Desert chief says al-Qaida branch got Libyan arms

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9941033

Associated Press= NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — A desert chief with al-Qaida's North Africa branch has confirmed fears that his terror organization procured weapons from stockpiles left unguarded in Libya after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar was quoted by the private Mauritanian newspaper Nouakchott Infos and its online version Nouakchott Information Agency as saying that "it's totally natural we benefited from Libyan arms in such conditions."

The interview published Wednesday did not specify the types or quantity of arms involved. The executive editor of the paper, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Aboulmaaly, who carried out the interview, said he spoke with Belmokhtar by telephone, but refused to give his location.

The report could not be independently confirmed.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. I we thought the loss of Iraqi antiquities was a tragedy

At least you can't kill people with 3,000 year old pottery.

[Huey P. Long]

2. It is my understanding that some of the 'rebels' were openly stating they were

members of Al-queda. The US administration supported them too. So why would this suddenly be a suprise?