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Title: Mistake or NATO strategem? So-called Libyan "Rebels" kill their own commander after arresting him
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URL Source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new ... i/story-e6frg6so-1226104101002
Published: Jul 31, 2011
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Post Date: 2011-07-31 20:40:47 by Ada
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General Abdel Fateh Younes who had defected from the Libyan command to join the "uprising" in February, has been killed in Benghazi by the so-called rebels, who said the suspected that he was a double agent. To make matters worse, he was arrested a few days earlier by them which makes it difficult to believe the mass-media reports that he was killed by the Libyan government rather than the rag-tag "rebels". Only a few hours before his murder was announced, troops loyal to him had warned earlier that they would storm the barracks where he was held. There are rumours that Younes was killed by the orders of Hiftar, a CIA asset who arrived in Libya to assume control of the "rebel" forces, but failed due to Younes' clout. While Younes controlled the trained and disciplined regular army element in Benghazi, Khalifa Hiftar controlled the "militia" elements of Islamists, Jihadists and general civilians-turned-gunmen. Hiftar arrived in Libya after the "uprising" stage as a corrupting element to train up armed elements outside the control of Libya's regular army. These elements were used to terrify the local population of any invaded town into submission, through rapes, hangings and home invasions. It is claimed that many people under his control were also former fighters in Afhganistan who were imprisoned by the US in Guantanamo Bay. In contrast, and to the chagrin of merciless traitors, Younes would normally open a retreat corridor for former Libyan comrades after victory rather than spill blood senselessly. Unable to comprehend such chivalry the rabble of the "rebel" forces started to treat Younes with great suspicion, despite the weight he brought to their table. The so-called "Transition council" announced three days of mourning and also that they had "arrested" the people who killed General Younes. This comes after the tandem contradictions where they claimed he wasn't arrested and then claimed Ghaddafi's forces were behind the killing. Disregarding such hollow inconsistent words and actions, troops loyal to Younes had left the front lines, leaving the rag-tag terrorists under CIA control exposed. Furthermore, troops inside Benghazi itself have begun to fire upon the TNC HQ which is begin protected by self-declared "Shabaab" (young men) who are no match for the regular army. This presents both a risk and an opportunity for NATO: On the one hand a divided "opposition", may result in a three-way conflict or an opportunity for the Libyan government to roll into "rebel" held areas quickly and with little competent opposition. Even worse, troops who were under Younes' forces may decide to join the government, creating a new front for Ghaddafi to operate from and making it difficult for "rebels" to expand, let alone hold on to Benghazi itself. On the other hand, this could be used as a justification to land "peace keepers" (i.e. an occupation army) into Benghazi to "resolve the differences" between the forces on the ground. The coming days, or hours, will show us which strategy would be used, or if indeed the "rebels" will sustain a split as a result of this murder. Gen. Abdul Fattah Younes Killed: Libyan "Rebels" Devour Each Other? Gen. Abdul Fattah Younes, the Libyan "rebel" commander has been killed, most likely by his own compatriots, some of whom he engaged in a power-struggle with in April. Possible clues to Gen. Younes' demise can be gleaned from an April 3, New York Times article under the headline "Rebel Leadership in Libya Shows Strain." The story described the rivalry between Gen. Younes and a former Libyan army general, Khalifa Heftar, "who returned recently from exile in the United States and appointed himself as the rebel field commander," the Times had reported. According to the article, "the men could hardly stand one another." At the same time, the Times reported, a former political prisoner named Omar el-Hariri, "occupied the largely ceremonial role of defense minister." To resolve the divisions, meetings ensued, but according to the Times' article, "When they concluded late last week, Mr. Younes was still the head of the army and Mr. Hariri remained as the defense minister. Only Mr. Heftar, who reportedly refused to work with Mr. Younes, was forced out. On Sunday, though, in a sign that divisions persisted, Mr. Heftar's son said his father was still an army leader." "As the struggle with Colonel Qaddafi threatened to settle into a stalemate, the rebel government here was showing growing strains that imperil its struggle to complete a revolution and jeopardize requests for foreign military aid and recognition," the Times also reported, in that April article. "After the Benghazi meetings, a screaming match broke out when Mr. Heftar’s supporters berated a rebel leader for choosing Mr. Younes to lead the army," the article reported. As with the case today, the "rebels" needed a scapegoat for their lack of significant victories: "The rebel army’s nominal leader, Abdul Fattah Younes, a former interior minister and friend of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi whom many rebel leaders distrusted, could offer little explanation for the recent military stumbles..." the Times reported. Heftar reportedly has ties to the CIA and lived near its headquarters while in U.S. exile. The Times also quoted, Fathi Terbil, a young lawyer who helped start the "rebel" uprising, saying: "At least they're not shooting