But I never believe a word Erin Burnett says. If she told me the sky was blue, I'd get a visual, then double-check.

She's nothing more than a spokesperson for the US Chamber of Commerce, and whatever industry happens to be paying her off that day. In this case, defense contractors, surely.

applegrove

(118,577 posts)

6. She wasn't hosting tonight.

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 08:46 PM

Dec 2011

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

4. AFP news link to same subject here

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 08:44 PM

Dec 2011

WASHINGTON — Al-Qaeda has sent militants to Libya in a bid to recruit a fighting force after the fall of Moamer Kadhafi's regime, but the group has yet to gain a strong foothold there, US officials said Friday.

The assessment of Al-Qaeda's efforts in Libya came in response to a report by CNN television that experienced militants from the network -- including a former British terror suspect -- had been dispatched to the country and had managed to mobilize fighters.

US officials confirmed that Al-Qaeda had sent some members to Libya and was pushing its north African branch, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), to promote Islamist extremism, but the practical effect remained unclear.

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The operative, who arrived in Libya in May, has allegedly recruited some 200 fighters in the country's east and Western intelligence agencies are tracking his efforts, CNN said.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hWh19Uy9oEWu6sMz8MGwYLBh5tOg?docId=CNG.abd2d9a288a1831892829dfc484f077e.461

David__77

(23,367 posts)

9. Sure, of course they will take advantage of instability.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 11:06 PM

Dec 2011

I cannot see how this would be either surprising or particularly notable. There are many radical Islamists throughout the region.

Mz Pip

(27,434 posts)

5. How would she know?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 08:45 PM

Dec 2011

Or anyone else for that matter. It's not like Al Qaida posts a list of recent hires on their website. I think "news" organiztions pull stuff like this out of their asses just to have something to talk about.