Last week thousands of music fans from across the world trooped to the idyllic Indian Ocean island as Sauti Za Busara, celebrated its 20th anniversary with three days of performances.
the united states launched a series of strikes against the headquarters terrorist facilities and milt assets that support moammar gadhafi s activities. despite his recent steps to neutralize the islamic fighting group, experts say there are other groups that could threaten to seize power if he leaves. cnn national security contributor fran townsend traveled to libya last year to meet with gadhafi and his sons at the government s invitation. what are the likelihoods of a militant group rising to power in libya if the family leaves the scene? i worry about the broader group doctor, al qaeda and the islamic, the gspc which has real training capability and operational capability. and frankly, could support islamic extremists throughout the broader maghreb north of north africa. another analyst says that is group, al qaeda in the islamic