Week of September 20, 2009 - September 26, 2009
Qaddafi Helped Roll Up A.Q. Khan Network
With all the hoopla surrounding Moumar Qaddafi and his search for lodging, there may be a relatively unseen reason as to why he has been welcomed back into the "world community".
I read a lot of books, but I'm not going to go back and cite the specific information. So correct me if I'm wrong on any of this. But I very distinctly remember reading the following information from a reliable source. Here goes:
After the neighboring kingdom of Morocco was hit with bombings by radical Islamists (May, 2003), Qaddafi got scared that the same kind of thing would happen in Libya. Years of economic and social isolation had taken their toll, but this new threat within his own country was considered to be far more dangerous to his hold on the country.
To that end, he decided to "give up the goods". He approached British Intelligence and eventually turned over reams and reams of nuclear blueprints & correspondence directly tied to Pakistani nuclear scientist, A.Q. Khan. U.S. intelligence was quickly brough into the picture. It was theorized that this stuff was "out there" and being distributed to Muslim nations, but Qaddafi provided absolute proof of the existence of the Khan network. In short order, the secret, Islamist web of nuclear proliferation was neutralized...and A.Q. Khan was under house arrest. Additionally, a Swiss family-operated supplier of nuclear parts was brought to trial.
Sanctions were lifted...and Qaddafi's masses were placated.
So while this guy is certainly despicable, his entry into the world community has been well-earned. The information provided was absolutely invaluable.
As to why he ended up at Donald Trump's estate? I betcha' that somebody very high up asked for a very discreet favor.
I read a lot of books, but I'm not going to go back and cite the specific information. So correct me if I'm wrong on any of this. But I very distinctly remember reading the following information from a reliable source. Here goes:
After the neighboring kingdom of Morocco was hit with bombings by radical Islamists (May, 2003), Qaddafi got scared that the same kind of thing would happen in Libya. Years of economic and social isolation had taken their toll, but this new threat within his own country was considered to be far more dangerous to his hold on the country.
To that end, he decided to "give up the goods". He approached British Intelligence and eventually turned over reams and reams of nuclear blueprints & correspondence directly tied to Pakistani nuclear scientist, A.Q. Khan. U.S. intelligence was quickly brough into the picture. It was theorized that this stuff was "out there" and being distributed to Muslim nations, but Qaddafi provided absolute proof of the existence of the Khan network. In short order, the secret, Islamist web of nuclear proliferation was neutralized...and A.Q. Khan was under house arrest. Additionally, a Swiss family-operated supplier of nuclear parts was brought to trial.
Sanctions were lifted...and Qaddafi's masses were placated.
So while this guy is certainly despicable, his entry into the world community has been well-earned. The information provided was absolutely invaluable.
As to why he ended up at Donald Trump's estate? I betcha' that somebody very high up asked for a very discreet favor.
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