French intellectual tells of insider role in Libya war

That Levy played a role Kadhafi’s overthrow has been known since the first days of the conflict in March, but the extent of his involvement was revealed this week in his new book on the war and in an interview with AFP.

He describes how — fearing the West would stand aside as a despot murdered his own people — he met rebel leaders in Benghazi and, on the basis of the briefest of meetings, decided to introduce them to Sarkozy.

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He admitted that in March he had little idea who the men behind the rebel National Transitional Council were, having only talked briefly with its leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil, but he nevertheless decided France must support them.

“I don’t really know who Abdel Jalil is, but I know what a massacre is. I have seen many in by life,” said Levy, an intellectual activist who lobbied for persecuted populations in Bangladesh, Bosnia, Rwanda and elsewhere.

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Apparently it doesn't fit into the "imperialist running dog lackeys invading Libya for it's oil" meme.