each other." Terbil may have spoken too soon; the "revolutionaries" may have already started devouring each other. The "rebels" are united only in one thing--their hatred of Muammar al-Quathafi; they have no alternative vision for Libya. Younes himself, until February had been an al-Quathafi supporter, once serving as his interior minister; similarly, Mustafa abdel Jalil, who is now the titular political leader of the "rebels" was previously al-Quathafi's justice minister. The other "rebels" include former U.S. Guantanamo Bay inmates who had been detained by the United States for acts of terrorism in Afghanistan. Upon their release, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, they eventually found their way to Western Libya and started training the Benghazi "rebels." Monarchists, including deposed King Idris Senussi's son, are also in the "rebels'" ranks. These "revolutionaries" are also trained by the CIA, Egypt, Qatar, and officers on loan from France and Britain. Additionally, NATO serves as the "rebels" Air force. The "rebels'" opportunism was exposed when Jalil told The Financial Times in a March 14 front-page article that oil concession would be granted post-Quathafi, based on how much support each Western country gave the "rebels" in deposing the colonel. No wonder they have not inspired the kind of spontaneous support that the Blackberry-Face book revolutionaries did in Tunisia and Egypt. Combined with their terror campaigns, including beheadings of suspected al-Quathafi supporters, especially Black people, and the racialist ethnic cleansing of Misurata Black Libyans, as reported in The Wall Street Journal on June 21, it's no wonder that three weeks ago more than one million Libyans showed up in the streets of Tripoli to denounce the "rebels." Gen. Younes' death portends a dangerous moment for Libya, in case the "rebel" factions decide to turn their guns at each other. Some of Younes' supporters may also defect and rejoin al-Quathafi. All this could mean more chaotic bloodshed in Libya, with multiple rivalries. More than at any time, the outside powers that have been pushing for war in Libya must come to their senses and embrace the African Union peace proposal. Washington, London, and Paris, are the muscles behind the "rebels." Now is the time to call for a ceasefire and the creation of a humanitarian corridor as outlined in the African Union plan, which also clears the path for a constitution and democratic elections. Let warmonger Nicholas Sarkozy step aside. This is the time for South African President Jacob Zuma to make a third trip to Tripoli where "rebel" leaders should join him. The Holy month of Ramadan starts next week. There is no better time than now for peace in Libya. http://blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/7547/2011-07-28.html Killing of general risks Libya rebel split THE head of the Libyan rebel army has been killed by his own troops on suspicion of being on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's payroll. The death of General Abdel Fatah Younis risked a dangerous split within the rebel leadership and raised the spectre of infighting. Loyalists of General Younis, who was Colonel Gaddafi's interior minister before defecting to the rebels, threatened at one stage last night to storm the army base where they thought he was being held. Hours later, the rebel leadership council in Benghazi announced that General Younis had been killed. The head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, told reporters that rebel security had arrested the head of a group behind the killing. He said General Younis had been summoned for questioning regarding “a military matter”, but that he and two aides were shot before they arrived for questioning. General Younis was the rebel army's chief of staff and counted among loyalists the special forces who followed him when he defected from Colonel Gaddafi's regime. He has had a long rivalry with his second-in-command, Khalifa Hiftar, who was one of the original plotters in the 1969 coup that brought Colonel Gaddafi to power. Mr Hiftar later became a war hero in the conflict with neighbouring Chad but fell foul of the Libyan leader in the 1980s and went into exile for 24 years in the United States before returning to join the rebels this year. Supporters of General Younis fired guns in the air as they staged a protest outside the leader's house in an upmarket area of Benghazi. One of his entourage said that he suspected Mr Hiftar, who is the commander of ground forces, of engineering the coup. General Younis was arrested during a tour of the front at Brega, the oil port that the rebel army has surrounded in the past weeks after a military offensive. His entourage said that he had been summoned by an envoy of the National Transitional Council - the rebel government Britain recognised this week - and was not seen again. After news spread of his arrest, special forces units withdrew from the frontline in protest. “We'll go and get him if they don't release him,” said one of his bodyguards. “If they oppose us and open fire, we'll shoot back.” He said that General Younis was being held by the February 17 Brigade, which is made up of the civilian volunteers and largely commanded by former army officers. A security official of the February 17 Brigade confirmed that the unit was holding General Younis, whose decades of loyalty to Colonel Gaddafi had always led to questions about his allegiance to the rebels. “They are quite sure he was working for Gaddafi,” the official said. But special forces supporters insisted that he turned a scrappy civilian militia, with no logistics or chain of command, into a real fighting force. The Times
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"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
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