Khamis GaddafiKhamis Gaddafi Toured US Military Facilities Weeks Before Libya Crisis -- The Telegraph
A son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi toured US ports and military facilities just weeks before he helped lead deadly attacks on rebels protesting his father's authoritarian regime.
Khamis Gaddafi, 27, spent four weeks in the US as part of an internship with AECOM, a global infrastructure company with deep business interests in Libya, according to Paul Gennaro, AECOM's Senior Vice President for Global Communications.
His US trip was to include visits to the Port of Houston, Air Force Academy, National War College and West Point, Mr Gennaro said.
The West Point visit was cancelled on Feb 17, when the trip was cut short and Gaddafi returned to Libya, Mr Gennaro said. The uprising in Libya began with a series of protests on Feb 15.
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My Comment: Many now believe that Khamis Gaddafi was killed in a suicide attack last week, but his visit last month to the U.S. gives an insight into how close Libyan commercial interests were in sync with U.S. companies interested in doing business in Libya. This probably also explains the reason why the Gaddafis' were surprised by the U.S. decision to support the no-fly zone over Libya.