Yvonne Bell, Reuters
September 4, 2011, 4:24 am
.Explosive revelation
Documents found in a Libyan government building have shown American and British intelligence cooperating with Gaddafi.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Documents found in the abandoned Tripoli office of Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief indicate the U.S. and British spy agencies helped the fallen strongman persecute Libyan dissidents, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday.
The documents were uncovered by campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW)in the abandoned offices of Libya's former spy chief and foreign minister, Moussa Koussa.
The group said it uncovered hundreds of letters between the CIA, MI6 and Koussa, who is now in exile in London. Letters from the CIA began, "Dear Moussa" and were signed informally with first names only by CIA officials, HRW said.
The current military commander for Tripoli of Libya's provisional government, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, was among those captured and sent to Libya by the CIA, according to HRW.
"Among the files we discovered at Moussa Koussa's office is a fax from the CIA dated 2004 in which the CIA informs the Libyan government that they are in a position to capture and render Belhadj," HRW's Peter Bouckaert, who was part of the group that found the stash, told Reuters.
"That operation actually took place. He was captured by the CIA in Asia and put on a secret flight back to Libya where he was interrogated and tortured by the Libyan security services."
HANDED OVER FOR TORTURE
Belhadj has claimed that he was tortured by CIA agents before being transferred to Libya, where he says he was then tortured at Tripoli's notorious Abu Salim prison.
The CIA has not commented directly on the HRW report. A British government spokesman told Reuters that Britain did "not comment on intelligence matters."
Western intelligence services began cooperating with Libya after Gaddafi abandoned his program to build unconventional weapons in 2004. But the files show his cooperation with the CIA and MI6 may have been more extensive than previously thought, analysts say.
The depth of the ties could anger NTC officials -- many of whom are long-term opponents of Gaddafi who are now responsible for charting a new path for Libya's foreign relations.
Bouckaert showed Reuters photos of several documents on his computer and also photos of letters he said were from the CIA to Koussa and were signed, "Steve." He also displayed photographs he said were of letters from MI6 giving Libyan intelligence information on Libyan dissidents in Britain.
"Our concern is that when these people were handed over to the Libyan security they were tortured and the CIA knew what would happen when they sent people like Abdel Hakim into the hands of the Libyan security services," Bouckaert said.
More recent documents showed that after the war broke out six months ago, Libya reached out to a former rebel group in the breakaway Somali state of Puntland, the Somali Salvation Front, asking them to send 10,000 fighters to Tripoli to help defend Gaddafi.
(Writing by Barry Malone; Editing by Alastair Macdonald and Caroline Drees)
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82 COMMENTS
0Thumbs UpThumbs Down0 Paul04:41am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
But wait there's more. This could be interesting stuff they find. But they all duck for cover now
2Thumbs UpThumbs Down1 MeM09:28am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Well where is the news in this. They are all as bad as each other.
0Thumbs UpThumbs Down0 The Skud09:28am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Well, surprise, surprise! Who would have thought that? If countries stopped 'meddling' in other countries, half of the regimes would topple as their power base got no support, especially with no more money to prop them up. Zimbabwe and others keep going on sufferance, not popular vote.
0Thumbs UpThumbs Down4 Aussieboy09:29am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
We need more proof!, anyone can doctor documents, letters etc!.. Stay tuned and find out more.
4Thumbs UpThumbs Down0 John09:37am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Oh Suprise, Suprise!! Didn't see that one coming!!!
3Thumbs UpThumbs Down1 Greg09:37am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
Whats the big surprise here ??? America have at one time or another backed dictators,killers and terrorists how smart are they. but nothing beats them training bin laden
3Thumbs UpThumbs Down7 Steve09:39am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
If the americans dropped off a few of these Kooks for giddyap Ghidafi to "sort out", that gets my vore. Close Guantanamo and send em over to Libs. I mean they are the professionals. Too bad Hicks never made it there, as I always believed Guantanamo was too good for him.
2Thumbs UpThumbs Down0 J.09:39am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
As always, when it comes to the US and the UK, what's good for the goose isn't good for the gander! I read that the small Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka ended a 30 year long war on terrorism by crushing the LTTE, one of the most brutal terrorist outfits in the World. That nation has always had a Democratically elected government by the way. Now the UK (their former colonizer) and the US are spearheading a campaign to have that country''s leaders tried for war crimes! Sure, I...
5Thumbs UpThumbs Down0 Brian09:39am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
I mean, like, is anyone surprised? Saddam Hussien, Bin laden, both supported by USA & Great Britian etc while it suited their purposes, get rid of them once they decide they dont need them anymore. Not at all surprised.
4Thumbs UpThumbs Down0 Yong09:39am Sunday 04th September 2011 ESTReport Abuse
This is just another evidence of ugly American and its allies. They have no thought of what the reason is behind the 9.11 attack.
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