Libya rebel commander plays down Islamist past
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The rebels' military commander in Tripoli once led an Islamic militant group and claims he was tortured by CIA agents at a secret prison seven years ago, but said Friday that he holds no grudges against the West and shares its desire for a new Libyan government free of religious extremism.
"We never have and never will support what they call terrorism," Abdel Hakim Belhaj told The Associated Press. (AP)
