Trained to fight Russians in Afghanistan, imprisoned by the CIA,
tortured by Qaddafi, now the leader of the Rebel's in Libya, and a major emerging figure in the Arab Spring. Oh yeah, and he's anti jihad.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/rebel-military-chief-says-he-was-tortured-by-cia-2347912.htmlThe Libyan prison was run with great savagery even against those whose offenses were minor. Students accused of being excessively religious were stripped naked and attacked by dogs. Prisoners who survived might spend decades without seeing their families. In Abu Salim, Mr Belhaj helped write a 419-page document, published in 2009, which repudiated the Jihadi doctrine of holy war and the use of violence to change regimes. The name of the LIFG was changed to the Libyan Islamic Movement for Change. The ideological change, spurred by the failure of radical Islamic groups fighting on their own to overthrow governments, led to Islamists seeking the co-operation of more secular and liberal groups also opposed to Arab police states.
