09/14/2012 LIKE REALLY WHAT DID THIS DO NOTT A THINGWashington sent two destroyers to the Libyan coastBenghazi attack: a planned operation and al-Qaeda suspects first
Still
speculation and multiple scenarios hovering about what actually
happened at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi and who is responsible for
the attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three diplomats
during the protests have been linked to anti-Islam film. This comes at a time, Washington announced for sending two destroyers to the Libyan coast to face any future goals.The
U.S. official announced that two destroyers were sent to the Libyan
coast, giving the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama's
flexibility in dealing in the future against any potential Libyan
targets. He explained that the destroyer «U. S. S. Laboon is on a visit to the port in Crete may take its place in a matter of hours, while other destructive «U. S. S. McFaul is still two days away. Both missiles armed groups 'Tomahawk' used by NATO and widely air defenses to repel Gaddafi forces last year.Another official stressed that this procedure 'precautionary measure', and does not include a military operation was imminent. This
comes after the decision to send 50 recruits from the Marine Corps to
strengthen the protection of U.S. diplomatic headquarters.These
developments came at a time when Obama held a telephone conversation
with the head of the Libyan National Congress Mohammed Maqrif, to thank
him for his condolences, and the cooperation of the Libyan authority. According
to the White House, Obama «clearly said that we have to work together
to do what is necessary in order to uncover the perpetrators of this
attack and bring them to justice.A
spokesman for the Supreme Security Committee in the Ministry of
Interior Abdelmoumen free was the formation of «independent commission
of inquiry headed by a judge and comprising experts from the Ministries
of Justice and Interior. He
stressed that the investigation 'very complex', because of the crowd
that gathered around the consulate «was not homogenous ... There
were extremists and ordinary citizens, women and children and criminals
», while the head of the Libyan government's New Mustafa Abu Hakor
Investigations cut« long way », referring to the start« to identify
actors, we have pictures and names, and arrests have already begun ». Deputy
Libyan Interior Minister and Nice Sharif in later that the authorities
so far arrested four suspects in the attack on the U.S. consulate.This
comes amid speculation and various scenarios for the attack, one that
al-Qaeda has benefited from the protests in front of the embassy
building to launch his attack, despite the fact that the Libyan
authorities carried the supporters of the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi,
as well as responsibility for al-Qaeda.U.S. officials considered that the attack was the result of planned action. A
U.S. official said «This is the premise that we're working on at the
moment, adding that extremists exploited the demonstrators to pounce on
the consulate with light weapons and rocket launchers. The
head of the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. Congress Mike Rogers,
said that the attack bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda, noting in his
speech to the network «CNN» that «months ago to see al-Qaeda looking for
Western targets anywhere in the north of Africa. We spotted some of the activities which allowed us to think today that this is an affiliated group ».And
explain the commander of the Special Operations Captain Fathi
al-Obeidi, the details of the evacuation of diplomats from the consulate
and the building is secure of her, pointing out that the unit of U.S.
troops from eight men sent by air to save the diplomats trapped, but
fell in an ambush tight through the night led to two people others. He
explained that the evidence indicates that a later attack on the safe
haven hid the diplomats was carried out by professionals. Besides
that caused the errors occurred in the transfer of false information
about the number of Americans who are waiting for rescue as there was 37
instead of the ten American who had told them, and so there is not
sufficient means to take them.Obeidi
said that after finding his men and the American band on the survivors
suffered a safe haven, which is a Villa isolated heavy mortar shelling,
adding «I really think that this attack was premeditated by experienced
fighters. He stated that «six mortar rounds landed directly on the road to the villa. During this bombing wounded one of the Marines that you have brought him with me and fell to the ground ... And
while you drag it to a safe place shouted some Marines who were on the
roof of the villa, and the rest lie down on the ground, where a mortar
shell landed to the side of the house. One of them flew off the roof and fell on us ».(AFP, Reuters, ASHA)
Libya: postponement of the trial of Saif al-Islam 5 months
Office
of the Attorney General decided to Libya, yesterday, to postpone the
trial of Saif al-Islam son of the late Libyan Colonel Muammar Gaddafi
five months to take advantage of any information about the case that may
be cast by former intelligence chief Abdullah Sanusi during
interrogation after Libya received from Mauritania last week.The
government officials have said that the trial of Saif al-Islam on
charges of committing war crimes, will begin this month, but the arrest
Sanusi, known as «Fund Gaddafi Black», led to the postponement of the
trial of five months, which is expected to show new information, as
explained attorney in the Office of the Attorney General birth Alzentani in a press conference.The
Office of the Attorney General's announcement amid criticism from
Libyan Council for Liberties and Human Rights to the ongoing trials of
former officials of the Gaddafi era. He
and former Justice Minister in the transitional government Mohammad
Allaqi who heads the Council that the law usually supports justice, but
Libya is witnessing an extraordinary judicial system lacks the
foundations of fair trials. He also stressed a lawyer from the International Criminal Court, it is unlikely to be the trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi fair.The
Libyan authorities said they need to form a government and the
appointment of Attorney General before they determine the way they deal
with Gaddafi Court. (Reuters, AFP)
09/06/2012Sanusi in the grip of Libya: Is it reveals the secrets of Gaddafi?
