Bin Ladenites for NATO

"Anis Mahkrez, who is Moftah Mahkrez's brother, described Hasadi as "a quiet schoolteacher." He added, "The only one talking about Al Qaeda in Derna is Kadafi."  When a Times reporter asked to interview Hasadi, council members said he was out of town. Hasadi recently told the Agence France-Presse news agency that he fought against foreign troops in Afghanistan and considered Osama bin Laden a "good Muslim." But he denied any ties to Al Qaeda."