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==Howard incorrectly states he was a member of al Qaeda==
All the references I read say he was a '''''RIVAL''''' to Osama bin Laden.  All the references I read say OBL was jealous of al-Libi, because they competed for donations from wealthy conservative Saudi princes.
All the references I read say Al Libi had a key ideological difference with OBL.  Al Libi's opinion was that Islam prohibited first strikes, sneak attacks, and OBL was committed to that strategy.
Al Libi operated the Khaldan camp, a camp whose initial funding came from the CIA.  It provided the equivalent of "basic training" for the foreign volunteers who went to Afghanistan to help oppose its Soviet invaders.
When OBL returned to Afghanistan he set up rival camps, modeled on al Libi's Khalden camp.  Individuals seeking basic training were a vien of recruits for al Qaeda, but al Libi's more famous camp was siphoning off the cream of the recruits.
So OBL pressured the Taliban to pressure al Libi to put his camp under OBL's general control.  In 2000 the Taliban gave al Libi a choice - swear obedience to al Qaeda or we will shut you down. 
Al Libi refused to join al Qaeda, to put his camp under al Qaeda direction, and it was closed down.  [[User:George Swan|George Swan]] ([[User talk:George Swan|talk]]) 15:21, 14 February 2024 (CST)

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Howard incorrectly states he was a member of al Qaeda

All the references I read say he was a RIVAL to Osama bin Laden. All the references I read say OBL was jealous of al-Libi, because they competed for donations from wealthy conservative Saudi princes.

All the references I read say Al Libi had a key ideological difference with OBL. Al Libi's opinion was that Islam prohibited first strikes, sneak attacks, and OBL was committed to that strategy.

Al Libi operated the Khaldan camp, a camp whose initial funding came from the CIA. It provided the equivalent of "basic training" for the foreign volunteers who went to Afghanistan to help oppose its Soviet invaders.

When OBL returned to Afghanistan he set up rival camps, modeled on al Libi's Khalden camp. Individuals seeking basic training were a vien of recruits for al Qaeda, but al Libi's more famous camp was siphoning off the cream of the recruits.

So OBL pressured the Taliban to pressure al Libi to put his camp under OBL's general control. In 2000 the Taliban gave al Libi a choice - swear obedience to al Qaeda or we will shut you down.

Al Libi refused to join al Qaeda, to put his camp under al Qaeda direction, and it was closed down. George Swan (talk) 15:21, 14 February 2024 (CST)

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