GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Lawmakers: Figure Out Al Qaeda Influence Before Arming Libya Rebels

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Fox News

04April2011 7:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:  Officials cautioned Sunday that it's too early to determine whether the United States and its allies should arm the Libyan rebels, saying the coalition is still trying to assess the influence of supposed "flickers" of Al Qaeda in the opposition. 

Several lawmakers, however, made clear that it would be unacceptable for Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi to stay in power, with one top official warning his weapons stockpile makes him a potential "terrorist threat."  (read full report)

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