About Libyan rebels, CNN + Wes Clark

[elleng]

http://securingamerica.com/node/3427

[dipsydoodle]

1. Thought that was already in place

New Libyan rebel leader spent much of past 20 years in suburban Virginia.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4789414

[elleng]

2. 'appointed to lead the rebel army' by whom?

Chaos being chaos, who's to know?

[dipsydoodle]

3. Yes - unbridled chaos.

:hi:

[bobbolink]

6. As opposed to the Democratic Party which is definitely not chaotic.

:rofl:

Will Rogers was sooooo right.

[sabrina 1]

4. That has not been made clear, however there are reports

today that Qatar will recognize the new Libyan Govt and apparently they will also be granted Oil Contracts by that same government.

[dipsydoodle]

5. Why would Qatar want contracts in Libya ?

They are oil producers. :shrug:

[sabrina 1]

7. Good question.

According to reports, 'rebel' leader, Ali Tarhouni, who just arrived in Libya having spent the last couple of decades in the U.S. is in charge of Libya's oil in the East. Wonder who sent him there?

Rebels say Qatar ready to market east Libyan oil

"We contacted the oil company of Qatar and thankfully they agreed to take all the oil that we wish to export and market this oil for us," said Ali Tarhouni, a rebel official in charge of economic, financial and oil matters.

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Tarhouni, a U.S.-based academic and exile opposition figure, was designated last week by the Benghazi-based national council to steer its financial and oil policy.

He said the rebel leadership had set up an escrow account monitored by auditors that would be used to receive revenue from oil sales.

The rebels also plan to take out loans backed by Libya's sovereign wealth fund, he said.

"We would keep the fund frozen until the entire country is liberated," Tarhouni said. "Instead, what we will do is take loans backed by the sovereign fund."

Seems like they needed a marketer. Those oil fields are under sanctions right now, but it looks like this guy, Tarhouni has some influence with someone.

Lots of unanswered questions about this whole mess. And it looks like Tarhouni didn't return to his homeland to fight, but rather to take control of the oil.

[dipsydoodle]

8. Huge thanks for that

Be good if you considered posting that on its own.

What's described is sanction busting.

:hi:

[sabrina 1]

10. I might do that later. I am trying to find out a little more

about Ali Tarhouni. He teaches in a college here and from a few links DUers suffragette provided is pretty popular with his students.

'Sanction busting'! Yes, it seems that way. Ali must know people.

A lot of questions and few answers about this whole situation.

[Alamuti Lotus]

9. A) their supplies are running dry, B) they make more money refining..

so any new supply of crude for B) makes the sons of Zayid that much wealthier.

on edit: good link in the other reply, getting around the sanctions is an interesting angle for the immediate-term