new intelligence led to heightened terror alerts in the U.S. and Britain, but the agreement has prompted new threats on Gadhafi's life by al-Qaida terrorists.
In what one intelligence officer later called an "extraordinarily detailed debrief," Kussa revealed to U.S. and Bristish intelligence:
Al-Qaida obtained some of its weapons through a Brazilian arms dealer, Suekdew Siew, travelling on an Australian passport. He used an alias, David Sunkar. Siew spoke fluent Arabic and carried a letter of credit from the Baltic Bank of Reconstruction and Development in Riga, Latvia.
Other al-Qaida weapons purchasers were from the former Soviet Union.
Some weapons were flown out under diplomatic seal to Balkan airports on Libyan airlines. From there, they were transported to Afghanistan.
Other weapons were taken out of Libya through the Sudan and eventually by Arab dhows, small boats, to Yemen.
Kussa said he had "reliable information" that al-Qaida had stockpiled chemical and biological weapons in the Balkans.
How do you do that?
On the other hand, if your successful in figuring out how, put me on the ping list. It will be the secret to stock market investing.
Don't know but good question.
Back in the 60s he overthrew the legitimate monarchy in Libya and took over. For the next 20 years or so, he embarked on an ambitious plan of conquest in the Sahara. He got exactly nowhere. Chad wound up cleaning half his army's clock, seizing or destroying most of his weaponry and ordnance and driving him back into Libya with his tail between his hind legs.
Maybe he knows he doesn't deserve a higher rank.
Well, I'm betting you won't get it from Farah, whose down to WingNut's usual low editorial standards here. He says virtually nothing about where this information comes from. Most of it (but not the bit about Siew or the other bullet points at the end) seems to come from the Press Trust of India article linked up thread, but Farah (typically) doesn't credit it. Frustratingly the PTI piece is competely opaque concerning sourcing as well.
So where did Farah's bullet points come from? God only knows. "Suekdew Siew" turns up nothing at Google except the WND article.
This sloppy journalism really pisses me off.
I don't know about "good". WND posts lots of good articles, but they are NOT trustworthy (unfortunately) as a primary source, nor do they follow editorial practices that permit a rational evaluation of this story's credibility. See my comments preceeding. So far there is no independent confirmation of this story that I can find, so, who knows?
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