In
a move that could lead to the disclosure of a lot of secrets, both in
relation to Libya or other countries, received the Libyan authorities
counterpart Mauritania, yesterday, the former head of Libyan
intelligence under Colonel late Muammar Gaddafi, Abdullah al-Senussi,
nicknamed as «black box Special Gaddafi.The
demands of the International Criminal Court received Senussi on charges
of crimes against humanity, as demanded by France receipt. The
Lebanese delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour, recently
visited Mauritania to get information from Sanusi on the issue of the
abduction of Imam Musa al-Sadr and his two companions.And
Colonel Sanusi is the husband of the sister descriptive فركاش,
Gaddafi's second wife, and was among the very inner circle of Gaddafi,
who was overthrown and killed in 2011. He
also nicknamed 'black-box' for Gaddafi, in reference to it was to find
out everything that is happening in the era of the late leader. TheA
U.S. diplomatic cable, published by the site and WikiLeaks, that Sanusi
is under Gaddafi and the supervisor of all personal arrangements,
including medical appointments.Sanusi
was among the very inner circle of Gaddafi, and ran for a very long
period of Libyan military intelligence «a repressive system devices the
most powerful and effective, according to the interpretation of the
International Criminal Court.In
addition to the suppression of the Libyan Revolution, which broke out
in February 2011, accusing Tripoli Sanusi that he is guilty of the
massacre of Abu Salim prison in 1996 in Tripoli, which killed 1,200
prisoners.Sanusi
had entered Mauritania, Mali passport and a false identity, was
arrested on March 17 last year at Nouakchott airport upon his arrival
from Morocco. And put in custody and then charged him on May 21 charge «falsification of travel documents and entering the country illegally. He was arrested since that date in Nouakchott.He
said the Libyan Assistant Attorney General Taha Barh «emphasize that
Abdullah Senussi was handed over to Libya, was handed over to the
Attorney General's Office. There will be a routine medical check-ups start after being questioned directly. And later we will decide his fate. He
added that «the extradition decision was after the Mauritanian courts,
which was approved by the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.The
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Rahim nutria that Sanusi and «as well as
other symbols of the former regime will have the fair trial, will
respect international standards of human dignity.He
said the Libyan government spokesman Nasser inhibitor, in a press
conference in the Libyan capital, said that Sanusi was transferred to a
compound in Tripoli also arrested the other officials in the former
regime, including former Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi.This
complex is located, which is surrounded by tight security measures, in
the neighborhood of the plateau green is remote from the center of the
capital, which includes a prison and the court.In
a video broadcast on the social networks, could be seen Sanusi down
from the helicopter in the courtyard of the compound accompanied by the
Libyan army chief of staff, Joseph carved, signed slogans launched by
the security elements. Sanusi was dressed traditionally Libya and appeared to be in good health. And
pretended to families of victims of the Abu Salim prison massacre in
front of the complex to celebrate deliver Sanusi, and raise their
pictures of the prisoners of the victims.The
Minister of Finance Hassan Zqlam, who was among the Libyan delegation,
who took Sanusi, the latter refused to put the cuffs on his hands,
explaining that Sanusi resisted five men succeeded difficulty in
handcuffed before boarding the raft in Nouakchott.Mauritanian
official confirmed that «all the legal procedures for the delivery
process has been respected, as well as the usual safeguards provided by
the Libyan government.And
announced that the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest
warrant against al-Sanusi, that does not have information on this
delivery. The arrest warrant accuses him of committing 'crimes and persecution of civilians are crimes against humanity.France
was issued in his international arrest warrant after being convicted in
absentia to life imprisonment in the case of the bombing of a plane
over Niger on September 19, 1989, killing 170 people, including 54
French. And also being linked to al-Sanusi bombing of a U.S. airliner over Lockerbie in 1988 which killed 270 people. Diplomatic sources say that the United States is keen to question him about the attack.Hurdle
announced that Tripoli would not halt its consultations with France and
the International Criminal Court, but the dialogue will focus on
«Libyan citizen Reserve in Libyan territory.
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