Are Obama's Bombs Dropped for Al Qaeda Friendly Libyan Rebels?

We are told the people in Libya fighting against Qaddafi are fighting for democracy. Oh how that rhetoric gets used to steer the debate for positive support from the American people! Reports coming out tonight show that may be the farthest thing from the truth. In fact, the people Obama is bombing Qaddafi to protect in this humanitarian war Obama launched may have friendly ties to Al Qaeda.

The commander of anti Gaddafi rebels forces in Libya has admitted that among the ranks of those fighting against the government are islamic militants who have fought and killed US troops in Iraq, otherwise known as “al qaeda” fighters.

Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, who made the remarks in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore, an Italian newspaper, admitted that he had previously recruited fundamentalists to fight in Iraq, and said that the fighters are “today are on the front lines in Adjabiya”.

al-Hasidi described the fighters as “patriots and good Muslims, not terrorists,” adding that “members of al-Qaeda are also good Muslims and are fighting against the invader”.

al-Hasidi himself was captured in Pakistan in 2002 and handed over to US forces after fighting against US troops in Afghanistan. He was held in Libya and eventually released in 2008.

Surprised? Why should you be? At one time we propped up Saddam and Bin Ladin when it met US interests.