When Qaddafi Was Our Friend
The CIA's Libyan Helpers
Mariner, Joanne
http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/09/07/when-qaddafi-was-our-friend/
Date Written: 2011-09-07
Publisher: CounterPunch
Year Published: 2011
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX12945
It was counterterrorism cooperation, together with Qaddafi’s abandonment of his nuclear ambitions, that cemented U.S./Libyan ties. Qaddafi’s intelligence services opened their files to the CIA, were given CIA training, and took in the CIA’s prisoners.