Gaddafi Hails U.S. Ties, Hints at Secret Cooperation

[rodbarnett]

ROME (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (news - web sites) welcomed a thaw in ties with the United States in an interview published Monday and suggested their secret services were already working together against Islamic militants.

"Cooperation between Libya and the United States is good," Gaddafi told Italian daily la Repubblica Monday, a day after a delegation of U.S. lawmakers landed in Tripoli to talk about restoring ties and ending economic sanctions.

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In the interview, Gaddafi hinted there could have been behind-the-scenes cooperation even before that against Islamic militants, including supporters of Afghanistan (news - web sites)'s ousted Taliban rulers.


"There are groups that are working against all of us ... it's possible that there has been cooperation between secret services, in particular regarding Libyan citizens who fought in Afghanistan (with the Taliban)," he said.

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