Libya rebel leader ‘tortured by CIA’ in Thailand

A trove of security documents discovered after the fall of Tripoli reveal details of the West’s efforts to turn Libya’s mercurial leader Moammar Gadhafi from foe to ally.

They also provide an embarrassing example of the US administration’s collaboration with authoritarian regimes in the war on terror.

The documents mention a half dozen names of people targeted for rendition, including Tripoli’s new rebel military commander, Abdel-Hakim Belhaj – and his connection with Thailand.

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