04/19/2011
Barack Obama has committed American lives to building an Islamic state in Libya. In making their case for U.S. intervention in Libya, conservatives who support the action generally acknowledge that the biggest problem with it is what may come after Gaddafi. However, they then dismiss this concern by minimizing the presence of jihadists and Islamic supremacists among the Libyan rebels, and pointing to a U.S. intelligence study that purportedly shows that there is no significant presence of jihadists among the rebels. Unfortunately, that’s not really true.
A recent Los Angeles Times piece describes a “U.S. intelligence-gathering effort that began shortly after anti-Gaddafi forces started seizing towns in eastern Libya last month” as finding nothing to be concerned about: It “has not uncovered a significant presence of Islamic militants among the insurgents.” Coming from an intelligence establishment whose chief, James Clapper, thinks the Muslim Brotherhood is a “largely secular” movement, it’s unclear what value this “U.S. intelligence-gathering effort” really has. For one thing, what would these U.S. intelligence-gatherers take as evidence of “Islamic militancy”? Actual membership in al-Qaeda or another jihad group? That seems to be the implication of the title of the LA Times article: “ U.S. finds no organized al-Qaeda presence in Libya opposition, officials say.” But does the absence of an “organized al-Qaeda presence” mean the absence of people who are pro-Sharia and have Islamic supremacist aspirations? That is unlikely.
Full story: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=43014
A recent Los Angeles Times piece describes a “U.S. intelligence-gathering effort that began shortly after anti-Gaddafi forces started seizing towns in eastern Libya last month” as finding nothing to be concerned about: It “has not uncovered a significant presence of Islamic militants among the insurgents.” Coming from an intelligence establishment whose chief, James Clapper, thinks the Muslim Brotherhood is a “largely secular” movement, it’s unclear what value this “U.S. intelligence-gathering effort” really has. For one thing, what would these U.S. intelligence-gatherers take as evidence of “Islamic militancy”? Actual membership in al-Qaeda or another jihad group? That seems to be the implication of the title of the LA Times article: “ U.S. finds no organized al-Qaeda presence in Libya opposition, officials say.” But does the absence of an “organized al-Qaeda presence” mean the absence of people who are pro-Sharia and have Islamic supremacist aspirations? That is unlikely.
Full story: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=43014
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