WASHINGTON (AFP) – The FBI is questioning Libyans living in the United States in a bid to identify spies or agents, and obtain information useful for the allied campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
The intelligence-gathering campaign also aims to disclosing any potential revenge attacks planned or encouraged by longtime Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi against US citizens, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. But the FBI is not responding to intelligence about any specific plots.
FBI agents, who began their interviews this week, are initially focusing on people with personal or professional ties to Libya, it added, noting early estimates put the number of potential interviewees in the thousands.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is focusing on those Libyans remaining in the United States on visas, people involved in the matter told the newspaper.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110405/pl_afp/libyaconflictusfbiintelligenceIf this is true, could a potentially planned terrorist attack by Qaddafi-backed militants be the result of their hatred of our wealth & freedoms or, possibly, something related to foreign policy?
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