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Monday, April 21, 2008

Libyan Suicide Bombers in Iraq

Newsweek: Destination Martyrdom
Of the 606 militants cataloged in the Sinjar records, almost 19 percent had come to Iraq from Libya. Previous intelligence estimates had always held that the bulk of Iraq's foreign fighters come from Saudi Arabia. Indeed, the largest number of militants in the Sinjar records—244 of them—were Saudi nationals. But in per capita terms, Libyans represented a much higher percentage. Perhaps the most startling detail: of 112 Libyan fighters named in the papers, an astoundingly large number—52—had come from a single town of 50,000 people along the Mediterranean coast, called Darnah.
Back in 2003, Libya agreed to open up its nuclear weapons technology to the U.N.

Here is a quote from President George Bush on Libya source:
"Another message should be equally clear: Leaders who abandon the pursuit of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them will find an open path to better relations with the United States and other free nations."

He said Libya's decision would help lift it out of its isolation.

"With today's announcement by its leader, Libya has begun the process of rejoining the community of nations," Bush said. "Colonel Gadhafi knows the way forward: Libya should carry out the commitments announced today. Libya should also fully engage in the war against terror."
Clearly terrorism extends far beyond the use of a weapon of mass destruction by a 'rogue' nation. Clearly the method for preventing terrorists extends far beyond the scope of normalizing relations with 'rogue' countries.

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